Denmark took a minimal lead against Portugal by winning at home 1:0 in the first leg of the 1/4-final playoffs in the League of Nations, FOCUS reported.
Rasmus Hoylund, who is having a desperate season at Manchester United, showed that he can score, being accurate in the 78th minute.
Christian Eriksen missed a penalty for the Danes in the 24th minute.
The game advantage in the match was for Portugal, but the chances, and in abundance, were for the Danes. The away goalkeeper Diogo Costa was a key contributor to his team's minimal loss.
The second leg in Lisbon is on March 23, with Cristiano Ronaldo and company lucky enough to have a pretty serious chance of competing for a place in the semi-finals.