Denmark v Netherlands (17:00 BST)

[friedaweed]

This promises to be such a thriller I've given it it's own thread.

Will the 92 trophy winning underdogs have the Viking strength to bust the Dutch dykes wide open?

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Of three matches between the two nations at either the European Championships or the World Cup, the Dutch have won twice. The Danes needed penalties to win their Euro 92 semi-final.
• Outside of Denmark's penalty shoot-out win in 1992, they have not beaten the Dutch since 1967.

Netherlands

• They have won just three of their past seven games (losing against Sweden, Germany & Bulgaria).
• The Dutch scored the most goals (37) in qualifying of any team at Euro 2012.
• Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's 12-goal haul was one short of the overall qualifying record.
• Jetro Willems, the 18-year-old (& 71 days) PSV Eindhoven left-back who started two of the warm-up games, will be the youngest player to feature in the Euros if he plays against Denmark.
• There are just seven changes to the squad that finished runners-up at the 2010 World Cup.
• The Dutch have progressed from the group phase in each of the last six European Championships.

Denmark

• Of any team at Euro 2012, only Greece (14) scored fewer goals than Denmark (15) in qualifying.
• Denmark won the least amount of corner kicks of any Euro 2012 nation during qualifying (just 38).
• Only England (38) had fewer shots on target then Denmark (44) in qualifying.
• Have lost 12 of 24 matches at European Championships, more than any other team in its history.
• Just two players in Denmark's 23-man squad have played at a previous European Championship.

 

[Lord Camomile]

This is the group everyone's been looking forward too

 

[tar1984]

Every game should get its own thread

Classic banter on bbc referring to the 'group of death' as the 'quite difficult group'

 

[Barking_Mad]

The Dutch by 3-0.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Every game should get its own thread

That's the way its always been done, how it should be done.

Why do Danes have such good English accents? Something I've noticed before.

 

[friedaweed]

I'm having real chips, cooked in beef dripping at half time to celebrate the start of the 'Quite difficult group'.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Always love the Dutch strip

 

[articul8]

Always love the Dutch strip

No, it's awful - looks like Blackpool

 

[articul8]

Think Dutch will win this fairly easily

 

[friedaweed]

Imminent thunderstorms, Dutch ladies in traditional dress, Smeagol's son, it's got everything this game and it hasn't even kicked off yet.

 

[Balbi]

Ah, someones let NIcklas Bendtner play with the footballers.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Fuck me the Dutch anthem is awful.

Alan Green says it's one of his favourites.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

No, it's awful - looks like Blackpool

It is a shocker this year. Training tops are boss tho.

 

[Lord Camomile]

No, it's awful - looks like Blackpool

Love theirs too

 

[Lord Camomile]

I wonder how much teams practice k/os...

 

[articul8]

Love theirs too

You are Ian Paisley and I claim my £5

 

[Fez909]

It's like watching a chess match so far..

 

[Lord Camomile]

Are you sure you're not just watching in black and white?

 

[Lord Camomile]

Woah!

 

[CyberRose]

Megs!

 

[Urban-Guerrilla]

poor keeping there

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Slightly against the run of pay.

Alamo time in the Danes penalty box will now commence.

 

[friedaweed]

NUTS

 

[Lord Camomile]

Slightly against the run of pay.

"Slightly"?!

 

[ruffneck23]

Good goal but the way they are playing Denmark didn't deserved it

Let's see how much the dutch punish tem for it

 

[CyberRose]

Handball!

 

[Smokeandsteam]

"Slightly"?!

Attempt at irony. Clearly a fail.

 

[Fez909]

It pisses me off when the commentators give all the credit to the better team. The goal was "lucky" but ever Dutch miss is "unlucky". Boo!

 

[Lord Camomile]

Jesus, how many chances do the Dutch want?!

 

[ruffneck23]

Denmark have def upped their game...