Denmark suffered a damaging defeat in their last game before their Euro 2025 campaign, losing 6-1 to Sweden in their final UEFA Nations League game.

However, they managed to qualify for this year’s Euros in comprehensive fashion, finishing second in their group just behind current world champions, Spain.

Andrée Jeglertz‘s side recorded victories over both Belgium and Czechia in qualifying, scoring 12 and only conceding three against the two sides.

Denmark’s first game in the tournament will see them face Sweden, the fourth highest ranked team in Europe, which will be an extremely tough test.

It doesn’t get much easier for the Reds, then having to travel St Jakob Park, home of FC Basel, to face one of the tournament favourites, Germany.

Their final game will see them face Poland, which could potentially be a crucial fixture to see who advances to the knockout stages.

Andreé Jeglertz – Who is He?

Andreé Jeglertz was appointed the manager of the Danish national team in September 2023 after three impressive seasons at Swedish Damallsvenskan side, Linköpings FC.

The Swede guided Linköpings to two consecutive third place finishes in his three seasons, earning the club qualification into the Champions League on two occasions.

The 53-year-old’s time in charge of Denmark has had it’s ups and downs, but has been largely positive on the whole.

A handful of shock losses to the likes of Iceland and Australia have been matched by some standout victories against Italy and Germany on their way to qualifying for the Euros.

On the whole, Jeglertz was hired to help his side to qualify for the euros, and he was successful in doing so.

Denmark made a winning start to their Euro qualification campaign in April 2024, with a comfortable 3-1 win over Czechia.

They followed this up with another decently comfortable victory over Belgium, with Amalie Vangsgaard netting twice in a 4-2 win. However, the Danes were 4-0 up after an hour.

A doubleheader with the Spanish world champions would put an end to the Danish unbeaten start to qualifying, however, losing 2-0 to Montserrat Tomé’s in Vejle, and losing again, 3-2 this time, a week later in Tenerife.

However, back-to-back wins and clean sheets earned Denmark qualification to this year’s edition of the Euros.

The Reds struggled defensively early in qualification despite winning their first two games. However, they found defensive stability later in the group, mostly due to the introduction of Emma Skou Færge to their defence.

Pernille Harder and Janni Thomsen were both crucial for their side during qualification, scoring the majority of their goals from either wing.

Denmark have a few players who could be crucial for them if they are to have a successful tournament, but their standout will be Pernille Harder.

Harder is the current Denmark captain and holds the record for international goals by a Danish player in history.

The 32-year-old attacker was lethal for Bayern Munich last campaign, bagging 23 goals and getting six assists in 36 games in all competitions, helping her side to a Frauen Bundesliga title and third place in the golden boot race.

Prior to making a move to the German giants, Harder had a successful spell in the WSL with Chelsea too, scoring 43 goals across three seasons in England.

Her strike against Wales in Denmark’s penultimate friendly ahead of the Euros, and if she is able to utilise her attacking prowess in Switzerland next month then Denmark will have a much greater chance of a successful tournament.

Andreé Jeglertz made quite a few changes to his line-up during qualification, but here is how I think Denmark will line up during the tournament:

Formation – 3-4-3

Østergaard (Växjö DFF); Veje (Crystal Palace), Ballisager Pedersen (Fiorentina), Thøgersen (Roma); Holmgaard (Everton), Strøm Snerle (Fiorentina), Hasbo (Gotham FC), Thomsen (Utah Royals); Harder (Bayern Munich), Vangsgaard (Juventus), Bruun (Real Madrid).

Denmark will participate in Group C during the 2025 European Championships, with Germany, Sweden and Poland also in their group.

Games –

Denmark vs Sweden, Friday 4th July, 17:00 GMT, available to watch in the UK on ITV 1.

Denmark vs Germany, Tuesday 8th July, 17:00 GMT, available to watch in the UK on BBC 2.

Denmark vs Poland, Saturday 12th July, 20:00 GMT, available to watch in the UK on ITV 1.

Simply getting out of their group will be seen as a successful tournament for Denmark, considering the quality they will face early in the tournament.

However, Denmark themselves are no push overs and will be seen as a challenging opponent for the likes of Germany in their group giving their attacking capabilities.

They will require a few quality performances from the likes of Pernille Harder and Signe Bruun if they are to escape from their group, but they will remain hopeful.

A victory in their first game against Sweden looks unlikely at this point in time, but an upset could prove the difference for Andreé Jeglertz’s side.