Denmark - Internationals 1998

                       D E N M A R K - Internationals

No. : 615                              Type: Friendly
Date: Mar 25, 1998 (Wed)               Ven.: Ibrox, Glasgow

Opp.: Scotland                         Att.:  26,468
Res.:  1-0 (1-0)                       Ref.: Dermot Gallagher (ENG)

Goalscorers:
  38'  1-0  Brian Laudrup

Line-up:
       580. Jan Heintze                Bayer 04 Leverkusen     36  1
       638. Thomas Helveg              Udinese Calcio          27  1
       625. Mogens Krogh               Brøndby IF               6  0
       589. Brian Laudrup              Glasgow Rangers FC      74 19
       542. Michael Laudrup            Ajax Amsterdam FC       96 36 C
       642. Jacob Laursen              Derby County            21  0
       621. Peter Møller               PSV Eindhoven           10  1
       649. Allan Nielsen              Tottenham Hotspur FC    15  5
       613. Marc Rieper                Glasgow Celtic FC       50  1 *
       643. Michael Schjønberg         1. FC Kaiserslautern    25  3 *
       640. Morten Wieghorst           Glasgow Celtic FC        8  2

Substitutions:
  46'  657. René Henriksen             AB                       1  0 #
       for  Jacob Laursen
  63'  609. Per Frandsen               Bolton Wanderers FC      9  0
       for  Allan Nielsen
  76'  658. Martin Jørgensen           Udinese Calcio           1  0 #
       for  Peter Møller
  81'  588. Bjarne Goldbæk             FC København            11  0
       for  Brian Laudrup

Coach:      Bo Johansson                                       11

Miscellaneous:
  Marc Rieper was the 24th player to reach 50 internationals for Denmark.
  Michael Schjønberg was the 94th player to reach 25 internationals for
    Denmark.

