0:0 against Denmark

LIVE from 9 pm: Denmark meets Serbia

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Over and out: Serbia have to pack their bags for the EURO! A 0-0 draw against Denmark was not enough in the end. Even tennis superstar Novak Djokovic, who kept his fingers crossed in the Munich stadium, didn't bring any luck. 

Without a win, Denmark finished second in the tired Group C of the European Championships in Germany to reach the round of 16. After three draws against Slovenia, England and Serbia (0:0) on Tuesday evening, the Scandinavians will face hosts Germany on Saturday. Alongside England (5 points), Slovenia (3) are also unbeaten and remain in the tournament as one of the four best third-placed teams in the group. Serbia (2) have been eliminated.

Due to their position in the table, the Serbs were under particular pressure. However, the Danes opted for the more active approach, not shining as they did in their 2021 semi-final push, but still finding one or two solutions to get dangerously close to Serbia's keeper. Predrag Rajkovic had to make a strong save from Christian Eriksen's long-range shot (21'). Rasmus Höjlund (32) and Jonas Wind (39) knocked on the door with half-chances.

Serbia say goodbye without scoring
Serbia coach Dragan Stojkovic had completely changed the midfield and attack compared to the last-minute 1-1 draw against Slovenia. However, the change did not bring the desired result. Instead, his uninspired team showed impressively why they only managed one goal in the tournament. Further adaptations were necessary at half-time, with Dusan Tadic and Luka Jovic coming on as two high-calibre attacking players, who immediately sparked cheers in direct interplay.

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After Tadic's lofted pass, Jovic forced Joachim Andersen into a supposed own goal, which did not count due to Jovic's offside position (54'). Later, Juventus star Dusan Vlahovic added a third Serbian center forward to a game that became much more open after the break. On the Danish side, United striker Höjlund, who was still struggling to get going, had to make way for Kasper Dolberg early on (59').

Few goalmouth scrambles 
Scoring opportunities remained few and far between. Jannik Vestergaard headed into Rajkovic's hands (65') as the score remained 0-0 in the parallel match between England and Slovenia. Slovenia and Denmark were well on their way to tying for second place in the long-distance yellow card duel.

The Danes around Eriksen, who replaced Simon Kjaer (substitute) as Denmark's record player with his 133rd international appearance, continued to dominate the game - the final phase was heated with a rather timid Serbian attacking flurry. Mitrovic appealed in vain for a penalty for a shirt tug (83'), while at the other end a Mähle cross fizzed past the far corner (86'). Serbia's prominent attack failed to create any major chances.

Denmark - Serbia 0:0
Munich, refereed by Letexier (FRA)
Yellow cards: Wind, Hjulmand or Milenkovic, Mitrovic

Denmark: Schmeichel - Andersen, Christensen, Vestergaard - Bah (77. Kristiansen), Hjulmand (77. Delaney), Höjbjerg, Mähle - Eriksen (88. Poulsen) - Wind (46. Skov Olsen), Höjlund (59. Dolberg)
Serbia: Rajkovic - Veljkovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic, - Mihajlovic (73. Mladenovic), Ilic (67. Vlahovic), Gudelj (46. Jovic), Zivkovic - Samardzic (46. Tadic), Mitrovic, Lukic (87. Milinkovic-Savic)