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UEFA Nations League logoUEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 4

Wales vs Denmark 0-1

Wales flagWales

0-1

FT

Denmark flagDenmark
  • Rasmus Hojlund (P)75'
Kick-off
Sun, 4 Oct 2026 · 18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Referee
Irfan Peljto

Match timeline

  1. 83’SubstitutionWales flagWalesKieffer Moore ONBen Davies OFF
  2. 82’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkKasper Hogh ONRasmus Hojlund OFF
  3. 82’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkMathias Kvistgaarden ONGustav Isaksen OFF
  4. 80’Yellow cardWales flagWalesSorba Thomas
  5. 76’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkAnton Gaaei ONRasmus Kristensen OFF
  6. 76’SubstitutionWales flagWalesJoel Colwill ONLiam Cullen OFF
  7. 76’SubstitutionWales flagWalesWes Burns ONBrennan Johnson OFF
  8. 75’Penalty goalDenmark flagDenmarkRasmus Hojlund0 – 1
Show 5 earlier events
  1. 66’Yellow cardWales flagWalesBen Cabango
  2. 56’SubstitutionWales flagWalesJosh Sheehan ONJordan James OFF
  3. 56’SubstitutionWales flagWalesMark Harris ONLewis Koumas OFF
  4. 29’Yellow cardWales flagWalesLiam Cullen
  5. 10’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkAndreas Skov Olsen ONPierre-Emile Højbjerg OFF
  6. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Wales flagWalesDenmarkDenmark flag
  • 56%Possession44%
  • 5Shots13
  • 1Shots on Target4
  • 3Corners3
  • 10Fouls9
  • 0Offsides3
  • 3Saves1
  • 561Passes436
  • 3Yellow Cards0

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Wales flagWales4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 12Ward
  2. 3Williams
  3. 6Cabango
  4. 4Davies
  5. 15Dasilva
  6. 17James
  7. 5Ampadu
  8. 11Johnson
  9. 10Cullen
  10. 19Thomas
  11. 9Koumas

Substitutions

  1. 56’↑22 J. Sheehan↓17 J. James
  2. 56’↑18 M. Harris↓9 L. Koumas
  3. 76’↑23 J. Colwill↓10 L. Cullen
  4. 76’↑8 W. Burns↓11 B. Johnson
  5. 83’↑13 K. Moore↓4 B. Davies

Unused substitutes 1 D. Cornell, 20 D. James, 21 T. King, 16 J. Lienou, 2 C. Mepham, 14 C. Roberts, 7 Cian Ashford

Coach Craig Bellamy

Denmark flagDenmark4 - 3 - 3

  1. 16Hermansen
  2. 13Kristensen
  3. 2Andersen
  4. 3Provstgaard
  5. 5Mæhle
  6. 7Froholdt
  7. 21Hjulmand
  8. 23Højbjerg
  9. 8Isaksen
  10. 9Højlund
  11. 20Daramy

Substitutions

  1. 10’↑11 A. Skov Olsen↓23 P. Højbjerg
  2. 76’↑18 A. Gaaei↓13 R. Kristensen
  3. 82’↑19 K. Høgh↓9 R. Højlund
  4. 82’↑15 M. Kvistgaarden↓8 G. Isaksen

Unused substitutes 6 V. Nelsson, 1 A. Jungdal, 10 T. Jørgensen, 22 F. Jörgensen, 4 L. Høgsberg, 17 A. Daghim, 12 M. Bidstrup

Coach B. Riemer

Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 4
Date
Sun, 4 Oct 2026
Kick-off
18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Referee
Irfan Peljto
Wales coach
Craig Bellamy
Denmark coach
B. Riemer

League table

UEFA Nations League · League A - Group D

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Portugal crestPortugal4400+512
2Denmark crestDenmark420206
3Wales crestWales4103-33
4Norway crestNorway4103-23

