Euro Result: Slovenia 1-1 Denmark

Jude Bellingham scored one goal in Gelsenkirchen as the runners-up in EURO 2020 won Group C to start their 2024 campaign.

In the exciting Group C opening in Stuttgart, UEFA EURO 2024, Slovenia and Denmark had little to pick between them, ending in a 1-1 draw.

Slovenia created the first real opportunity of the match when Benjamin Šeško‘s long-range attempt went agonisingly close but just wide.

But Denmark seized the lead after just one minute. In his first game back in this tournament after suffering a heart arrest at EURO 2020, Jonas Wind performed a terrific job to flick on a fast throw, and Eriksen was there to chest down and finish with style. The midfielder’s goal was a fantastic moment.

With a corner generating panic in the Denmark area and Petar Stojanović missing with a header, Slovenia had a good start to the second half.

Important statistics

It was the first time Slovenia has been in a EURO match since 2000. They have yet to experience their first triumph.
Out of their previous 15 competitive games, they have only lost twice (W8 D5).
Matjaž Kek’s team has only lost one of their previous 21 games without a goal.
Jaka Bijol, a center-back, made his 50th Slovenian appearance.
In seven meetings with Slovenia, Denmark is still undefeated (W5 D2).
Only three of Denmark’s previous fifteen EURO group stage games have resulted in a draw.
In the last six of its EURO matches, Denmark has taken the lead.
At 32 years and 123 days, Christian Eriksen became the oldest Danish scorer at a EURO final.