D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 616 Type: Friendly Date: Apr 22, 1998 (Wed) Ven.: Parken, Copenhagen Opp.: Norway Att.: 39,277 Res.: 0-2 (0-1) Ref.: Mikko Vuorela (FIN) Goalscorers: 25' 0-1 Øyvind Leonhardsen 59' 0-2 Tore André Flo Line-up: 609. Per Frandsen Bolton Wanderers FC 10 0 580. Jan Heintze Bayer 04 Leverkusen 37 1 638. Thomas Helveg Udinese Calcio 28 1 616. Jes Høgh Fenerbahçe SK 35 1 589. Brian Laudrup Glasgow Rangers FC 75 19 * 542. Michael Laudrup Ajax Amsterdam FC 97 36 C 649. Allan Nielsen Tottenham Hotspur FC 16 5 613. Marc Rieper Glasgow Celtic FC 51 1 659. Ebbe Sand Brøndby IF 1 0 # 643. Michael Schjønberg 1. FC Kaiserslautern 26 3 584. Peter Schmeichel Manchester United FC 98 0 Substitutions: 46' 625. Mogens Krogh Brøndby IF 7 0 for Peter Schmeichel 62' 640. Morten Wieghorst Glasgow Celtic FC 9 2 for Allan Nielsen 73' 654. Søren Colding Brøndby IF 3 0 for Per Frandsen 83' 658. Martin Jørgensen Udinese Calcio 2 0 for Michael Schjønberg Coach: Bo Johansson 12 Miscellaneous: Brian Laudrup was the 8th player to reach 75 internationals for Denmark.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 617 Type: Friendly Date: May 28, 1998 (Thu) Ven.: Malmö Stadion, Malmö Opp.: Sweden Att.: 25,258 Res.: 0-3 (0-2) Ref.: René H. J. Temmink (HOL) Goalscorers: 22' 0-1 Fredrik Ljungberg 33' 0-2 Jörgen Pettersson [pen.] 50' 0-3 Jörgen Pettersson Line-up: 609. Per Frandsen Bolton Wanderers FC 11 0 580. Jan Heintze Bayer 04 Leverkusen 38 1 638. Thomas Helveg Udinese Calcio 29 1 616. Jes Høgh Fenerbahçe SK 36 1 589. Brian Laudrup Glasgow Rangers FC 76 19 542. Michael Laudrup Ajax Amsterdam FC 98 36 C 612. Miklos Molnar Sevilla FC 9 2 649. Allan Nielsen Tottenham Hotspur FC 17 5 613. Marc Rieper Glasgow Celtic FC 52 1 643. Michael Schjønberg 1. FC Kaiserslautern 27 3 584. Peter Schmeichel Manchester United FC 99 0 Substitutions: 35' 631. Stig Tøfting MSV Duisburg 4 0 for Per Frandsen 46' 658. Martin Jørgensen Udinese Calcio 3 0 for Michael Schjønberg 54' 621. Peter Møller PSV Eindhoven 11 1 for Miklos Molnar 69' 640. Morten Wieghorst Glasgow Celtic FC 10 2 for Allan Nielsen 73' 642. Jacob Laursen Derby County 22 0 for Thomas Helveg Cards: Yel. Per Frandsen Peter Schmeichel Jes Høgh Coach: Bo Johansson 13 Miscellaneous:
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 618 Type: Friendly Date: Jun 05, 1998 (Fri) Ven.: Parken, Copenhagen Opp.: Cameroon Att.: 40,564 Res.: 1-2 (0-2) Ref.: David Roland Elleray (ENG) Goalscorers: 17' 0-1 François Omam Biyick 24' 0-2 François Omam Biyick 90' 1-2 Peter Møller Line-up: 580. Jan Heintze Bayer 04 Leverkusen 39 1 638. Thomas Helveg Udinese Calcio 30 1 657. René Henriksen AB 2 0 616. Jes Høgh Fenerbahçe SK 37 1 658. Martin Jørgensen Udinese Calcio 4 0 589. Brian Laudrup Glasgow Rangers FC 77 19 542. Michael Laudrup Ajax Amsterdam FC 99 36 C 613. Marc Rieper Glasgow Celtic FC 53 1 659. Ebbe Sand Brøndby IF 2 0 584. Peter Schmeichel Manchester United FC 100 0 * 640. Morten Wieghorst Glasgow Celtic FC 11 2 Substitutions: 46' 654. Søren Colding Brøndby IF 4 0 for Thomas Helveg 46' 649. Allan Nielsen Tottenham Hotspur FC 18 5 for Jes Høgh 46' 643. Michael Schjønberg 1. FC Kaiserslautern 28 3 for Jan Heintze 76' 609. Per Frandsen Bolton Wanderers FC 12 0 for Morten Wieghorst 76' 625. Mogens Krogh Brøndby IF 8 0 for Peter Schmeichel 86' 621. Peter Møller PSV Eindhoven 12 2 for Michael Laudrup Coach: Bo Johansson 14 Miscellaneous: Peter Schmeichel was the 2nd player to reach 100 internationals for Denmark. When Michael Laudrup was substituted, Brian Laudrup took over as Captain.