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. The match finished as a 14–2 win for Denmark and has been called the worst day in the history of Icelandic football.
Background 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
GK 1 Jørgen Henriksen 2 Johnny Hansen 3 John Worbye (c) 5 Henning Boel 4 Kresten Bjerre 6 Erik Sandvad 7 John Steen Olsen 8 Finn Laudrup 9 Erik Dyreborg 10Tom Søndergaard 11Ulrik le FevreSubstitutes: 4 Keld Bak Manager: Ernst Netuka GK 1 Guðmundur Pétursson 2 Jóhannes Sandhólm Atlason 3 Jón Stefánsson 4 Guðni Kjartansson 5 Anton Bjarnason 6 Guðni Jónsson 7 Björn Lárusson 8 Eyleifur Hafsteinsson (c) 9 Hermann Gunnarsson 10Helgi Númason 11Kári ÁrnasonSubstitutes: 12 Sigurður Dagsson 13 Baldur Sveinn Scheving 14 Sigurður Albertsson 15 Þórður Jónsson 16 Ernst Elmar GeirssonManager: Reynir Karlsson
Aftermath 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.
See also History of the Denmark national football team
External links Match info on Danish Football Association Match info on Football Association of Iceland
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