{"id":9191,"date":"2026-09-27T21:05:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=9191"},"modified":"2026-09-27T21:05:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:05:49","slug":"denmark-2-0-wales-craig-bellamys-side-bottom-of-nations-league-group-after-second-defeat-in-a-row-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=9191","title":{"rendered":"Denmark 2-0 Wales: Craig Bellamy&#8217;s side bottom of Nations League group after second defeat in a row | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Craig Bellamy says he is \u201creally hurting\u201d after Wales were beaten 2-0 in Copenhagen by a dominant Denmark to leave them bottom of their Nations League group<\/p>\n<p>Both of Denmark&#8217;s goals came from set pieces delivered by Brentford midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard with Ben Davies turning into his own net shortly after the break before Gustav Iskasen&#8217;s deflected strike put the game beyond doubt.<\/p>\n<p>Wales were second best throughout and could have been behind in the first half with Damsgaard striking the post from range moments after Isaksen had a volley ruled out by VAR for a marginal offside from Rasmus Hojlund in the build-up.<\/p>\n<p>Craig Bellamy&#8217;s depleted side battled to a 1-0 defeat against Portugal in Lisbon on Thursday but they were utterly outclassed by Denmark in Copenhagen in a result that paints a bleak picture for their hopes in Nations League Group A4.<\/p>\n<p>Wales have failed to register a single goal or point in their first two games and they face an uphill battle if they are to avoid relegation from this group.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark were under similar pressure after being beaten by Norway on Thursday, and there was turmoil in the camp after captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg openly questioned the team&#8217;s tactics, but they rose to the occasion and could easily have won more comfortably.<\/p>\n<p>The only negative for Denmark was an injury to Manchester United&#8217;s Patrick Dorgu, who was forced off after 30 minutes and headed straight down the tunnel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-related-stories\" data-component-name=\"sdc-article-related-stories\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-related-stories__content\">\n<h3 class=\"sdc-article-related-stories__title\">More from Reports And Highlights<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wales have no let up as they face Norway and Erling Haaland on Thursday in their third Nations League match. Norway play Portugal later on Sunday before that match.<\/p>\n<h3>Key moments from Copenhagen<\/h3>\n<p><strong>24: DENMARK<\/strong> <strong>GOAL RULED OUT BY VAR! Isaksen&#8217;s volley is chalked off for a marginal offside on Hojlund.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>27: OFF THE POST! Damsgaard rattles a shot off the frame of the goal for Denmark.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>30: INJURY! Dorgu forced off with an apparent injury problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>43: VITAL SAVE! Filip Jorgensen produces a big hand to keep out Connor Roberts&#8217; close-range effort. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>53: GOAL! Denmark lead through a Davies own-goal after Damsgaard&#8217;s free-kick.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>66: GOAL! Denmark double their lead through Isaksen&#8217;s deflected strike at another set piece.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Bellamy: It will be a tough watch back<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wales boss Craig Bellamy:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m really hurting. When you see an athletic team run over you a little bit\u2026 but then, will we improve? I think we will.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This team will get better, these players will keep improving. There are young ones coming in well after I&#8217;m gone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me now it&#8217;s just focus, two more games to go. How can I help you improve for the next two games, but also how can I improve?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m probably more loving when I&#8217;m losing, I&#8217;m probably more of a pain in the backside when I&#8217;m winning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I said to the players before the game, &#8216;this is going to be tougher than Portugal&#8217;. It was a different challenge, but a very difficult one. The best team won overall.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As disappointed as I am with that, the result I probably think was fair. We move on. It will be a tough watch back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How the players put their bodies on the line was brilliant. They are really special for that. I really admire that, but I want more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Ampadu: Disappointing night for Wales<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wales midfielder Ethan Ampadu to BBC Sport:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Disappointing night for us. Always going to be difficult against a top team away from home. But we didn&#8217;t really put in our levels. We gave everything we could.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We could have been tidier on the ball, especially in transitions. We didn&#8217;t create enough to score today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Frustrating to concede [both goals from set pieces]. We pride ourselves on being difficult to beat on set pieces and work so hard on it. 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