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 619 Type: WC 1998 Finals, Group C Date: Jun 12, 1998 (Fri) Ven.: Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Opp.: Saudi Arabia Att.: 38,100 Res.: 1-0 (0-0) Ref.: Javier Alberto Castrilli (ARG) Goalscorers: 68' 1-0 Marc Rieper Line-up: 654. Søren Colding Brøndby IF 5 0 638. Thomas Helveg Udinese Calcio 31 1 616. Jes Høgh Fenerbahçe SK 38 1 658. Martin Jørgensen Udinese Calcio 5 0 589. Brian Laudrup Glasgow Rangers FC 78 19 542. Michael Laudrup Ajax Amsterdam FC 100 36 C* 613. Marc Rieper Glasgow Celtic FC 54 2 659. Ebbe Sand Brøndby IF 3 0 643. Michael Schjønberg 1. FC Kaiserslautern 29 3 584. Peter Schmeichel Manchester United FC 101 0 640. Morten Wieghorst Glasgow Celtic FC 12 2 Substitutions: 65' 649. Allan Nielsen Tottenham Hotspur FC 19 5 for Morten Wieghorst 73' 609. Per Frandsen Bolton Wanderers FC 13 0 for Martin Jørgensen 83' 580. Jan Heintze Bayer 04 Leverkusen 40 1 for Brian Laudrup Cards: Yel. Allan Nielsen Marc Rieper Morten Wieghorst Coach: Bo Johansson 15 Miscellaneous: Michael Laudrup was the 3rd player to reach 100 internationals for Denmark. Marc Rieper's goal marks Denmark's 1200th international goal.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 620 Type: WC 1998 Finals, Group C Date: Jun 18, 1998 (Thu) Ven.: Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Opp.: South Africa Att.: 33,500 Res.: 1-1 (1-0) Ref.: John Jairo Toro Rendon (COL) Goalscorers: 13' 1-0 Allan Nielsen 52' 1-1 Benedict McCarthy Line-up: 654. Søren Colding Brøndby IF 6 0 638. Thomas Helveg Udinese Calcio 32 1 616. Jes Høgh Fenerbahçe SK 39 1 658. Martin Jørgensen Udinese Calcio 6 0 589. Brian Laudrup Glasgow Rangers FC 79 19 542. Michael Laudrup Ajax Amsterdam FC 101 36 C 649. Allan Nielsen Tottenham Hotspur FC 20 6 613. Marc Rieper Glasgow Celtic FC 55 2 659. Ebbe Sand Brøndby IF 4 0 643. Michael Schjønberg 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 3 584. Peter Schmeichel Manchester United FC 102 0 Substitutions: 58' 580. Jan Heintze Bayer 04 Leverkusen 41 1 for Michael Laudrup 58' 612. Miklos Molnar Sevilla FC 10 2 for Ebbe Sand 82' 640. Morten Wieghorst Glasgow Celtic FC 13 2 for Michael Schjønberg Cards: Yel. Jes Høgh Michael Schjønberg Peter Schmeichel Red Miklos Molnar Morten Wieghorst Coach: Bo Johansson 16 Miscellaneous: Morten Olsen and Peter Schmeichel both now hold the record of most played internationals (102). When Michael Laudrup was substituted, Peter Schmeichel took over as Captain. This match marks 1st time ever that two Danish players were sent off in the same match.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 621 Type: WC 1998 Finals, Group C Date: Jun 24, 1998 (Wed) Ven.: Stade Gerland, Lyon Opp.: France Att.: 39,100 Res.: 1-2 (1-1) Ref.: Pierluigi Collina (ITA) Goalscorers: 13' 0-1 Youri Djorkaeff [pen.] 42' 1-1 Michael Laudrup [pen.] 56' 1-2 Emmanuel Petit Line-up: 580. Jan Heintze Bayer 04 Leverkusen 42 1 638. Thomas Helveg Udinese Calcio 33 1 616. Jes Høgh Fenerbahçe SK 40 1 658. Martin Jørgensen Udinese Calcio 7 0 589. Brian Laudrup Glasgow Rangers FC 80 19 542. Michael Laudrup Ajax Amsterdam FC 102 37 C 642. Jacob Laursen Derby County 23 0 649. Allan Nielsen Tottenham Hotspur FC 21 6 613. Marc Rieper Glasgow Celtic FC 56 2 643. Michael Schjønberg 1. FC Kaiserslautern 31 3 584. Peter Schmeichel Manchester United FC 103 0 Substitutions: 46' 654. Søren Colding Brøndby IF 7 0 for Jacob Laursen 55' 659. Ebbe Sand Brøndby IF 5 0 for Martin Jørgensen 75' 631. Stig Tøfting MSV Duisburg 5 0 for Brian Laudrup Cards: Yel. Søren Colding Stig Tøfting Coach: Bo Johansson 17 Miscellaneous: Peter Schmeichel now holds the record of most played internationals (103).
