Denmark 1-2 Belgium: De Bruyne & T. Hazard net as Red Devils reach to knockouts

It certainly wasn't easy for Belgium in Copenhagen, but the Red Devils came from behind to overcome a defiant Denmark side 2-1 in Group B.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

1' GOAL! Denmark 1-0 Belgium (Poulsen)

5' Courtois makes decent save

6' Wass' header stopped by Courtois

10' Best wishes to Eriksson

14' Damsgaard's shot wide out

16' CLOSE! Braithwaite's header wide out

26' Wass' long shot wid out

34' CHANCE! Damsgaard's shot inches wide

46' Sub! De Bruyne replaces Mertens

48' Delaney's long shot wide out

54' GOAL! Denmark 1-1 Belgium (T Hazard)

58' Yellow Card! Wass booked

60' Sub! Hazard replaces Carrasco

68' Yellow Card! Damsgaard booked

69' GOAL! Denmark 1-2 Belgium (De Bruyne)

74' Courtois makes decent save

75' De Bruyne's shot too straight

87' Missed! Braithwaite hits the beam

90' CLOSE! Jensen's long shot inches wide

93' Yellow Card! T Hazard booked

95' Meunier misses an open goal!

Yussuf Poulsen sent the home fans wild with delight in the second minute as Denmark started excellently. There was a pause for a tribute to Christian Eriksen in the 10th minute, but that didn't halt the Danes' momentum as they kept pushing for a second.

They led 1-0 at the break, at which point Roberto Martinez introduced Kevin de Bruyne. That saw Belgium's attack click into gear.

First, Romelu Lukaku burst free down the right and fed the ball to De Bruyne, who did ever so well to spot Thorgan Hazard and set the Borussia Dortmund man up for an equaliser.

Then, De Bruyne did it himself for Belgium's second goal. Following some neat build-up play, he fired into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.

Suddenly, Belgium led. But, Denmark weren't giving up. Martin Braithwaite had had chance after chance throughout the game and he kept fighting, but it wasn't his day. He and Thibaut Courtois could only watch as his late header looked to be going in, only to bounce off the crossbar and away.

Belgium survive a scare, then, to take six points from their first two matches. Denmark remain without a point in Euro 2020, but they can be proud of this performance on what was also a night of celebration for Eriksen.

Line-ups

Denmark XI: Schmeichel, Kjaer, Wass, Delaney, Braithwaite, Vestergaard, Poulsen, Hojbjerg, Christensen, J. Mæhle, M. Damsgaard

Subs: Jorgensen, Lossl, Larsen, C. Nørgaard, Ronnow, A. Cornelius, Andersen, R. Skov, K. Dolberg, M. Jensen, Olsen, J. Wind

Belgium XI: Vertonghen, Mertens, Alderweireld, Courtois, Lukaku, Meunier, T Hazard, Carrasco, Dendoncker, Tielemans, Denayer

Subs: Vermaelen, Mignolet, Witsel, Hazard, Benteke, De Bruyne, Sels, Boyata, Praet, Trossard, Batshuayi, J. Doku