Denmark faces a tough test in a UEFA European Championship Group C clash against Serbia on Matchday 3. Here are news and predictions of the Denmark vs Serbia Preview details.
Serbia could find themselves in a scrap for points on the final day of their Euro 2024 group stage campaign as Denmark stands in the way of a possible path to the knockout rounds. There are 15 places between them in the latest FIFA World Rankings as Denmark sits in 19th and is favored to win this game.
The Danish Dynamite won all three of their most recent fixtures against Serbia, with the last coming in a 3-0 friendly win in 2022. They will be confident of getting the job done again to consolidate an automatic qualification spot alongside England.
The 1992 winners had an incredible run to the Euro 2020 semi-finals after the emotional rollercoaster on that opening day match against Finland when starman Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch having suffered a heart attack. That Last Four finish represents their best showing at any major tournament since they famously won this competition.
Denmark crashed out rock bottom of their 2022 FIFA World Cup group with only one point and one goal scored. They will be desperate to right those wrongs in Germany.
The Red and Whites beat Finland and Northern Ireland either side of a surprise 3-2 defeat in Kazakhstan to start their Euro 2024 qualifiers. Four wins and a draw followed in the next five matches until they advanced to the tournament with a 2-1 win over nearest challengers, Slovenia.
Northern Ireland made away with a 2-0 on the final matchday of the qualifiers, but Denmark were already through as group winners. It means Kasper Hjulmand’s side have reached consecutive Euro finals for the first time since 2004 but they begin that adventure against the familiar challenge of Slovenia.
Denmark play England in their second game and would like to arrive for the last match against Serbia with a considerable claim to advance to the knockouts. The Serbs are no pushovers, but Denmark has more recent experience in the sink-or-swim circumstances of a major tournament.
Serbia are attending just their first European Championship campaign since becoming an independent nation with Dragan Stojković having now led them to consecutive tournament finals having been appointed in 2021. The Yugoslavia legend is harnessing the undisputed talent in the squad and getting performances out of them as they aim to make an impression in Germany.
The Eagles kicked off their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with 2–0 wins against Lithuania and Montenegro to give them the perfect start to proceedings. After drawing 1–1 against Bulgaria in June, Serbia was forced to play the next game against Hungary behind closed doors due to a UEFA sanction relating to chants against Montenegrins.
Goals from Barnabas Varga and Willi Orban meant they tasted a 2-1 defeat in Belgrade but beat Lithuania 3-1 in the next match thanks to a first-half Aleksandar Mitrovic hat-trick. Although Hungary dealt the Serbians another 2-1 defeat in October, they bounced back only three days later with a win against Montenegro.
Indeed, a 2-2 draw against Bulgaria on the final day of the qualifying series was enough to qualify Serbia as runners-up of group G with 14 points. But they have Srdan Babic to thank for his late equalizer there.
Although they are not fancied to get a result against England in their first-ever Euros match exclusively as the Serbia national team, the last couple of games against Slovenia and Denmark will be earmarked as possible avenues to register essential points.
Match tickets
This match takes place on Tuesday, 25 June 2024 with kick-off set for 7 PM UK time. Fans can purchase match tickets on the UEFA website through a public application window with applications for over 20 million copies.
With 67,000 people expected to fill the stands of the Allianz Arena in Munich, this will be a memorable occasion for those lucky enough to witness the action live. Denmark and Serbia fans will thus be making this a unique atmosphere which only adds to the intensity on the pitch.
This should be a sell-out game, so getting match tickets via official channels will take a lot of work. Hence, we urge supporters to try to sort out their Denmark vs Serbia tickets on a ticket resale site.
Team news
Denmark is fortunate not to have any lingering injury issues at the time of writing but keep an eye on this column for any subsequent updates.
Serbia also has no injury or suspensions to worry about although there may be some news later as matchday draws nearer.
Line-ups
Denmark has a settled first team that is very familiar with their roles in the system created by Hjulmand. They will depend on quick transitions and stunning deliveries from all over the pitch to supply their forwards with goalscoring chances.
Denmark: Schmeichel; Maehle, Andersen, Christensen, Kristiansen; Højbjerg, Norgaard, Eriksen; Lindstrom, Hojlund, Daramy
Serbia are stacked with a ‘Golden Generation’ worth of talent in the likes of Dusan Vlahovic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, and Luka Jovic who fill them with hopes of causing a stir at the tournament.
Elsewhere, Dusan Tadic holds the record for most appearances for Serbia, and the highest goalscorer, Aleksandar Mitrovic can also supply the firepower needed to cause a stir in Germany.
Serbia: Milinkovic-Savic; Milenkovic, Veljkovic, Babic; Zivkovic, Gudelj, Lukic, Kostic; Tadic, Milinkovic-Savic, Mitrovic
Prediction
Denmark is expected to get the better of their opponents but you never know in significant competitions and Serbia could potentially surprise their counterparts. The Danes must be ready for the physical battle against the imposing Оrlovi players.
This should be a well-contested match between two sides who will not give up easily. It has all the markings of a classic depending on the situation of the group standings. It’s just so difficult to make out a clear winner for this one.
Denmark 1-1 Serbia