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 622 Type: WC 1998 Finals, Round of 16 Date: Jun 28, 1998 (Sun) Ven.: Stade de France, Saint-Denis Opp.: Nigeria Att.: 77,000 Res.: 4-1 (2-0) Ref.: Urs Meier (SUI) Goalscorers: 3' 1-0 Peter Møller 12' 2-0 Brian Laudrup 59' 3-0 Ebbe Sand 76' 4-0 Thomas Helveg 77' 4-1 Tijani Babangida Line-up: 654. Søren Colding Brøndby IF 8 0 580. Jan Heintze Bayer 04 Leverkusen 43 1 638. Thomas Helveg Udinese Calcio 34 2 616. Jes Høgh Fenerbahçe SK 41 1 658. Martin Jørgensen Udinese Calcio 8 0 589. Brian Laudrup Glasgow Rangers FC 81 20 542. Michael Laudrup Ajax Amsterdam FC 103 37 C 621. Peter Møller PSV Eindhoven 13 3 649. Allan Nielsen Tottenham Hotspur FC 22 6 613. Marc Rieper Glasgow Celtic FC 57 2 584. Peter Schmeichel Manchester United FC 104 0 Substitutions: 59' 659. Ebbe Sand Brøndby IF 6 1 for Peter Møller 78' 640. Morten Wieghorst Glasgow Celtic FC 14 2 for Brian Laudrup 84' 609. Per Frandsen Bolton Wanderers FC 14 0 for Michael Laudrup Cards: Yel. Marc Rieper Coach: Bo Johansson 18 Miscellaneous: Peter Schmeichel now holds the record of most played internationals (104). When Michael Laudrup was substituted, Peter Schmeichel took over as Captain. Originally, FIFA had assigned José-Manuel Garcia Aranda (ESP) as referee. However, as continued allegations suggested that Nigeria's goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, had been offered a bribe in conjunction with the match, Nigeria 1-3 Paraguay, on June 24, 1998 after which result Spain did not qualify for 2nd Round. Hence, the Nigerian FA protested against a Spanish referee for this match, having FIFA assign Urs Meier (SUI) instead.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 623 Type: WC 1998 Finals, Quarterfinal Date: Jul 03, 1998 (Fri) Ven.: Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Opp.: Brazil Att.: 35,500 Res.: 2-3 (1-2) Ref.: Gamal Ghandour (EGY) Goalscorers: 2' 1-0 Martin Jørgensen 11' 1-1 Bebeto 26' 1-2 Rivaldo 50' 2-2 Brian Laudrup 60' 2-3 Rivaldo Line-up: 654. Søren Colding Brøndby IF 9 0 580. Jan Heintze Bayer 04 Leverkusen 44 1 638. Thomas Helveg AC Milan 35 2 616. Jes Høgh Fenerbahçe SK 42 1 658. Martin Jørgensen Udinese Calcio 9 1 589. Brian Laudrup Chelsea FC 82 21 542. Michael Laudrup Ajax Amsterdam FC 104 37 C 621. Peter Møller PSV Eindhoven 14 3 649. Allan Nielsen Tottenham Hotspur FC 23 6 613. Marc Rieper Glasgow Celtic FC 58 2 584. Peter Schmeichel Manchester United FC 105 0 Substitutions: 46' 631. Stig Tøfting MSV Duisburg 6 0 for Allan Nielsen 67' 659. Ebbe Sand Brøndby IF 7 1 for Peter Møller 87' 643. Michael Schjønberg 1. FC Kaiserslautern 32 3 for Thomas Helveg Cards: Yel. Søren Colding Thomas Helveg Stig Tøfting Coach: Bo Johansson 19 Miscellaneous: Peter Schmeichel now holds the record of most played internationals (105). Michael Laudrup is registered as representing Ajax Amsterdam FC, even though his contract with the club expired on June 30, 1998. The official names of the Brazilian goalscorers are José Roberto Gama de Oliveira and Rivaldo Victor Borba Ferreira.