Spain was a constant nightmare to Denmark at that time. 1984, 1986, 1988. Three straight tournaments Spain beated Denmark. And 1994 and 1996 qualifying matches too.

I remember watching this game at my father's house, whose 2nd wife is of Danish origin. Her whole family was there. I was the only one of Spanish origin supporting Spain, in the middle of some 20 Vikings. LOL. Obviously my father was beside them. I was sure that Spain would be slaughtered. But I was astonished for each goal from Butragueño, until the final massacre. La Furia had given my soul great redemption. It was beautiful. And in the end, I drank a lot with the Danes, very friendly, who took everything in a very good mood. Unforgettable day.

I know Germany beat Brazil 7-1 last year but for me this remains the most astonishing collapse in World Cup history...because while Brazil 2014 was an average side fortunate to reach the semi-final, this Denmark side was truly brilliant and many (including myself) expected them to win the trophy in 86, especially after their first-round performances.

Denmark under estimated Spain, they just believed they could beat anyone after their three victories in the first round (beating two classic worldchampions and a good Scottish team), this Denmark in this match reminds me of Germany in 2018, an ultra offensive team that forgot to defend.

The Spanish chain saw massacre ;-) 35 years gone and I still don't know, what the hell happened to Danes. The commentators forgot about just one footballer who scored four goals in one match in the WC final tournament. It was Ernest Wilimowski from Poland who scored four goals against Brazil in the first round match in 1938.

Butrague~o had so much speed, strength and agility, yet he played with such finesse.

You need to be solid and organized in defense as well to win the world cup. Being entertaining is a bonus. There were many entertaining team in that world cup. Argentina won and people praised Maradona, but they had a very solid team.

Despite this defeat, Denmark's philosophy is admirable. It was their first Mundial and they gave full speed. Here they ran out of steam. Players have said afterwards that they were satisfied with getting to the second round and had homesickness after six points (of six possible) in the group play. Football has fast turns, Spain was eliminated already in the very next round against Belgium. The tickets sold for this match in Queretaro were given superior to Spanish supporters. It was noticeable on the passion of the stand.

Elkajer’s sportsmanship at the end 👏

En este mundial ni el más optimista había pensado que Dinamarca perdiera el partido, pero España con jugadores rápidos, aunque de menor fortaleza y estatura, pero muy rápidos, sacó la casta y los doblegó !! Saludos !!

Still remember trying to avoid hearing the result all day at work as I had it taped to watch at home. Was a massive fan of this Danish team. Right near the end of the day this guy says to me "I just heard that Denmark beat Spain 5-1!" and I said something like "Oh my God, what? Fantastic!" and he goes "Yeah some guy called the vulture scored 4 goals"..........

Match incroyable le Danemark 💥était donné grand favori . C’était sans compter sur EL BUITRE 💥

I remember that danish team destroyed a few days before Uruguay and Germany so seems to be the favorite team to win the match at the end Spain played our best match from the eighties maybe this one and the win over germany at euro 84 and in the nineties the victory over Yugoslavia 4-3 amazing Butragueño!!

I remember this as being a complete shock. I dont think Spain were the superior team but the Danes just seemed to implode here. Denmark had ripped apart the group of death with a brand of dynamic football that even the Brazilians couldn't match. Given their performances in Euro 84 and in the group stages of this compo I would say Denmark were dark horses to win the world cup. Sadly one of my favourite sides of all time were on a downer after this as age got the better of many of their finest players like Busk, Bergreen, Bertelsen, Elkjaer, Lerby & Olsen. The team of 1992 that actually won the Euros was vastly inferior!

No coletivo foi a melhor seleção de 1986 e fatalmente chegaria na final da Copa se tivesse mais experiência em jogos decisivos.

If somebody predicted 5-1 before the game it would have been to Denmark because they were devouring every opposition before that. Spain seem to be their bogey team as in the qualifier for the 1994 World cup

Always surprised that this good Denmark team laid such an egg in this game...they were playing well and had beaten Germany 2-0 in the group stage. One of the weirdest collapses during a tournament in World Cup history.

Thanks very much for posting these matches, with good picture quality too (considering this is 26 years ago!)

I still suffer from PTSD after this game. Horrible for a ten year old danish fan 😢

Emilio dominated this match.

This match kicked off about 11pm Uk time, which was too late for me as I had school the next day! But I wanted Denmark to win. I wonder if Frank Arnesen had played, would the result have been different, because he was outstanding in the group matches!

Looking at this footage it seems to me Danmark didn't really have a gameplan, let alone plan B. They were an excellent crew, capable of great things, but weren't as nearly as organized as they should have been. As if they started to believe they were untouchable and forgot it was down to hard work and concentration. Their defending was poor, their finishing let them down and they ran out of steam. Nonetheless I still remember them fondly, same as USSR and England. Overall the football was great.

