Euro 2012: Remembering Denmark in 1992
May, 26, 2012
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Patrick Dorsey | ESPN.com
UEFA EURO 2012™, one of soccer's top international competitions, kicks off June 8. In anticipation of this eagerly awaited event, Playbook is teaming up with ESPNFC to offer sights and other delights from each participating nation.
Denmark wasn't even supposed to be at UEFA Euro 1992. But a late banning -- more on that in the trivia section -- landed the Danes on the soil of heated rival Sweden, taking aim at Europe's top soccer trophy.
And they won it.
And it looked like this:
Lutz Bongarts/Getty ImagesLed by keeper Peter Schmeichel, the Danes outlasted England and France in the group stage.
Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesAlthough they lost to Sweden head-to-head, Denmark leapt over their rivals in the knockout stage.
Shaun Botterill/Getty Images...with a win over Netherlands first, then a 2-0 triumph over reigning World Cup winner Germany.
Allsport UK/Getty ImagesIt was something to celebrate.
Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesAnd celebrate.
Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesAnd celebrate.
TRIVIA
Which banned country did Denmark replace two weeks before Euro 1992?
The answer will be posted on Facebook later today...
Denmark wasn't even supposed to be at UEFA Euro 1992. But a late banning -- more on that in the trivia section -- landed the Danes on the soil of heated rival Sweden, taking aim at Europe's top soccer trophy.
And they won it.
And it looked like this:
Lutz Bongarts/Getty ImagesLed by keeper Peter Schmeichel, the Danes outlasted England and France in the group stage.Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesAlthough they lost to Sweden head-to-head, Denmark leapt over their rivals in the knockout stage.Shaun Botterill/Getty Images...with a win over Netherlands first, then a 2-0 triumph over reigning World Cup winner Germany.Allsport UK/Getty ImagesIt was something to celebrate.Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesAnd celebrate.Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesAnd celebrate.TRIVIA
Which banned country did Denmark replace two weeks before Euro 1992?
The answer will be posted on Facebook later today...
Patrick Dorsey | email
PlaybookPatrick Dorsey is a Playbook editor. He has worked for the Web and newspapers, had a cup of craft service coffee in film school, and played in one Division III golf tournament (he shot 105).
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