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 624 Type: Friendly Date: Aug 19, 1998 (Wed) Ven.: Letná Stadion, Prague Opp.: Czech Republic Att.: 7,021 Res.: 0-1 (0-1) Ref.: Ryszard Wojcik (POL) Goalscorers: 8' 0-1 Karel Rada Line-up: 654. Søren Colding Brøndby IF 10 0 660. Thomas Gravesen Hamburger SV 1 0 # 580. Jan Heintze Bayer 04 Leverkusen 45 1 638. Thomas Helveg AC Milan 36 2 657. René Henriksen AB 3 0 621. Peter Møller PSV Eindhoven 15 3 649. Allan Nielsen Tottenham Hotspur FC 24 6 659. Ebbe Sand Brøndby IF 8 1 584. Peter Schmeichel Manchester United FC 106 0 C 656. Ole Tobiasen Ajax Amsterdam FC 3 0 655. Jon Dahl Tomasson SC Feyenoord 5 0 Substitutions: 58' 632. Søren Andersen Bristol City FC 8 0 for Ebbe Sand 58' 646. Claus Thomsen AB 17 0 for Thomas Gravesen 68' 661. Niclas Jensen FC København 1 0 # for Jon Dahl Tomasson 79' 609. Per Frandsen Bolton Wanderers FC 15 0 for Allan Nielsen 79' 588. Bjarne Goldbæk FC København 12 0 for Thomas Helveg Cards: Yel. Thomas Gravesen Coach: Bo Johansson 20 Miscellaneous: Peter Schmeichel now holds the record of most played internationals (106). Letná Stadion is the home ground of Sparta Praha.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 625 Type: EC 2000 Qualification, Group 1 Date: Sep 05, 1998 (Sat) Ven.: Dynamo Stadion, Minsk Opp.: Belarus Att.: 35,000 Res.: 0-0 (0-0) Ref.: Georg Dardenne (GER) Goalscorers: Line-up: 580. Jan Heintze Bayer 04 Leverkusen 46 1 638. Thomas Helveg AC Milan 37 2 616. Jes Høgh Fenerbahçe SK 43 1 658. Martin Jørgensen Udinese Calcio 10 1 621. Peter Møller Real Oviedo CF 16 3 649. Allan Nielsen Tottenham Hotspur FC 25 6 * 613. Marc Rieper Glasgow Celtic FC 59 2 584. Peter Schmeichel Manchester United FC 107 0 C 646. Claus Thomsen AB 18 0 656. Ole Tobiasen Ajax Amsterdam FC 4 0 655. Jon Dahl Tomasson SC Feyenoord 6 0 Substitutions: 67' 632. Søren Andersen Bristol City FC 9 0 for Peter Møller 67' 660. Thomas Gravesen Hamburger SV 2 0 for Martin Jørgensen 81' 637. Søren Frederiksen AaB 2 0 for Jon Dahl Tomasson Coach: Bo Johansson 21 Miscellaneous: Peter Schmeichel now holds the record of most played internationals (107). Allan Nielsen was the 95th player to reach 25 internationals for Denmark.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 626 Type: EC 2000 Qualification, Group 1 Date: Oct 10, 1998 (Sat) Ven.: Parken, Copenhagen Opp.: Wales Att.: 36,009 Res.: 1-2 (0-0) Ref.: Sándor Piller (HUN) Goalscorers: 58' 1-0 Søren Frederiksen 59' 1-1 Adrian Williams 87' 1-2 Craig Bellamy Line-up: 648. Mikkel Beck Middlesbrough FC 15 3 609. Per Frandsen Bolton Wanderers FC 16 0 637. Søren Frederiksen AaB 3 1 580. Jan Heintze Bayer 04 Leverkusen 47 1 638. Thomas Helveg AC Milan 38 2 616. Jes Høgh Fenerbahçe SK 44 1 C 658. Martin Jørgensen Udinese Calcio 11 1 625. Mogens Krogh Brøndby IF 9 0 607. Brian Steen Nielsen AB 40 0 613. Marc Rieper Glasgow Celtic FC 60 2 656. Ole Tobiasen Ajax Amsterdam FC 5 0 Substitutions: 66' 659. Ebbe Sand Brøndby IF 9 1 for Mikkel Beck 76' 660. Thomas Gravesen Hamburger SV 3 0 for Per Frandsen Coach: Bo Johansson 22 Miscellaneous:
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 627 Type: EC 2000 Qualification, Group 1 Date: Oct 14, 1998 (Wed) Ven.: Stadium Hardturm, Zürich Opp.: Switzerland Att.: 12,500 Res.: 1-1 (0-0) Ref.: Miroslav Radoman (YUG) Goalscorers: 58' 0-1 Stéphane Chapuisat 90' 1-1 Ole Tobiasen Line-up: 609. Per Frandsen Bolton Wanderers FC 17 0 637. Søren Frederiksen AaB 4 1 580. Jan Heintze Bayer 04 Leverkusen 48 1 638. Thomas Helveg AC Milan 39 2 616. Jes Høgh Fenerbahçe SK 45 1 C 658. Martin Jørgensen Udinese Calcio 12 1 625. Mogens Krogh Brøndby IF 10 0 607. Brian Steen Nielsen AB 41 0 613. Marc Rieper Glasgow Celtic FC 61 2 656. Ole Tobiasen Ajax Amsterdam FC 6 1 655. Jon Dahl Tomasson SC Feyenoord 7 0 Substitutions: 59' 654. Søren Colding Brøndby IF 11 0 for Per Frandsen 61' 659. Ebbe Sand Brøndby IF 10 1 for Søren Frederiksen 77' 648. Mikkel Beck Middlesbrough FC 16 3 for Jon Dahl Tomasson Cards: Yel. Brian Steen Nielsen Ole Tobiasen Coach: Bo Johansson 23 Miscellaneous:

