{"id":114536,"date":"2026-06-23T09:45:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/114536\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:45:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:45:38","slug":"schmeichels-shutout-sees-denmark-beat-faroe-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/114536\/","title":{"rendered":"Schmeichel\u2019s Shutout Sees Denmark Beat Faroe Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Kasper Schmeichel plays from start to finish in Denmark\u2019s 4-0 friendly win over the Faroe Islands- Cengiz \u00dcnder comes off the bench in Turkey&#8217;s 3-3 friendly draw with Germany- James Justin was an unused substitute as England Under-21s drew 3-3 with Andorra<\/p>\n<p>City No.1 <a class=\"article-body-link link svelte-w61d08 external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lcfc.com\/players\/2508\/Kasper-Schmeichel\/profile\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Schmeichel<\/a> kicked-off the Club\u2019s international representation on Wednesday evening after making his 56th senior appearance for Denmark in their convincing friendly victory over the Faroe Islands.<\/p>\n<p>Strikes in the first period from Bologna winger Andreas Skov Olsen, Internazionale midfielder Christian Eriksen, Genk\u2019s Joakim M\u00e6hle and Parma striker Andreas Cornelius secured the success at the MCH Arena in Herning.<\/p>\n<p>Schmeichel could next be in action on Sunday 11 October when Denmark head to Iceland for a UEFA Nations League Group 2 clash, before taking on England three days later in the same competition.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the day, <a class=\"article-body-link link svelte-w61d08 external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lcfc.com\/players\/23612\/Cengiz-%C3%9Cnder\/profile\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cengiz \u00dcnder<\/a>\u00a0came off the bench at half-time, while\u00a0<a class=\"article-body-link link svelte-w61d08 external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lcfc.com\/players\/26216\/%C3%87aglar-S%C3%B6y%C3%BCnc%C3%BC\/profile\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00c7a\u011flar S\u00f6y\u00fcnc\u00fc<\/a> did not feature, in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Germany at the\u00a0RheinEnergieStadion.<\/p>\n<p>Paris Saint-Germain attacker Julian Draxler saw his opener cancelled out by\u00a0Fenerbah\u00e7e\u2019s Ozan Tufan before\u00a0Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Florian Neuhaus and Alanysaspor&#8217;s\u00a0Efecan Karaca both scored to make it 2-2.<\/p>\n<p>Benfica forward Gian-Luca Waldschmidt&#8217;s 81st-minute effort then put Germany in front before Dusseldorf&#8217;s\u00a0Kenan Karaman netted an injury-time equaliser, with \u00dcnder instrumental in the build-up after winning possession for his side in midfield.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, City defender <a class=\"article-body-link link svelte-w61d08 external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lcfc.com\/players\/13515\/James-Justin\/profile\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Justin<\/a> was unused from the bench as England Under-21s drew 3-3 with Andorra after goals from Everton\u2019s Tom Davies, Brentford\u2019s Josh Dasilva and Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah.<\/p>\n<p>Aidy Boothroyd\u2019s England have now won six and drawn one of their UEFA U21 European Championship qualifiers in Group 3 ahead of the 2021 tournament finals, which will be hosted in Hungary and Slovenia.<\/p>\n<p>In six days\u2019 time, Justin, who has featured in all four of City\u2019s Premier League fixtures in 2020\/21, could make his seventh appearance for England Under-21s when they face Turkey at Molineux Stadium in another U21 EURO qualifier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8211; 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