UEFA Euro 2020 Group B

Group B of UEFA Euro 2020 took place from 12 to 21 June 2021 in Copenhagen's Parken Stadium and Saint Petersburg's Krestovsky Stadium.[1] The group contained host nation Denmark, Finland, Belgium and host nation Russia. The head-to-head match between the hosts took place at Denmark's Parken Stadium.

Thomas Meunier (number 15) scored the second goal for Belgium against Russia.

Teams
Draw posi­tion Team Pot Method of
quali­fication		 Date of
quali­fication		 Finals
appea­rance		 Last
appea­rance		 Previous best
perfor­mance		 Qualifying Rankings
November 2019[nb 1]		 FIFA Rankings
May 2021
B1 Denmark (host)3Group D runner-up18 November 20199th2012Winners (1992)1510
B2 Finland4Group J runner-up15 November 20191st—Debut2054
B3 Belgium1Group I winner10 October 20196th2016Runners-up (1980)11
B4 Russia[nb 2] (host)2Group I runner-up13 October 201912th2016Winners (1960)1238

Notes

  1. The European Qualifiers overall rankings from November 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Denmark (H) 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3[lower-alpha 1]
3  Finland 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3[lower-alpha 1]
4  Russia (H) 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3[lower-alpha 1]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Denmark +2, Finland 0, Russia −2.

In the round of 16,[2]

  • The winner of Group B, Belgium, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group F, Portugal.
  • The runner-up of Group B, Denmark, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Wales.

Matches
Times listed are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2). For matches in Saint Petersburg, the local time is also given (MSK, UTC+3).

Denmark vs Finland

In the 43rd minute, the match was suspended after Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch due to a cardiac arrest. Eriksen was transferred to Rigshospitalet where he was stabilised.[3][4][5] UEFA gave the players two options for restarting the match, either to resume later in the evening or the next day at 12:00 CEST. Only after receiving confirmation that Eriksen was awake, the Danish team agreed to continue the match that evening.[6] The match was resumed at 20:30, with the last four minutes of the first half to be completed prior to a five-minute half-time break.[7]

Denmark 0–1 Finland
Report
  • Pohjanpalo 60'
Attendance: 13,790[8]
Denmark[9]
Finland[9]
GK1Kasper Schmeichel
RB18Daniel Wass 76'
CB4Simon Kjær (c) 63'
CB6Andreas Christensen
LB5Joakim Mæhle
CM10Christian Eriksen 43'
CM23Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
CM8Thomas Delaney 76'
RW20Yussuf Poulsen
CF19Jonas Wind 63'
LW9Martin Braithwaite
Substitutions:
MF24Mathias Jensen 43'
FW11Andreas Skov Olsen 63'
DF3Jannik Vestergaard 63'
DF17Jens Stryger Larsen 76'
FW21Andreas Cornelius 76'
Manager:
Kasper Hjulmand
GK1Lukáš Hrádecký
CB4Joona Toivio
CB2Paulus Arajuuri
CB3Daniel O'Shaughnessy
DM14Tim Sparv (c) 51' 76'
CM8Robin Lod 4'
CM6Glen Kamara
RW22Jukka Raitala 90'
LW18Jere Uronen
CF20Joel Pohjanpalo 84'
CF10Teemu Pukki 76'
Substitutions:
MF11Rasmus Schüller 76'
MF19Joni Kauko 76'
FW26Marcus Forss 84'
DF5Leo Väisänen 90'
Manager:
Markku Kanerva

Man of the Match:
Christian Eriksen (Denmark)[10]

Assistant referees:[9]
Gary Beswick (England)
Adam Nunn (England)
Fourth official:
Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Stéphane De Almeida (Switzerland)
Video assistant referee:
Stuart Attwell (England)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Chris Kavanagh (England)
Filippo Meli (Italy)
Marco Di Bello (Italy)

