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1967 Denmark v Iceland football match

The 1967 Denmark v Iceland football match was an international friendly association football match between the senior national teams of Denmark and Iceland. The match took place on 23 August 1967 at Idrætsparken in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1][2][3] The match finished as a 14–2 win for Denmark and has been called the worst day in the history of Icelandic football.[4][5][6][7][8]

EventInternational friendly
Denmark Iceland
Denmark Iceland
14 2
Date23 August 1967
VenueIdrætsparken, Copenhagen
RefereeCurth Nystrand (Sweden)
Attendance19,500

Background

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The Icelandic team consisted mostly of players from the U-23 which had recently won the Norwegian U-23 and played well against Sweden U-23.

The match

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Denmark  14–2  Iceland
John Steen Olsen   7', 40'
Finn Laudrup   7', 28', 85'
Kresten Bjerre   13', 71', 76'
Tom Søndergaard   15'
Ulrik Le Fevre   57', 61', 67'
Erik Dyreborg   60', 65'		 Helgi Númason   56'
Hermann Gunnarsson   62'
Attendance: 19,500
GK 1 Jørgen Henriksen
2 Johnny Hansen
3 John Worbye (c)
5 Henning Boel
4 Kresten Bjerre
6 Erik Sandvad
7 John Steen Olsen   85'
8 Finn Laudrup
9 Erik Dyreborg
10 Tom Søndergaard
11 Ulrik le Fevre
Substitutes:
4 Keld Bak   85'
Manager:
  Sepp Herberger
GK 1 Guðmundur Pétursson[9]
2 Jóhannes Sandhólm Atlason   46'
3 Jón Stefánsson
4 Guðni Kjartansson
5 Anton Bjarnason
6 Guðni Jónsson
7 Björn Lárusson
8 Eyleifur Hafsteinsson (c)
9 Hermann Gunnarsson
10 Helgi Númason
11 Kári Árnason
Substitutes:
12 Sigurður Dagsson
13 Baldur Sveinn Scheving
14 Sigurður Albertsson   46'
15 Þórður Jónsson
16 Ernst Elmar Geirsson
Manager:
  Reynir Karlsson

Aftermath

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While Denmark was viewed as heavy favorites, the end score caused a shock in Iceland and the selection younger players in place of more experienced was heavily criticised.[10][11][12][13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Reiðarslag í Idrætsparken". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 August 1967. pp. 22, 16. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
  2. ^ "Mesti ósigur Íslendinga í Knattspyrnu. Danir unnu 14:2". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 24 August 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
  3. ^ "Sorgarsaga á Idrætsparken í gærkveldi". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 24 August 1967. pp. 2, 10. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
  4. ^ "Versti dagurinn í sögu íslenzkrar knattspyrnu í gær". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 24 August 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
  5. ^ Andri Karl (23 August 2007). "Voru alltof svifaseinir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 8. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
  6. ^ "Mesta hneyksli íslenzkrar íþróttasögu". Vísir (in Icelandic). 24 August 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
  7. ^ "Danir unnu Íslendinga 14:2". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 24 August 1967. p. 12. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  8. ^ Víðir Sigurðsson (2 September 2000). "Æfðu á Kolviðrarhóli og fóru í bað í Hveragerði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 4B–5B. Retrieved 23 July 2021 – via Tímarit.is. 
  9. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (12 February 2018). "Markvörður Íslands í 14-2 tapinu var sæmdur Heiðurskrossi KSÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Hvað gerðist - hvað skal gera?". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 August 1967. p. 26. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Timarit.is. 
  11. ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (20 August 2017). "Hálf öld frá 14:2 martröðinni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 16–17. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
  12. ^ Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (23 August 2017). "50 ár frá 14-2: „Spiluðu vörnina upp í stúku"". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  13. ^ Davíð Kjartan Gestsson (27 August 2015). "Svona skoruðu Danir 14 mörk gegn Íslandi". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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