Euro 2016 Qualifiers : Denmark loses to Portugal 1-0 but qualifies for next round
BRAGA, Oct. 8, 2015 (AMP) — France 2016 (Qualifiers) : Portugal defeated Denmark by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a Euro qualifying game on Thursday night at the Braga Municipal Stadium.
45 minutes of play and neither the Portugueses nor the Danes have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Portuguese midfielder João Moutinho in the 66th minute.
Denmark advance to the next round of the ongoing UEFA Euro.The result put the Portuguese top of Group I with 18 points. Denmark is second with 12 points. In their last game, Portugal will meet Serbia at the Braga Municipal Stadium on October 11.
Fixtures and Results : Group I
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Overview
Portugal at the Euro
- 6 appearances (first in 1984)
- 15 participations in the qualifications (first in 1960)
- Statistics: Runners-up (2004)
Denmark at the Euro
- 1 title (1992)
- 8 appearances (first in 1964)
- 15 participations in the qualifications (first in 1960)
- Statistics: Champions (1992) Fourth Place (1964)
Portugal
1:0
Denmark
1:0 (0:0)
- 8 October 2015
- 20:45
- Braga
Group I
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Portugal | 18 |
| Denmark | 12 |
 Albania | 9 |
 Serbia | 8 |
 Armenia | 2 |
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