Event | International friendly | ||||||
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Date | 23 August 1967 | ||||||
Venue | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen | ||||||
Referee | Curth Nystrand ( Sweden) | ||||||
Attendance | 19,500 |
The 1967 Denmark v Iceland football match was an international friendly association football match between the senior national teams of Denmark and Iceland. The match took place on 23 August 1967 at Idrætsparken in Copenhagen, Denmark. [1] [2] [3] The match finished as a 14–2 win for Denmark and has been called the worst day in the history of Icelandic football. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
The Icelandic team consisted mostly of players from the U-23 which had recently won the Norwegian U-23 and played well against Sweden U-23.
Denmark | 14–2 | Iceland |
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John Steen Olsen 7', 40' Finn Laudrup 7', 28', 85' Kresten Bjerre 13', 71', 76' Tom Søndergaard 15' Ulrik Le Fevre 57', 61', 67' Erik Dyreborg 60', 65' |
Helgi Númason 56' Hermann Gunnarsson 62' |
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While Denmark was viewed as heavy favorites, the end score caused a shock in Iceland and the selection younger players in place of more experienced was heavily criticised. [10] [11] [12] [13]
Event | International friendly | ||||||
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Date | 23 August 1967 | ||||||
Venue | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen | ||||||
Referee | Curth Nystrand ( Sweden) | ||||||
Attendance | 19,500 |
The 1967 Denmark v Iceland football match was an international friendly association football match between the senior national teams of Denmark and Iceland. The match took place on 23 August 1967 at Idrætsparken in Copenhagen, Denmark. [1] [2] [3] The match finished as a 14–2 win for Denmark and has been called the worst day in the history of Icelandic football. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
The Icelandic team consisted mostly of players from the U-23 which had recently won the Norwegian U-23 and played well against Sweden U-23.
Denmark | 14–2 | Iceland |
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John Steen Olsen 7', 40' Finn Laudrup 7', 28', 85' Kresten Bjerre 13', 71', 76' Tom Søndergaard 15' Ulrik Le Fevre 57', 61', 67' Erik Dyreborg 60', 65' |
Helgi Númason 56' Hermann Gunnarsson 62' |
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While Denmark was viewed as heavy favorites, the end score caused a shock in Iceland and the selection younger players in place of more experienced was heavily criticised. [10] [11] [12] [13]