Soccer-Denmark avoid yellow peril to claim second place in Group C


Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Group D - Denmark v Serbia - Munich Football Arena, Munich, Germany - June 25, 2024 Denmark's Morten Hjulmand is shown a yellow card by referee Francois Letexier REUTERS/Fiona Noever

MUNICH (Reuters) - The tense climax of Group C at Euro 2024 came down to the disciplinary records of Denmark and Slovenia, with the Danes going through in second place due to fewer yellow cards, leaving Slovenia in third, in part due to a booking for an assistant coach, Reuters has confirmed.

The final round of matches in the group - between eventual group winners England and Slovenia, and the Danes taking on Serbia - offered little in the way of exciting football and both finished in scoreless draws.

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