Denmark 6–1 Uruguay: 1986 World Cup match
Denmark6–1Full time
Match in one glance
DenmarkUruguayGoalCard
Denmark
Uruguay
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
6Denmark1Uruguay
Preben Elkjær opened the scoring at 11′.
Team comparison
DenmarkUruguay
6Goals1
1Bookings2
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1PEPreben ElkjærDenmark · 11′, 67′, 80′3goals
- 2SLSøren LerbyDenmark · 41′1goal
- 3MLMichael LaudrupDenmark · 52′1goal
- 4JOJesper OlsenDenmark · 88′1goal
- 5EFEnzo FrancescoliUruguay · 45′1goal
Decisive moments
8 eventsPath through 1986
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1986-06-08
- Venue
- Neza, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
- Result
- 6–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Denmark / UruguayDenmark
Preben Elkjær11′
Søren Lerby41′
Michael Laudrup52′
Preben Elkjær67′
Preben Elkjær80′
Jesper Olsen88′
Uruguay
Enzo Francescoli (penalty)45′
Complete match timeline
DenmarkUruguayGoalCardSubstitution
Denmark
Uruguay
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
13 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 1P. Elkjær 11′ · S. Lerby 41′ · E. Francescoli 45′
Second half
45′–90′4 – 0M. Laudrup 52′ · P. Elkjær 67′ · P. Elkjær 80′ · J. Olsen 88′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Denmark
Reported rolesTR
1Troels RasmussenSB
3Søren BuskMO
4Morten OlsenIN
5Ivan NielsenJJ
12Jens Jørn BertelsenHA
21Henrik AndersenSL
6Søren LerbyML
11Michael LaudrupFA
15Frank ArnesenKB
9Klaus BerggreenPE
10Preben ElkjærReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 7JMJan Mølby57′
- 8JOJesper Olsen81′
Match contributions
- Ivan Nielsen▰ 7′
- Søren Lerby⚽ 1
- Preben Elkjær⚽ 3
- Michael Laudrup⚽ 1
- Jesper Olsen⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1TRTroels RasmussenGoalkeeper
- 3SBSøren BuskDefender
- 4MOMorten OlsenDefender
- 5INIvan NielsenDefender
- 6SLSøren LerbyMidfielder
- 9KBKlaus BerggreenForward
- 10PEPreben ElkjærForward
- 11MLMichael LaudrupMidfielder
- 12JJJens Jørn BertelsenDefender
- 15FAFrank ArnesenMidfielder
- 21HAHenrik AndersenDefender
Uruguay
Reported rolesFÁ
12Fernando ÁlvezNG
2Nelson GutiérrezEM
3Eduardo Mario AcevedoVD
4Víctor DiogoJB
6José BatistaMB
5Miguel BossioEF
10Enzo FrancescoliSS
11Sergio SantínMS
16Mario SaraleguiAA
7Antonio AlzamendiJd
9Jorge da SilvaReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 17JZJosé Zalazar57′
- 19VRVenancio Ramos57′
Match contributions
- Miguel Bossio▰ 13′
- Jorge da Silva▰ 35′
- Enzo Francescoli⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2NGNelson GutiérrezDefender
- 3EMEduardo Mario AcevedoDefender
- 4VDVíctor DiogoDefender
- 5MBMiguel BossioMidfielder
- 6JBJosé BatistaDefender
- 7AAAntonio AlzamendiForward
- 9JdJorge da SilvaForward
- 10EFEnzo FrancescoliMidfielder
- 11SSSergio SantínMidfielder
- 12FÁFernando ÁlvezGoalkeeper
- 16MSMario SaraleguiMidfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
6Denmark1Uruguay
Preben Elkjær opened the scoring at 11′.
Team comparison
DenmarkUruguay
6Goals1
1Bookings2
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1PEPreben ElkjærDenmark · 11′, 67′, 80′3goals
- 2SLSøren LerbyDenmark · 41′1goal
- 3MLMichael LaudrupDenmark · 52′1goal
- 4JOJesper OlsenDenmark · 88′1goal
- 5EFEnzo FrancescoliUruguay · 45′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
8 eventsPath through 1986
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1986-06-08
- Venue
- Neza, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
- Result
- 6–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Denmark / UruguayDenmark
Preben Elkjær11′
Søren Lerby41′
Michael Laudrup52′
Preben Elkjær67′
Preben Elkjær80′
Jesper Olsen88′
Uruguay
Enzo Francescoli (penalty)45′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.