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Iceland 1–2 Denmark: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, 2 September 2000

Iceland and Denmark finished 1–2 on 2 September 2000 in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying. The match belonged to the qualifying round in Reykjavik.

2 September 2000 International Reykjavik
Source-checked report card · FootballFinal: Iceland 1–2 Denmark

2 September 2000 · Reykjavik

Event date:

The match

Iceland and Denmark finished 1–2 on 2 September 2000 in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying. The match belonged to the qualifying round in Reykjavik.

Denmark won by 1 goal.

Goals and incidents

Eyjölfur Sverrisson scored in minute 12 (Iceland). Jon Dahl Tomasson scored in minute 26 (Denmark). Morten Bisgaard scored in minute 49 (Denmark).

Brynjar Gunnarsson was sent off in minute 74.

The competition campaign

The match was played in Group 3 of the qualifying round. Iceland and Denmark contested this fixture within that competition stage.

Iceland’s next recorded match in this campaign was Czechia 4–0 Iceland on 7 October 2000.

Denmark’s next recorded match in this campaign was Northern Ireland 1–1 Denmark on 7 October 2000.

Venue and attendance

The venue identified in the match record is Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik.

The recorded attendance was 7,017 spectators.

Other results in the campaign

Iceland’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included Czechia 4–0 Iceland on 7 October 2000; Iceland 1–0 Northern Ireland on 11 October 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.

Denmark’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included Northern Ireland 1–1 Denmark on 7 October 2000; Denmark 1–1 Bulgaria on 11 October 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.

Sources

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