Sweden vs Denmark: Head-to-Head Analysis

Peter Gerhardsson’s players skipped the Danish lock just before the time of play thanks to a strike from Filippa Angeldahl.

The Swedes launched their Euro 2025 by blowing up the Danish lock 1-0 Friday in Geneva, thanks to the perseverance of their Filippa Angeldahl environment. The players of Peter Gerhardsson, of which it is the last competition after eight years at the head of the selection, take the head of group C at the same time with Germany, who outlined Poland in Saint-Gall.

After having multiplied the offensives by systematically colliding with the Danish block, in the oven of the Geneva stadium, Filippa Angeldahl unlocked the match of a right strike after a one with Kosovara Asllani (1-0, 55th). EURO 2022 semi-finalists, bronze medalists from the 2019 and 2023 World Cups, silver medalists from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the Swedes are among the most serious outsiders of the tournament against Spain or England.

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But the Danes, heavily beaten 6-1 with their Scandinavian neighbors in early June in the League of Nations, found compactness in front of their cage on which relying against Germany and then Poland, and even almost equalized on a powerful attempt by their captain Pernille Harder arrested by the transversal (81st).

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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