UEFA European Championship 2020 Group E
It is time for us to look at Group E. Denmark's duo of
Mikkel Bie & Phillip Budtz were representatives ourselves, and they would be battling it out against our very own
Johan Eriksson of Sweden in this group. The two sides were likely to battle it out for second, with Belgium favourites for top spot, but who would come out on top?
Group E
Sweden Scraped Second Place While Denmark Missed Out On Progression
Game 1
Sweden 3-1 Denmark
- 14/06/2020
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Aviva Stadium (Dublin, Ireland) | Attendance: 51,700
Starting XI (4-4-2): Johnsson; Wahlqvist, Jansson, Lindelöf, Augustinsson; Eliasson, Fransson (35'), Hiljemark (62'), Forsberg
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; Isak (67'), Guidetti
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x2
Subs Used: Ekdal (35'), Tibbling (62'), Ishak (67')
Starting XI (4-4-2): Schmeichel; Sørensen, Kjær (67'), Christensen, Durmisi; Sisto, Hivdt, Delaney, Eriksen
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; Jørgensen (76'), Dolberg (76')
Subs Used: Vestergaard (67'),
Budtz (76'), Poulsen (76')
The big rival game kicked off the group, and Christian Eriksen immediately got Denmark to a good start with a first minute goal. Sweden did not hold back, however, and their pressing game yielded goals. Emil Forsberg leveled the score after twenty minutes, and Guidetti put the Swedes in front five minutes later. Guidetti grabbed his second of the game, to secure Sweden's win, in the second half.
Game 2
Denmark 2-1 Hungary
- 17/06/2020
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Aviva Stadium (Dublin, Ireland) | Attendance: 51,700
Starting XI (4-4-2): Schmeichel; Sørensen, Vestergaard, Christensen, Durmisi; Sisto
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, Hivdt, Delaney, Eriksen
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; Jørgensen (62'), Dolberg (79')
Subs Used: Budtz (62'), Poulsen (79')
Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Gulácsi; Korcsmár, Lang, Causic, Romic; Kalmár
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, Nagy; Kleinheisler, Sallai, Szalai; Balogh (51')
Subs Used: Adorján (51')
Denmark were back to winning ways, with their talisman Christian Eriksen the hero once again. Kalmár opened the scoring for Hungary in the sixth minute, but Pione Sisto soon leveled the score. Christian Eriksen curled in a wonderful free kick after thirty minutes to decide the game.
Belgium 2-1 Sweden
- 17/06/2020
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Hampden Park (Glasgow, Scotland) | Attendance: 51,866
Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Castagne, Denayer, Vertonghen, J. Lukaku; De Bruyne (56'), Imbula
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; Bailey, Januzaj, Hazard (84'); R. Lukaku (71')
Subs Used: Nainggolan (56'), Mertens (71'), Origi (84')
Starting XI (4-4-2): Johnsson; Wahlqvist, Jansson, Lindelöf, Augustinsson; Eliasson, Fransson, Hiljemark (54'), Forsberg
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; Isak (78'), Guidetti
Subs Used: Tibbling (54'), Ishak (78')
This game was a thriller! Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring from close range, but Emil Forsberg popped up with a long range effort to level the game. With just minutes remaining, Giannelli Imbula powered a low header in to the bottom corner from a set piece to earn Belgium all three points.
Game 3
Belgium 3-1 Denmark
- 22/06/2020
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Aviva Stadium (Dublin, Ireland) | Attendance: 51,700
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Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Castagne, Denayer, Vertonghen, J. Lukaku; De Bruyne
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, Imbula (78'); Bailey
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x2, Januzaj, Hazard (78'); R. Lukaku
Subs Used: Nainggolan (78'), Origi (78')
Starting XI (4-4-2): Schmeichel; Sørensen, Kjær, Christensen, Durmisi; Sisto, Hivdt, Delaney, Eriksen; Jørgensen
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, Dolberg (51')
Subs Used: Budtz (51')
It was a game where Denmark needed a point to qualify, but they just could not get it. A goal either side of half time from Leon Bailey put Belgium in control, and Kevin De Bruyne's free kick sealed the win. Nicolai Jørgensen got one back for Denmark, but it was a disappointing end to a disappointing campaign for the Danes.
Hungary 2-1 Sweden
- 22/06/2020
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Hampden Park (Glasgow, Scotland) | Attendance: 51,866
Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Gulácsi; Korcsmár, Lang, Causic, Romic
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; Kalmár, Nagy; Kleinheisler, Sallai, Szalai
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; Balogh
Subs Used: None
Starting XI (4-4-2): Johnsson; Wahlqvist, Jansson, Lindelöf, Augustinsson; Eliasson, Fransson, Hiljemark (50'), Forsberg; Isak
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, Guidetti (61')
Subs Used: Tibbling (50'), Ishak (61')
It was a very tense first half, but the game sprung to life in the second. Isak opened the scoring for Sweden, but Hungary fought back. Szalai and Romic struck to earn a win for Hungary. Sweden, however, had still progress to the knockout stages.