Roundup of the Euro 2024 qualifying matches: With a second straight victory against Greece thanks to goals from Marten de Roon, Cody Gakpo of Liverpool, and on-loan Burnley striker Wout Weghorst, the Netherlands move in behind France in Group B.
However, the Netherlands have already caught up to them with a second straight victory, thanks to goals from Marten de Roon, Cody Gakpo of Liverpool, and Wout Weghorst, a striker on loan from Burnley.
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Albania kept up their fight in Group E, staying ahead of Poland thanks to a 1-1 draw with group leaders Czech Republic.
Vaclav Cerny’s first-half goal was cancelled out by Nedim Bajrami’s goal in the 66th minute to give them a point in Prague. Robert Lewandowski scored twice, including once on a penalty, as the Poles defeated the Faroe Islands. 2-0
Barnabas Varga and Willi Orban scored within three minutes of one another in the first half as Hungary overcame an early own goal by Atila Szalai to defeat Serbia 2-1 and take the lead by three points at the top of Group G.
After Nikola Krstovic and Stefan Savic scored goals late in the game to give Montenegro the lead, Fedor Cernych of Lithuania scored an equalizer in stoppage time to force a 2-2 draw and hurt Montenegro’s chances.
Eriksen, a pass master, leads Denmark
Twenty minutes into the game, a VAR review of a penalty decision prevented Eriksen from scoring from the spot to break the tie, but the Danes soon took the lead thanks to Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
In the 26th minute, the aggressive midfielder let Jonas Wind’s deft pass travel across his body before slamming home a right-footed shot to give his team the lead.
Two minutes later, Eriksen caught the San Marino defense off guard with an exquisite backheel into the path of the advancing Joakim Maehle, who took the ball past the goalkeeper and finished the play easily.In his 123rd appearance for Denmark, Eriksen recorded his second assist, setting up striker Wind to score in the 40th minute. He then scored himself in stoppage time of the second half when a speculative cross caught San Marino goalkeeper Elia Benedettini off guard.
This goal, which was eventually given to Eriksen to cap off an outstanding evening for the 31-year-old, was first given to substitute Yussuf Poulsen, according to an update on the UEFA website.
With 10 points after five games and the victory, Denmark moves up to second position in the group, two points behind leader Finland and ahead of third-place Slovenia on goal differential.
