World Cup Qualifying - European - Group F
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Denmark 1-0 Austria: Danes qualify for Qatar with perfect record so far

Joakim Maehle
Joakim Maehle has scored five goals in his last nine appearances for Denmark

Denmark captain Simon Kjaer says they "can go a long way" after qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a win over Austria in Copenhagen.

The Danes maintained their 100% record in Group F thanks to Joakim Maehle's second-half goal.

They will also travel to the Middle East having impressed at Euro 2020 where they reached the semi-finals.

"We have come a long way already but we have only become hungrier," Kjaer told Danish television channel Kanal 5.

"We built up a crew and a mentality that is incredibly healthy and we have been eager to improve all the time. We share the best with each other and adding that to the quality we have, we can go a long way."

Maehle's goal was no more than the Danes deserved, as he swept a low effort into the bottom corner following Thomas Delaney's superb run.

Their eighth consecutive victory leaves them seven points clear of second-placed Scotland with two matches remaining.

Coupled with Scotland securing a late win in the Faroe Islands, the result means that Austria's hopes of reaching the finals are now reliant upon last year's Nations League performance taking them into the play-offs.

Line-ups

Denmark

Formation 3-4-3

  • 1Schmeichel
  • 6Christensen
  • 4Kjaer
  • 3Vestergaard
  • 18WassBooked at 31minsSubstituted forNørgaardat 90'minutes
  • 23Højbjerg
  • 8DelaneySubstituted forJensenat 90'minutes
  • 5Maehle
  • 11Skov OlsenSubstituted forStryger Larsenat 77'minutes
  • 20Poulsen
  • 14DamsgaardSubstituted forDolbergat 44'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Andersen
  • 7Jensen
  • 9Daramy
  • 10Bruun Larsen
  • 12Dolberg
  • 15Nørgaard
  • 17Stryger Larsen
  • 19Wind
  • 21Cornelius
  • 22Rønnow

Austria

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 13Bachmann
  • 16TrimmelBooked at 47mins
  • 5Posch
  • 4Hinteregger
  • 8Alaba
  • 6IlsankerSubstituted forOnisiwoat 72'minutes
  • 10Grillitsch
  • 20LaimerSubstituted forKainzat 83'minutes
  • 9SabitzerBooked at 90mins
  • 15GrüllSubstituted forGregoritschat 83'minutes
  • 7KaraSubstituted forSchaubat 72'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Schlager
  • 2Wöber
  • 3Danso
  • 11Gregoritsch
  • 12Lindner
  • 14Ljubicic
  • 17Schaub
  • 18Schöpf
  • 19Mwene
  • 21Demir
  • 22Onisiwo
  • 23Kainz
Referee:
Ivan Kruzliak
Attendance:
35,843

Match Stats

Home TeamDenmarkAway TeamAustria
Possession
Home49%
Away51%
Shots
Home9
Away7
Shots on Target
Home4
Away0
Corners
Home1
Away1
Fouls
Home10
Away20

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Denmark 1, Austria 0.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Denmark 1, Austria 0.

  3. Booking

    Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) is shown the yellow card.

  4. Post update

    Florian Kainz (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. Post update

    Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Denmark).

  6. Substitution

    Substitution, Denmark. Mathias Jensen replaces Thomas Delaney.

  7. Substitution

    Substitution, Denmark. Christian Nørgaard replaces Daniel Wass.

  8. Post update

    Offside, Austria. David Alaba tries a through ball, but Christopher Trimmel is caught offside.

  9. Post update

    Karim Onisiwo (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  10. Post update

    Foul by Thomas Delaney (Denmark).

  11. Post update

    Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  12. Post update

    Foul by Karim Onisiwo (Austria).

  13. Substitution

    Substitution, Austria. Florian Kainz replaces Konrad Laimer.

  14. Substitution

    Substitution, Austria. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Marco Grüll.

  15. Post update

    Attempt missed. Louis Schaub (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Alaba.

  16. Post update

    Attempt missed. Florian Grillitsch (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Louis Schaub.

  17. Post update

    Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Denmark).

  18. Post update

    Florian Grillitsch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. Post update

    Attempt missed. Martin Hinteregger (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.

  20. Substitution

    Substitution, Denmark. Jens Stryger Larsen replaces Andreas Skov Olsen.

As It Stood

A

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Serbia7520168817
2Portugal65101641216
3Luxembourg6204514-96
4Republic of Ireland61238805
5Azerbaijan7016415-111

B

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Sweden6501123915
2Spain6411135813
3Greece62317619
4Georgia7115412-84
5Kosovo7115414-104

C

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Italy64201211114
2Switzerland6420101914
3Bulgaria7223610-48
4Northern Ireland612357-25
5Lithuania7106418-143

D

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1France633083512
2Ukraine71609819
3Finland62227708
4Bos-Herze61418717
5Kazakhstan7034512-73

E

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Belgium65102141716
2Czech Rep7322129311
3Wales632187111
4Estonia6114816-84
5Belarus7106619-133

F

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Denmark88002702724
2Scotland8521137617
3Israel84131815313
4Austria83141114-310
5Faroe Islands8116417-134
6Moldova8017424-201

G

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Netherlands86112962319
2Norway8521156917
3Turkey84311915415
4Montenegro83231111011
5Latvia8125813-55
6Gibraltar8008334-310

H

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Football Union of Russia8611135819
2Croatia85211331017
3Slovakia824298110
4Slovenia831499010
5Malta8125817-95
6Cyprus8125313-105

I

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1England86202432120
2Poland85212581717
3Albania8503117415
4Hungary83231312111
5Andorra8206719-126
6San Marino8008132-310

J

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Germany87012332021
2Romania8413118313
3North Macedonia83321510512
4Armenia8332811-312
5Iceland82241115-48
6Liechtenstein8017223-211
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