A real fairytale with a happy end

Denmark finished in the 2nd place in their qualifications group for Euro 1992 in Sweden, but Yugoslavia, which team won the first position (just 1 point in front of Denmark) and had to take part in the UEFA Euro 1992, was disqualified due to breakup and warfare and The Red Dynamite were invited for the tournament.
And Denmark started very well! The Red Dynamite drew 0-0 against England. They could even win the game, but the post denied Denmark’s forwards. Then, they lost their second match of group “A” against the host nation Sweden. The Blue-Yellow team won 1-0 and ensured their participation in the semi-finals. Brolin scored the only goal of the match in the 58th minute.
The third match of the Group “A” was the decisive for Denmark. The Red Dynamite had to play against France. Denmark needed a victory, in order to qualify and their eventual participation in the semi-finals was also possible if England loses against Sweden.
The Three Lions were defeated 1-2 by the hosts and Denmark recorded a great victory over France. So, the impossible scenario happened! Henrik Larsen and Lars Elstrup scored for Denmark, while Papin found the net for France.
Because of the less number of participants in the tournament (8 teams), the next phase was the semi-finals. Denmark had to play against Holland. The Dutch team was defending its European title from the 1988 European championship. But, The Red Dynamite surprised their opponent. Henrik Larsen scored twice in the first half and his team led 2-1 at the break. By the way, he has scored 5 goals in his international career, 3 of which were at Euro 1992. Rijkaard equalized late in the match and the game went on penalties. Larsen scored again from the spot, but Marko van Basten missed and Denmark were through!
No one has expected this, but the final was between Denmark and Germany. The Red Dynamite had nothing to lose and surprised the German side. The defensive midfielder John Jensen took a powerful shot and found the net in the 18th minute of the game. 1-0 for Denmark! Germany tried to equalize, but Klinsmann’s and Ridle’s efforts weren’t enough. Kim Vilfort’s shot reflected off the post and went into the net for 2-0, about 10 minutes before the final whistle. So, that’s the way Denmark reached their only major trophy. It sounds like a romantic fairytale, but it’s true. Sometimes everything is possible!.