Our Euro 2024 Fantasy team previews continue apace with Denmark.
The Danes won the European Championship in 1992 and more recently, reached the semi-finals at Euro 2020.
In these country-by-country guides, we’ll be looking at the best players from each nation, taking a stab at predicted line-ups, reviewing the road to Germany and more.
To do this, we’ll be calling on the help of correspondents from each country.
Here, we enlist the services of Nordic football expert Eytexi (@eytexi on X), who has also written extensively on the Swedish Allsvenskan, Norwegian Eliteserien and Icelandic Besta Deildin.
All prices given are from the official Fantasy Euro 2024 game.
THE ROAD TO QUALIFICATION
| Post | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 22 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 22 |
| 3 | Finland | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 18 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 18 |
| 5 | Northern Ireland | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 9 |
| 6 | San Marino | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 31 | -28 | 0 |
Denmark qualified by topping Group H ahead of Slovenia, who they will face once again at Euro 2024.
That’s despite several underwhelming displays on the road to Germany, most notably in the 3-2 loss to Kazakhstan and the narrow 2-1 win over Europe’s whipping boys San Marino. They did, however, qualify with one game to spare.
In the end, they took 22 points from 10 matches to reach consecutive Euros finals for the first time since 2004.
Rasmus Hojlund (€7.5m) certainly made an impression, scoring seven goals in just six starts. Talented players such as Joachim Andersen (€5m), Joakim Maehle (€5.5m), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (€5.5m) and Christian Eriksen (€7m) will join him, so there is plenty of experience in this squad.
That said, not many expect Denmark to reach the latter stages in Germany, but they are tactically flexible (Kasper Hjulmand tends to tweak his formation/tactics based on opponent) and they should, in theory at least, finish second to England in Group C.
QUALIFICATION IN NUMBERS
- Most starts: Kasper Schmeichel (10), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (9)
- Most goals: Rasmus Hojlund (7)
- Most assists: Jonas Wind, Christian Eriksen (3)
- Clean sheets: 3 from 10
RECORD SINCE QUALIFYING
| Date | Competition | Opposition | Result | Score | Goalscorers | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March | Friendly | Switzerland (h) | D | 0-0 | ||
| 26 March | Friendly | Faroe Islands (h) | W | 2-0 | Hojbjerg, Daramy | Dreyer, Eriksen |
Preparations continued for Euro 2024 in March.
At Parken Stadium, Kasper Hjulmand’s side were held to a goalless draw by Switzerland. They dominated possession but struggled to carve out clear-cut chances against a well-organised Swiss outfit.
Goals followed, however, with Hojbjerg and Mohamed Daramy (€7m) on the scoresheet in the 2-0 win over Faroe Islands.
MOST RECENT INTERNATIONAL LINE-UPS
23/03/2024 – Switzerland (h)
(3-5-2): Schmeichel; Andersen, Kjaer (Nelsson 66), Vestegaard; Maehle, Eriksen, Hojbjerg (Jensen 84), Delaney (Hjulmand 59), Kristiansen (Jelert 84); Poulsen (Wind 59), Hojlund (Dolberg 84)
26/03/2024 – Faroe Islands (h)
(4-3-3): Ronnow; Jelert, Nelsson, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Hojbjerg, Hjulmand (Daramy 46, Poulsen 70), Jensen (Eriksen 46); Dreyer (Isaksen 60), Damsgaard (O’Riley 59), Dolberg (Hojlund 76)
UPCOMING FIXTURES
| Date | Competition | Opposition |
|---|---|---|
| 5 June | Friendly | Sweden (h) |
| 8 June | Friendly | Norway (h) |
GROUP FIXTURES
- 16 June: Slovenia
- 20 June: England
- 25 June: Serbia
HOW FAR WILL THEY GET?
STAY TUNED FOR MORE EURO 2024 COVERAGE!
A reminder that we’ll be covering the European Championship in great detail this summer.
Part of that coverage will be the usual team-by-team guides on all competing 24 nations in Euro 2024.
But we’ll also have team reveals, strategy guides and much more. The official UEFA Fantasy game will be the main game we’re covering, which you read about below:
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