Soccer-Hjulmand steps down as Denmark coach

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Round of 16 - Germany v Denmark - Dortmund BVB Stadion, Dortmund, Germany - June 29, 2024 Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand looks dejected after the match REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo

(Reuters) -Kasper Hjulmand has stepped down as Denmark national team manager following their winless Euro 2024 run, the Danish Football Association said on Friday.

Morten Wieghorst, who was assistant manager to Hjulmand from 2020 and also formerly head coach of Denmark's under-21 side, will take over as interim national coach until 2025.