Denmark marched into the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 in impressive fashion this evening, thrashing Wales 0-4 in Amsterdam. The result was only what Denmark deserved, as they largely outclassed Wales in what was expected to be a close game.
Wales actually started off brighter, with Gareth Bale looking menacing on the right side of the pitch and opening up the Denmark defence on a couple of occasions. However, a smart tactical switch after about 15 minutes completely nullified the influence of the Tottenham loanee, and from there, the match was all Denmark.
The Danes opened the scoring through a beautiful Kasper Dolberg finish on 27 minutes. And despite Wales having half-time to regroup, a second goal from Dolberg – albeit a controversial one – quickly doubled Denmark’s lead on 48 minutes.
Robert Page’s side worked hard to attempt to get themselves back into the game, but simply couldn’t find a way through. And their exit from the tournament was thoroughly confirmed when Joakim Maehle and Martin Braithwaite scored Denmark’s third and fourth goals on either side of a harsh red card for Harry Wilson.
Here are five talking points from Denmark’s 0-4 win over Wales.
#1 Wales’ bright start was undone by a tactical switch from Denmark
