JanzaErik Janza
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EriksenChristian Eriksen
S. Schärer
Full-time: Slovenia 1-1 Denmark
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Full-time
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Substitution
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Substitution
90'
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End-to-end stuff now
Both teams are looking for a winner and piling men in the box. Both see dangerous crosses without a finishing touch...
89'
Substitution
88'
Penalty dismissed
Christian Norgaard appears to elbow Benjamin Verbic while fighting for a cross in the box, but the VAR didn't see anything in it.
86'
Demark in control here...
Slovenia might be happy to settle for a point in the closing stages as they're letting Demark dominate. Hjulmand takes a shot after a decent spell of possession but it's straight at Oblak.
84'
Yellow card
84'
Substitution
83'
Here's Poulsen!
Leipzig great Yussuf Poulsen comes on as Demark make a triple change to try and recover their lead. Jonas Wind is one of the players who makes way.
83'
Substitution
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Substitution
82'
That's better from Sporar!
The forward shouldn't have got on the end of a ball forward, but he outmuscles Vestergaard, tricks him to recover the ball and gets a shot away.
80'
Maehle on
Here comes Wolfsburg's Joakim Maehle. Can the swashbuckling fullback make the kind of difference he did at Euro 2020?
78'
Substitution
77'
1-1! Slovenia back in it!
Slovenia are back in the match and it's no less than they deserve. A corner from Sesko's shot goes past everyone in the box and Janza is there to meet it first time. It's deflected in and past Schmeichel but Denmark can't complain at all.
76'
Sesko with a classic!
The Leipzig star blasts an effort from distance and it almost snaps the post in half. What an effort and what a goal that would have been!
76'
Substitution
75'
Substitution
74'
How have they not scored?!?!
A glorious free kick comes into the box and Sporar gets on the end of it, somehow he doesn't put the ball away from just a few yards out.
71'
Wind dominant in the air
Duels won
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Jaka Bijol Jonas Wind
70'
Drkusic having an almighty game
Vanja Drkusic is having to deal with Wind and Hojlund but is doing just fine. The latter was just found with a ball forward, but the Sochi defender tracked him into the box and timed his tackle to perfection. Impressive stuff.
Eriksen's magic
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67'
Substitution
66'
Huge chance for Slovenia!
Slovenia are having luck down the left hand side and this time a cross is sent in to Adam Gnezda Čerin. He connects but sends it high and wide. They may not get a better chance than that.
65'
Should be two!
Kristiansen plays a ball across the six yard box to Hojlund but Oblak is there to stop a glorious chance from point blank range.
63'
Lacking in quality
There's plenty of time and space for either team to create a chance in this second half but neither the first ball nor the final ball are of good enough quality so far.
Sesko man marked
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55'
Christensen! Just wide!
Eriksen sends the ball onto the head of Christensen and a stranded Jan Oblak is thankful to watch it bounce just wide of his near post.
54'
Stojanovic in the book
The Sampdoria wide man takes down Hojbjerg and gets Slovenia's first yellow, while presenting Eriksen with another dead ball chance.
54'
Yellow card
53'
Penalty?
Andraz Sporar goes down in the Denmark box and it goes to VAR, who see nothing in it.
52'
Slovenia looking dangerous
Denmark are struggling big time with long throw-ins and Slovenia could easily be back level with a bit more luck.
50'
Sesko causing trouble
Hjulmand picks up the game's first yellow card, and it's Leipig's Sesko who draws it. The striker is played into space in the Danish half but the Sporting CP defender realises who he's up against and pulls him back
49'
Yellow card
46'
Back underway!
Denmark get us back going in Stuttgart and they'll be looking to stage a similarly impressive 45 minutes.
Kick-off!
Half-time: Slovenia 0-1 Denmark
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Half-time
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Wind the busy bee
Jonas Wind's pressure nearly creates another goal for Eriksen after the Wolfsburg man helps win the ball back and find Eriksen in space, but the veteran midfield fires well wide of goal.
Direct Slovenia
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35'
Denmark looking back on track
And just as we've said that, Denmark gaining better territory in the Slovenian half and finding men between the lines, Eriksen has been crucial as expected.
34'
Danish threat fizzling
Denmark looking comfortable in keeping safe possession around the back and to their credit, Slovenia have done a much better job at denying them space in the last few minutes.
31'
Slovenian threat growing as the game goes on
Šeško and co. are doing better at finding space in behind the Denmark lines as the half clocks on, but Denmark have largely been in control and had the better chances.
He'll have enjoyed that
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21'
Slovenia looking to hit back
Slovenia looking to respond immediately after conceding, with a perfectly timed run in behind the Denmark backline leading to a shot and two corner opportunities ultimately wasted.
18'
Eriksen makes it 1-0!
What a story this is, of course it had to be Eriksen who fires the Danes into the lead. A clever flick-on from Wind who finds the onrushing midfielder in the box, and he does the rest with class. 1-0 Denmark.
16'
Šeško fires warning shot
Finally Šeško gets a sight at goal and fires a tremendous shot at goal, drifting just past Schmeichel's goal.
15'
Stubborn Slovenia
Matjaž Kek's side have so far defended well in their 4-4-2 shape, despite not offering too much threat going forward just yet. Striker Benjamin Šeško needs only one chance.
The Wind beneath Danish wings
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10'
Denmark getting closer
A well-constructed Denmark move involved most of the outfielders culminates in a Bah cutback which is blocked well for a corner.
7'
Wind looking for goal
Wolfsburg forward Wind thought he timed his touch perfectly and controlled well to get a shot away but was flagged offside from the initial through ball to him.
6'
Slovenia patient in waiting for the ball
After a period of sustained pressure and possession from Denmark, Slovenia finally get a feel for the ball, springing a counter down the flank, which is an early indicator of how this game might go.
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Denmark on the front foot
Denmark making good inroads on Slovenian left flank as they look to take control of the tie early on.
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Kick-off!
The game gets going and Slovenia get us underway!
Kick-off!
The perfect atmosphere
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More on those teams
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Slovenia starting XI
Oblak - Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Janza - Gnezda Čerin, Elsnik, Stojanovic - Sporar, Šeško, Mlakar
Denmark starting XI
Schmeichel - Andersen, Christensen, Vestergaard - Bah, Hjulmand, Höjbjerg, Kristiansen, Eriksen - Höjlund, Wind
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Wind power
1:27
Some Šeško specials
Bundesliga represent
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2:32
Hello Stuttgart 👋
Tale of the tape
These teams have faced off six times in the past and Denmark have been dominant, winning five of the encounters with one draw. Will Slovenia finally have their day against the Danes today? We're soon to find out.
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