Eriksen nets winner as Northern Ireland suffer defeat in Denmark
Denmark's midfielder #10 Christian Eriksen celebrates scoring the 2-1 goal during the international friendly football match between Denmark and Northern Ireland in Copenhagen on June 7, 2025.
Northern Ireland suffered a friendly defeat in Copenhagen as Christian Eriksen got the winner in a 2-1 comeback victory for Denmark.
An early own goal from former Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg put Michael O'Neill’s side on top but Gustav Isaksen levelled in first-half stoppage time before Eriksen swept home the winner in the 67th minute.
It was a second successive friendly defeat for Michael O’Neill’s side, after March’s 5-1 thrashing in Sweden, but was a much better defensive performance away to top-level opposition in their penultimate match before the World Cup qualifying campaign ...