Denmark vs Portugal Result

Portugal have won their last two Nations League matches without missing a beat, while Denmark are working through the worst injury list their coach says he has ever had to manage. That is the question Thursday's game in Copenhagen actually poses: whether a patched-together Denmark side can hold out against a Portugal team that has not lost since the summer.

• Fixture: Denmark vs Portugal
• Competition: UEFA Nations League
• Date: Thursday, 1 October 2026
• Kick-off: 19:45 BST

Full details, including how to get involved, are on the Denmark vs Portugal match page.

Denmark's defence in pieces

Brian Riemer has said he has "never experienced anything like" the list of absences he is dealing with this week. Patrick Dorgu and Albert Grønbæk were both sent home with muscle injuries in the past few days, joining Andreas Christensen, Alexander Bah and Kasper Dolberg on the sidelines. That is five senior internationals missing before Riemer has picked a team, several of them from the back line he would otherwise start.

Why Ronaldo was on the bench against Norway

Cristiano Ronaldo did not play a single minute of Portugal's last Nations League win over Norway, only the third time in his international career he has been an unused substitute. Coach Jorge Jesus framed it as game management rather than a drop in form, saying "Cris isn't like João Neves, who is 20 and can play every three days." Portuguese reports described a tense conversation between the two afterwards, but both have since played it down, with Jesus calling Ronaldo "an important figure for Portugal, playing or not."

Denmark's recent form

Denmark's two most recent matches went in opposite directions: a 3-2 defeat away to Norway on 24 September, followed three days later by a 2-0 home win over Wales. The Wales result shows there is a decent team underneath the current injury list, but it was played before Dorgu and Grønbæk followed Christensen and Bah out of the squad.