Belgium vs Russia
Belgium 3–0 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 26,264[11]
Belgium[12]
Russia[12]
GK1Thibaut Courtois
CB2Toby Alderweireld
CB4Dedryck Boyata
CB5Jan Vertonghen (c) 77'
RM21Timothy Castagne 27'
CM19Leander Dendoncker
CM8Youri Tielemans
LM16Thorgan Hazard
RF14Dries Mertens 72'
CF9Romelu Lukaku
LF11Yannick Carrasco 77'
Substitutions:
DF15Thomas Meunier 27'
MF10Eden Hazard 72'
DF3Thomas Vermaelen 77'
MF26Dennis Praet 77'
Manager:
Roberto Martínez
GK1Anton Shunin
RB2Mário Fernandes
CB5Andrei Semyonov
CB14Georgi Dzhikiya
LB18Yuri Zhirkov 43'
CM7Magomed Ozdoyev
CM8Dmitri Barinov 46'
RW11Roman Zobnin 63'
AM17Aleksandr Golovin
LW23Daler Kuzyayev 29'
CF22Artem Dzyuba (c)
Substitutions:
MF6Denis Cheryshev 29' 63'
DF4Vyacheslav Karavayev 43'
DF3Igor Diveyev 46'
MF26Maksim Mukhin 63'
MF15Aleksei Miranchuk 63'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov

Man of the Match:
Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)[10]

Assistant referees:[12]
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Fourth official:
Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Reserve assistant referee:
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referees:
João Pinheiro (Portugal)
Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain (Spain)
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)

Finland vs Russia
Finland 0–1 Russia
Report
Attendance: 24,540[13]
Finland[14]
Russia[14]
GK1Lukáš Hrádecký
CB4Joona Toivio 85'
CB2Paulus Arajuuri (c)
CB3Daniel O'Shaughnessy 90'
CM11Rasmus Schüller 67'
CM6Glen Kamara 22'
RW22Jukka Raitala 75'
AM8Robin Lod
LW18Jere Uronen
CF10Teemu Pukki 75'
CF20Joel Pohjanpalo
Substitutions:
MF19Joni Kauko 67'
MF13Pyry Soiri 75'
FW21Lassi Lappalainen 75'
MF9Fredrik Jensen 85'
Manager:
Markku Kanerva
GK16Matvei Safonov
RB2Mário Fernandes 26'
CB3Igor Diveyev
CB14Georgi Dzhikiya 88'
LB23Daler Kuzyayev
CM11Roman Zobnin
CM8Dmitri Barinov 27'
CM7Magomed Ozdoyev 34' 61'
RF15Aleksei Miranchuk 85'
CF22Artem Dzyuba (c) 85'
LF17Aleksandr Golovin
Substitutions:
DF4Vyacheslav Karavayev 26'
MF19Rifat Zhemaletdinov 61'
FW9Aleksandr Sobolev 85'
MF26Maksim Mukhin 85'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov

Man of the Match:
Aleksei Miranchuk (Russia)[10]

Assistant referees:[14]
Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)
Jan de Vries (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Vasile Marinescu (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Benjamin Pagès (France)
Jérôme Brisard (France)

Denmark vs Belgium
Denmark 1–2 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 23,395[15]
Denmark[16]
Belgium[16]
GK1Kasper Schmeichel
RB6Andreas Christensen
CB4Simon Kjær (c)
CB3Jannik Vestergaard 84'
LB5Joakim Mæhle
CM18Daniel Wass 59' 61'
CM23Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
CM8Thomas Delaney 72'
RW20Yussuf Poulsen 61'
CF14Mikkel Damsgaard 69' 72'
LW9Martin Braithwaite
Substitutions:
MF15Christian Nørgaard 61'
DF17Jens Stryger Larsen 61'
FW21Andreas Cornelius 72'
MF24Mathias Jensen 81' 72'
FW11Andreas Skov Olsen 84'
Manager:
Kasper Hjulmand
GK1Thibaut Courtois
CB2Toby Alderweireld
CB18Jason Denayer
CB5Jan Vertonghen (c)
RM15Thomas Meunier
CM8Youri Tielemans
CM19Leander Dendoncker 59'
LM16Thorgan Hazard 90+4' 90+4'
RF14Dries Mertens 46'
CF9Romelu Lukaku
LF11Yannick Carrasco 59'
Substitutions:
MF7Kevin De Bruyne 46'
MF10Eden Hazard 59'
MF6Axel Witsel 59'
DF3Thomas Vermaelen 90+4'
Manager:
Roberto Martínez

