Match ends, Portugal 1, Denmark 0.
Portugal become seventh team to seal Euro 2016 qualification
- From the section Football
Portugal have qualified for Euro 2016 after a Joao Moutinho goal was enough to beat Denmark.
The Group I winners could be joined by the second-placed Danes or third-placed Albania, who are a point behind them.
Albania missed the chance to qualify when they lost 2-0 at home to Serbia on Thursday, almost one year after the reverse fixture was abandoned.
However, a win over bottom-team Armenia on Sunday will be enough as Denmark have played all their games.
| Who has already qualified for Euro 2016? |
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| Hosts: France |
| Other qualified teams: Austria, Czech Republic, England, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Portugal |
Albanian fans had been banned from attending last year's qualifier because of a turbulent relationship between the two Balkan nations.
But when a nationalist Albanian banner was flown above the pitch and caught by a Serbian player, it sparked clashes involving players and fans on the Partizan Stadium pitch in Serbia's capital, Belgrade.
The game in Albania was played in front of a vociferous but well-behaved 13,000-strong crowd, Serbia and Manchester City left-back Aleksandar Kolarov and forward Adem Ljajic scored stoppage-time goals for the visitors.
Portugal and Northern Ireland sealed their route to France 2016 on Thursday, joining the hosts, and already qualified teams Austria, Czech Republic, England and Iceland.
Line-ups
Portugal
- 1Rui PatrícioBooked at 82mins
- 21Cédric Soares
- 6Carvalho
- 2Bruno Alves
- 5da Silva Coentrão
- 13DaniloBooked at 89mins
- 19Cardoso Mendes
- 15Bernardo SilvaSubstituted forAlves Gomesat 76'minutes
- 8João MoutinhoSubstituted forJosé Fonteat 90+1'minutes
- 17Almeida da CunhaSubstituted forRicardo Quaresmaat 82'minutes
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes
- 3Neto
- 4Veloso
- 9Macedo Lopes
- 10Alves Gomes
- 11Brás André
- 12Dos Reis Carvalho
- 14José Fonte
- 16João Mário
- 18Eliseu
- 20Ricardo Quaresma
- 22Ferreira Moura Guedes
- 23Nélson Semedo
Denmark
- 1Schmeichel
- 6Jacobsen
- 3Kjaer
- 4Agger
- 5Durmisi
- 2WassBooked at 68minsSubstituted forN Jørgensenat 69'minutes
- 23HojbjergBooked at 25minsSubstituted forKvistat 45'minutes
- 8Braithwaite
- 10EriksenBooked at 43minsSubstituted forPoulsenat 82'minutes
- 9Krohn-Dehli
- 11Bendtner
Substitutes
- 7Kvist
- 12Vestergaard
- 13Kahlenberg
- 14Sviatchenko
- 15Poulsen
- 16Andersen
- 17Rasmussen
- 18Poulsen
- 19N Jørgensen
- 20Poulsen
- 21Sisto
- 22Lössl
- Referee:
- Mark Clattenburg
- Attendance:
- 29,860
Match Stats
Home TeamPortugalAway TeamDenmark
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away4
- Corners
- Home6
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away12
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Portugal 1, Denmark 0.
Offside, Denmark. William Kvist tries a through ball, but Nicklas Bendtner is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Nicolai Jørgensen (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Krohn-Dehli with a cross.
Attempt saved. Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tiago.
Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Quaresma.
Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
Attempt saved. Daniel Agger (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Portugal. Jose Fonte replaces João Moutinho.
Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Krohn-Dehli with a cross following a set piece situation.
Booking
Danilo Pereira (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Daniel Agger (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Danilo Pereira (Portugal).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) because of an injury.
Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Denmark).
Cédric Soares (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Simon Kjaer (Denmark).
João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nicolai Jørgensen (Denmark).
Booking
Rui Patrício (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Quaresma replaces Nani.
Substitution
Substitution, Denmark. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Christian Eriksen.
Attempt missed. Nicklas Bendtner (Denmark) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
Offside, Portugal. Rui Patrício tries a through ball, but Nani is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Portugal. Danny replaces Bernardo Silva.
Attempt saved. William Kvist (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riza Durmisi.
Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tiago.
Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
Simon Kjaer (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Denmark. Nicolai Jørgensen replaces Daniel Wass.
Booking
Daniel Wass (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Fábio Coentrão (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daniel Wass (Denmark).
Goal!
Goal! Portugal 1, Denmark 0. João Moutinho (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nicklas Bendtner.
Attempt blocked. Tiago (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nani with a cross.