Hjulmand blunders as Denmark suffer nightmare, Sporting man downcast | OneFootball

Scotland defeated Denmark and secured one of the direct tickets to the 2026 World Cup. The Scottish national team hosted their Danish counterparts at Hampden Park in Glasgow and won 4-2. Morten Hjulmand, midfielder for Sporting – who saw Man United drop out of the race to sign him – was at fault for the last two British goals.

It was the home team who came out firing in the match. Scott McTominay opened the scoring, with just three minutes on the clock, with a bicycle kick. Scotland’s solidity was evident until the start of the second half, when Hojlund took responsibility for the penalty and made no mistake.

Four minutes after the equalizer, Kristensen saw a second yellow card and was sent off. Spurred on by their numerical advantage, in the 78th minute, Shankland scored. A lapse in the visitors’ defense and the Hearts striker made no mistake.

Just when it seemed everything was settled, three minutes later, Patrick Dorgu, assisted by Christensen, fired the ball past Gordon. Szymon Marciniak’s watch showed 93 minutes when, in a last glimmer of hope for Scotland, Kieran Tierney scored with a placed shot, after a poor clearance from Hjulmand, with Kasper Schmeichel unable to reach the ball.

Right up to the end of the 90 minutes, and in desperation, Denmark – down to ten men – pushed forward and still had time to concede a goal from midfield by McLean, after a bad pass from the Sporting midfielder, who couldn’t hide his frustration at the end. With these results, Scotland secures direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup while Denmark will have to compete in the playoff for a place in the tournament.

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