Man of the Match:
Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)[10]

Assistant referees:[16]
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mehmet Culum (Sweden)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Benjamin Pagès (France)
François Letexier (France)

Russia vs Denmark
Russia 1–4 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 23,644[17]
Russia[18]
Denmark[18]
GK16Matvei Safonov
CB3Igor Diveyev 75'
CB14Georgi Dzhikiya
CB13Fyodor Kudryashov 28' 67'
RWB2Mário Fernandes
LWB23Daler Kuzyayev 67'
CM7Magomed Ozdoyev 61'
CM11Roman Zobnin
RW15Aleksei Miranchuk 61'
LW17Aleksandr Golovin
CF22Artem Dzyuba (c)
Substitutions:
FW9Aleksandr Sobolev 61'
MF19Rifat Zhemaletdinov 61'
MF26Maksim Mukhin 67'
DF4Vyacheslav Karavayev 67'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov
GK1Kasper Schmeichel
CB6Andreas Christensen
CB4Simon Kjær (c)
CB3Jannik Vestergaard
RM18Daniel Wass 60'
CM23Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
CM8Thomas Delaney 57' 85'
LM5Joakim Mæhle
RF9Martin Braithwaite 85'
CF20Yussuf Poulsen 60'
LF14Mikkel Damsgaard 72'
Substitutions:
DF17Jens Stryger Larsen 60'
FW12Kasper Dolberg 60'
MF15Christian Nørgaard 72'
FW21Andreas Cornelius 85'
MF24Mathias Jensen 85'
Manager:
Kasper Hjulmand

Man of the Match:
Andreas Christensen (Denmark)[10]

Assistant referees:[18]
Nicolas Danos (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Fourth official:
Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Stéphane De Almeida (Switzerland)
Video assistant referee:
François Letexier (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Benjamin Pagès (France)
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Finland vs Belgium
Finland 0–2 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 18,545[19]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Finland[20]
Belgium[20]
GK1Lukáš Hrádecký
CB4Joona Toivio
CB2Paulus Arajuuri
CB3Daniel O'Shaughnessy
RWB22Jukka Raitala
LWB18Jere Uronen 70'
CM8Robin Lod 90+1'
CM14Tim Sparv (c) 59'
CM6Glen Kamara
CF20Joel Pohjanpalo 70'
CF10Teemu Pukki 90+1'
Substitutions:
MF11Rasmus Schüller 59'
MF19Joni Kauko 70'
MF17Nikolai Alho 70'
FW26Marcus Forss 90+1'
MF9Fredrik Jensen 90+1'
Manager:
Markku Kanerva
GK1Thibaut Courtois
CB4Dedryck Boyata
CB18Jason Denayer
CB3Thomas Vermaelen
RM24Leandro Trossard 75'
CM7Kevin De Bruyne 90+1'
CM6Axel Witsel
LM22Nacer Chadli
RF25Jérémy Doku 75'
CF9Romelu Lukaku 84'
LF10Eden Hazard (c)
Substitutions:
DF15Thomas Meunier 75'
FW23Michy Batshuayi 75'
FW20Christian Benteke 84'
MF17Hans Vanaken 90+1'
Manager:
Roberto Martínez

Man of the Match:
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)[10]

Assistant referees:[20]
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Davide Massa (Italy)
Reserve assistant referee:
Stefano Alassio (Italy)
Video assistant referee:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Discipline

Fair play points were to be used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams were tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[2]

  • yellow card = 1 point
  • red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
  • direct red card = 3 points
  • yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
           
 Belgium 1 −1
 Denmark 3 1 −4
 Finland 2 2 −4
 Russia 3 2 −5

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