General Note

Explanation of the set-up:

Each match is displayed with a header containing:

No.   The official, Danish International number.
Date  The date on which the international was played (weekday in brackets).
Type  Whether the match was a friendly, in connection with a tournament etc.
Ven.  The stadium and in which town, the international was played.
Opp.  The country of opposition.
Res.  The result with markers for penalties, after extra time and half-time.
Att.  The attendance (official gate).
Ref.  The referee (nationality by official FIFA abbreviation).

The goalscorers are listed with the minute in which the goal was scored, what
standing the goal implied, and who scored the goal. The goal being a penalty
[pen.] or an own goal [og], markers in squared brackets are attached. Penalty
shoot-outs will be listed separately.

All Danish players are listed in 6 (six) columns.

1st column indicates with a distinct number in which order, each player has
had his debut (for more than one debutant in each match, an alphabetical
order has been applied). 2nd column is the players name, 3rd column the club,
each player represented in the actual international.

The 4th column denotes the number of internationals, the 5th column the
number of goals, the player has achieved including the actual international.

The 6th column is a remarks column, where the following notation has been
used:

C marks who has been Denmark's Captain for each international. Where a
  Captain has been substituted, there will be an explanatory remark under
  Miscellaneous.
# indicates that the player in question is a debutant.
* marks an anniversary (international No. 25, 50, 75, 100 or 125).

Substitutions are mentioned right after the line-up.

For each match is stated who coached the team and the number of inter-
nationals, each coach has been in charge including the actual international.

Bookings (yellow and red cards) for Danish players are stated hereafter.

Finally, the Miscellaneous is used for varia, discrepancies between sources
and general, statistical information.

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Prepared and maintained by Søren Elbech and Jimmie Thomsen for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Søren Elbech and Jimmie Thomsen
Last updated: 15 Oct 1998

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