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Wales vs Denmark: match report

Wales hosted Denmark at Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday 4 October 2026, in the Nations League (round 4). Irfan Peljto is the referee, averaging 3.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Wales 0-1 Denmark. Goals: Rasmus Højlund 75' (pen) for Denmark. Attendance: 25,108.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 29' Yellow card: Liam Cullen (Wales)
  • 67' Yellow card: Ben Cabango (Wales)
  • 75' Penalty: Rasmus Højlund (Denmark) 0-1
  • 80' Yellow card: Sorba Thomas (Wales)
  • 90'+5' Yellow card: Mads Hermansen (Denmark)
Match stats (contains the result)
56%Possession44%
6Shots13
1Shots on target4
3Corners3
11Fouls9
0Offsides3
3Saves1
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Wales 4-2-3-1

Coach: Craig Bellamy

  1. 12 Danny Ward GK
  2. 3 Neco Williams DEF
  3. 6 Ben Cabango DEF
  4. 4 Ben Davies DEF
  5. 15 Jay Dasilva DEF
  6. 5 Ethan Ampadu MID
  7. 17 Jordan James MID
  8. 11 Brennan Johnson FWD
  9. 10 Liam Cullen MID
  10. 19 Sorba Thomas FWD
  11. 9 Lewis Koumas FWD

Bench

  • 22 Josh Sheehan MID
  • 18 Mark Harris FWD
  • 23 Joel Colwill MID
  • 8 Wes Burns FWD
  • 13 Kieffer Moore FWD
  • 1 David Cornell GK
  • 21 Tom King GK
  • 2 Chris Mepham DEF
  • 14 Connor Roberts DEF
  • 16 Jayden Lienou DEF
  • 7 Cian Ashford FWD
  • 20 Daniel James FWD

Denmark 4-4-2

Coach: Brian Riemer

  1. 16 Mads Hermansen GK
  2. 13 Rasmus Kristensen DEF
  3. 2 Joachim Andersen DEF
  4. 3 Oliver Provstgaard DEF
  5. 5 Joakim Mæhle DEF
  6. 8 Gustav Isaksen FWD
  7. 21 Morten Hjulmand MID
  8. 23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID
  9. 20 Mohamed Daramy FWD
  10. 9 Rasmus Højlund FWD
  11. 7 Victor Froholdt MID

Bench

  • 11 Andreas Skov Olsen FWD
  • 18 Anton Gaaei DEF
  • 19 Kasper Waarts Høgh FWD
  • 15 Mathias Kvistgaarden FWD
  • 1 Andreas Jungdal GK
  • 22 Filip Jörgensen GK
  • 4 Lucas Høgsberg DEF
  • 6 Victor Nelsson DEF
  • 12 Mads Bidstrup MID
  • 10 Thomas Jørgensen MID
  • 17 Adam Daghim FWD
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 27 September 2026: Denmark 2-0 Wales
  • Saturday 26 June 2021: Wales 0-4 Denmark
  • Friday 16 November 2018: Wales 1-2 Denmark
  • Sunday 9 September 2018: Denmark 2-0 Wales
  • Wednesday 19 November 2008: Denmark 0-1 Wales