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1967 Denmark v Iceland football match

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EventInternational friendly
Date23 August 1967
VenueIdrætsparken, Copenhagen
RefereeCurth Nystrand (Sweden)
Attendance19,500

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]

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 downward-facing red arrow 85'
8 Finn Laudrup
9 Erik Dyreborg
10 Tom Søndergaard
11 Ulrik le Fevre
Substitutes:
4 Keld Bak upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Denmark Sepp Herberger
GK 1 Guðmundur Pétursson[9]
2 Jóhannes Sandhólm Atlason downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 46'
15 Þórður Jónsson
16 Ernst Elmar Geirsson
Manager:
Iceland 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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Sorgarsaga á Idrætsparken í gærkveldi". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 24 August 1967. pp. 2, 10. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Versti dagurinn í sögu íslenzkrar knattspyrnu í gær". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 24 August 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  5. ^ Andri Karl (23 August 2007). "Voru alltof svifaseinir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 8. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Mesta hneyksli íslenzkrar íþróttasögu". Vísir (in Icelandic). 24 August 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  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.