JAKARTA – Denmark will host Greece at the Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, on Sunday evening 12 October local time in the continuation of the European zone 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. This match is an opportunity for Dinamit’s team to strengthen their position at the top of Group C, while Greece struggles to keep the hope of qualifying for the finals.
Denmark has performed very convincingly so far. After holding Scotland to a 0-0 draw in the opening and destroying Greece 3-0 in the first meeting last month, Brian Riemer’s troops again showed their sharpness with a 6-0 win over Belarus last Thursday.
Rasmus Hojlund scored two goals in the match, followed by Patrick Dorgu who also added to the advantage. This result makes Denmark now have a goal difference of +9 and continues to compete fiercely with Scotland in the top position of Group C.
Under Riemer’s tutelage, Denmark has won five of the last nine matches and recorded four consecutive clean sheets of their best achievement since 2021. With the 20th place in the world according to FIFA, Denmark is indeed favorite to finish as group winners, but they still have to maintain consistency until the end of the qualifiers.
Meanwhile, Greece came under great pressure. After impressed with four consecutive wins in all competitions, they again stumbled. The 0-3 defeat to Denmark in the second match was followed by a disappointing result in losing 1-3 to Scotland last Thursday, although they had already won first through Kostas Tsimikas’ goal.
Now Greece is four points behind the top two teams and must win in the remaining three matches if they want to keep their chances of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 2014. The defeat in Copenhagen could be the end of their dreams, especially if Scotland managed to beat Belarus at the same time.
Denmark is confirmed without Marseille midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who was suspended due to card accumulation. As a substitute, Brian Riemer is likely to field Christian Norgaard or Christian Eriksen in midfield.
Mikkel Damsgaard will operate behind single striker Rasmus Hojlund, who is on fire with three goals in his last two games with Napoli and two goals in his last two international games.
From the Greek camp, coach Ivan Jovanovic is likely to make changes up front. Striker Vangelis Pavlidis who performed poorly against Scotland could be replaced by Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting Lisbon) or Tasos Douvikas (Como).
While on the back, the absence of Giorgos Kyriakopoulos and Panagiotis Retsos due to injury made Greece’s survival options even more limited.
With increasingly solid performance and sharp attacks, Denmark is believed to be again gaining an important victory at home. If Scotland also wins over Belarus, this defeat could make Greece eliminated from competition for the 2026 World Cup.
Estimated Lineup Of Players
Denmark (3-4-2-1):Schmeichel; Christensen, Andersen, Vestergaard; Maehle, Norgaard, Hjulmand, Dorgu; Dryer, Damsgaard; Hojlund
Greece (4-2-3-1): Tzolakis; Vagiannidis, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas; Zafeiris, Kourbelis; Karetas, Bakasetas, Tzolis; Ioannidis
Prediction of Greek Denmark Score 2-1
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