Recent form

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Wales flag

Wales

  1. L
  2. L
  3. L
  4. L
  5. W
Denmark flag

Denmark

  1. D
  2. W
  3. L
  4. W
  5. L

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Player ratings

  1. 1J. Dasilva7.2
  2. 2D. Ward7.0
  3. 3N. Williams6.9
  4. 4B. Davies6.8
  5. 5L. Cullen6.7
  6. 6J. James6.6
  7. 7B. Cabango6.5
  8. 8J. Sheehan6.4
  9. 9J. Colwill6.4
  10. 10K. Moore6.3
  11. 11M. Harris6.2
  12. 12W. Burns6.2
  13. 13E. Ampadu6.1
  14. 14B. Johnson6.0
  15. 15S. Thomas5.9
  16. 16L. Koumas5.9
  17. 17Cian Ashford0.0
  18. 18C. Roberts0.0
  19. 19C. Mepham0.0
  20. 20J. Lienou0.0
  21. 21T. King0.0
  22. 22D. James0.0
  23. 23D. Cornell0.0
  1. 1J. Mæhle7.9
  2. 2J. Andersen7.9
  3. 3R. Højlund7.5
  4. 4O. Provstgaard7.4
  5. 5R. Kristensen7.3
  6. 6A. Skov Olsen7.2
  7. 7G. Isaksen7.2
  8. 8A. Gaaei7.1
  9. 9M. Hermansen6.9
  10. 10M. Daramy6.8
  11. 11P. Højbjerg6.8
  12. 12M. Kvistgaarden6.6
  13. 13M. Hjulmand6.6
  14. 14K. Høgh6.5
  15. 15Victor Mow Froholdt6.3
  16. 16V. Nelsson0.0
  17. 17A. Jungdal0.0
  18. 18T. Jørgensen0.0
  19. 19F. Jörgensen0.0
  20. 20L. Høgsberg0.0
  21. 21A. Daghim0.0
  22. 22M. Bidstrup0.0

Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.

MVP of the match

J. Mæhle
7.9

J. Mæhle

Denmark flagDenmark

0
Goals
0
Assists

Rated 7.9, the best on the pitch in 90 minutes.

Head to head

Wales flag
0Wins
0Draws
4Wins
Denmark flag

1 goals10 goals

Last 4 meetings

  • 2026UEFA Nations LeagueWales flagWales0 - 2Denmark flagDenmark
  • 2021Euro ChampionshipWales flagWales0 - 4Denmark flagDenmark
  • 2018UEFA Nations LeagueWales flagWales1 - 2Denmark flagDenmark
  • 2018UEFA Nations LeagueWales flagWales0 - 2Denmark flagDenmark

4 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.

Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Wales flagWales
W-D-L
1-0-4
Scored / match
0.8
Conceded / match
1.8
Denmark flagDenmark
W-D-L
2-1-2
Scored / match
1.6
Conceded / match
1.6

Fan predictions

How the fans called it

  • Wales flagWales0%
  • Draw0%
  • Denmark flagDenmarkResult0%

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What happened

Match report

Denmark left Cardiff City Stadium with a 1-0 win after Rasmus Hojlund converted a penalty on 75 minutes. Wales had more of the ball, and Denmark took the only goal and held on from there.

The first half brought no goals, with Wales booking Liam Cullen in the 29th minute before the sides reached half-time at 0-0.

Wales made two changes on 56 minutes, sending on Josh Sheehan for Jordan James and Mark Harris for Lewis Koumas. Denmark later used its bench too. Hojlund’s penalty on 75 minutes put Denmark 1-0 up. Denmark then made two changes on 82 minutes, with Kasper Hogh replacing Hojlund and Mathias Kvistgaarden coming on for Gustav Isaksen. Wales also sent on Joel Colwill for Liam Cullen and Wes Burns for Brennan Johnson on 76 minutes, then Kieffer Moore replaced Ben Davies on 83 minutes, but they never found an equaliser.

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Match record

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 4
Kick-off
Venue
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Referee
Irfan Peljto
Match ID
cornerflick:match:wales-vs-denmark-nations-league-2026-10-04

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13 events

  1. 10’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkAndreas Skov Olsen ONPierre-Emile Højbjerg OFF
  2. 29’Yellow cardWales flagWalesLiam Cullen
  3. 56’SubstitutionWales flagWalesJosh Sheehan ONJordan James OFF
  4. 56’SubstitutionWales flagWalesMark Harris ONLewis Koumas OFF
  5. 66’Yellow cardWales flagWalesBen Cabango
  6. 75’Penalty goalDenmark flagDenmarkRasmus Hojlund0 – 1
  7. 76’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkAnton Gaaei ONRasmus Kristensen OFF
  8. 76’SubstitutionWales flagWalesJoel Colwill ONLiam Cullen OFF
  9. 76’SubstitutionWales flagWalesWes Burns ONBrennan Johnson OFF
  10. 80’Yellow cardWales flagWalesSorba Thomas
  11. 82’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkKasper Hogh ONRasmus Hojlund OFF
  12. 82’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkMathias Kvistgaarden ONGustav Isaksen OFF
  13. 83’SubstitutionWales flagWalesKieffer Moore ONBen Davies OFF