Under-21 Group D: Netherlands vs Denmark facts
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
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Previous meetings, form guides and key facts ahead of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship match.
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Two-time UEFA European Under-21 Championship winners Netherlands continue their Group D campaign at the Tatran Arena in Prešov, where Denmark are their Matchday 2 opponents with both sides in buoyant mood.
Netherlands came from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw against Finland in Košice on Matchday 1, Ernest Poku scoring a 93rd-minute equaliser with his fellow substitute Luciano Valente having started the comeback (59).
Denmark, meanwhile, twice came from behind against Ukraine in Presov with equalisers from Clement Bischoff (62) and William Bøving (81) before substitute William Osula got the winner five minutes from time.
Previous European U21 Championship meetings
Matches 1
Netherlands wins 0
Denmark wins 0
Draws 1
Netherlands goals 1
Denmark goals 1
The sides' only previous competitive U21 fixture came on Matchday 2 of the 2006 finals in Portugal, a 1-1 draw in Aveiro in which Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's 38th-minute opener for the eventual champions Netherlands was cancelled out by Thomas Kahlenberg three minutes after half-time.
Denmark turned the tables that October, recording a 2-1 away friendly victory in Enschede.
The countries have met twice since then, both Netherlands friendly wins – 2-1 at home on 6 February 2008 and 3-1 in Herning on 17 November 2010 in which Bas Dost scored twice.
Mads Hansen gave Denmark the lead in an Under-18 friendly against Netherlands on 5 September 2019, although the home side recovered to win 2-1.
Form guide
Netherlands
Netherlands have reached the final tournament for the eighth time, although only the fourth since claiming back-to-back titles in 2006 and, as hosts, 2007.
In 2023 a team coached by Erwin van de Looi drew all three games to finish third in Group A behind co-hosts Georgia and Portugal.
That was only the second final tournament in which Netherlands had failed to progress from the group stage and the first since 2000.
Now coached by Michael Reiziger, Netherlands were the first side to qualify for the 2025 finals and finished with the only 100% record, their 30 points leaving them 11 points above Group C runners-up Georgia.
Reiziger's side conceded only three goals, less than any other side.
Noah Ohio was the Jong Oranje's top scorer in qualifying with seven goals.
Denmark
Denmark have qualified for the final tournament for the seventh time – and the fifth in the last six editions.
The Danes missed out on the 2023 finals, finishing second behind Belgium in their qualifying section before losing 5-4 on penalties to Croatia after a 3-3 aggregate draw in the play-offs.
Semi-finalists in 1992 and 2015, Denmark reached the quarter-finals on their last appearance in 2021, losing 6-5 on penalties to eventual champions Germany after a 2-2 draw.
In charge since January 2023, Steffen Højer guided Denmark to first place in Group I in qualifying for these finals (W5 D2 L1), three points clear of both Czechia and Wales.
Mathias Kvistgaarden and Oliver Sørensen were Denmark's top scorers in qualifying on three goals.
Links and trivia
Have played in Netherlands:
Aske Adelgaard (Go Ahead Eagles 2024–)
Anton Gaaei (Ajax 2023–)
Oscar Fraulo (Utrecht 2023– loan)
Have played together:
Noah Ohio & Oscar Fraulo (Utrecht 2024–)
Ryan Flamingo & Oscar Fraulo (Utrecht 2023/24)
Jorel Hato, Kenneth Taylor & Anton Gaaei (Ajax 2023–25)
Youri Regeer & Anton Gaaei (Ajax 2025–)
Anass Salah-Eddine & Anton Gaaei (Ajax 2023/24)