Elkjaer was brilliant in this WC

I had heard that Spain had already sent its luggage to the airport, because they even thought that they d lose against Denmark. However after this game, luggage had to be back. Shocking game indeed.

Man Butragueño was something else

This has always happened to Denmark, even by today´s standards. Denmark is far better when in the role of the minnow, illusions of grandeur has often led to some catastrophic results for the Danish national side, especially when playing much inferior opposition. The Danes thought they could walk on water in this match, against a side that definitely were excellent on paper that proved disastrous.

Denmark was the best team in the cup until this macht. It nickname was Dinamachine. Saludos from Brasil! 🇧🇷

One of the weirdest results in WC. Still don't know how it could happen.

4:27 That straight-arm to the face might have been a send-off nowadays!

thanks for posting these games,much appreciated!

Lembro desse jogo como se fosse hoje. Baseado nos resultados da primeira fase, era evidente que a Dinamáquina ia dar um passeio. Já tinha marcado na minha cartelinha, que tinha o logo do torneio, que a Dinamarca seria campeã.

Recuerdo que Dinamarca venía de golear a Uruguay. Parecía un equipo temible. Pero con España recibió una goleada. Buirragueño fue el matador.

Denmark and USSR both had very good teams but when it really mattered some of their passing and defensive errors cost both of them in this World Cup.

Why is there a McDonald's flag in the celebration of Spain's 3rd goal? LOL

in 86 fifa world cup Mexico goalkeeper of Spain Andoni Zubizarreta.. striker emilio Butragueno striker of Denmark preben elkjaer

I think the Danish team with the Russian and French team are the best championship teams. And if the tournament went as expected, we would have seen a soccer ball in the last eight between Denmark and Russia. Overall, it was the great Maradona tournament.

Dinamarca no se recuperó de ese primer gol y llegaron rápido los otros

Petite remarque"zubizareta FCB et Casillas REA Madrid les seuls gardiens qui ont fait long feu en équipe d'Espagne avec 4 participations chacun en coupe du monde ! bien-sûr le dernier mondial de zubizareta "C M 98 il était gardien du FC Valence

De los partidos más injustos de ese mundial, Dinamarca jugaba por nota,era muy superior hasta antes del error del primer gol,nunca se recuperó la defensiva y termino siendo su peor partido, muchos errores atrás, aún así tuvieron llegadas que no concluyeron,ese Dinamarca era para finalista,eljaer,soren lerbi, Laudrup,olsen dejaron un gran sabor de boca, sólo para conocedores del buen fútbol

Incredible support for us from the Mexicans in this game... I hope Spain get to play matches in Mexico again in 2026 (If we qualify) World Cup 😁

uma tragédia, Dinamarca era o melhor time da copa de 1986 e o único que poderia vencer a Argentina, é de partir o coração ver uma equipe como essa ser derrotada dessa forma

i was 13,oh man,i remember this game real well,what a disaster for Denmark,the curse of Spain already had started 2 years earlier in Euro 84.

I watched this match, before that Danish decimated Uruguay and told "we are red, we are white, we are danish dynamite", in this match they started pretty well and then surrendered completely to spain

Great videos!! What a beutiful kits!! That shirt (Dänemark) is simply awsome

Looking at this video, I have the feeling that after the draw the Danish team became emotionally unbalanced, something that got worse after the goal of the turnaround on the scoreboard. The excessive individualism of Elkjaer also contributes a little, there are strikes of eminent goal where the assistance would be better than the direct kick. They could have taken a different direction for the game.

La defensa del equipo danés era una lágrima. Butragueño todo un cazador.

This is the first soccer game i watch in my life , i was 10 years old

Of course the decisive moment was the M.Olsen's mistake. But it was still 1-1. Elkjaer had good chances to score. And then again M. Olsen's mistake on Butragueno. Probably he was too devastated after his first mistake.

I love the Denmark Hummel kit.So iconic.

(1'22) en qué universo paralelo se le puede gritar así al árbitro?

When Spain went 2-1 up that's when Denmark lost their heads and started chasing the game . Spain simply hit them on wave after wave of counter attacks , and the Danes wilted in the searing heat (many of the Danish team were well into their thirties ). That said , the Danish team between roughly 83-86 was fantastic , and much like the Brazil team of 81-82 , they won nothing but really caught the imagination of fans over the world .

USSR and Denmark both were the best teams of the 86 World Cup but unfortunately they lost too much energy during the group stage.It would have been a great quarter final USSR vs Denmark!

I remember I had to watch it late night because the hour difference. I was 16.

Why did world cups look better pre 1990 look better than post 1990?

I still remember this surprise Because Denmark was stronger

butragueño is so incredibly good

Grande Butragueño!!!!

Back in the day I was so disappointed by this result (being a neutral) it's only now that I'm seeing footage of the game :D

I remember watching this match live

O Galeão espanhol destruiu o navio Viking!

I watched this match with my father... I couldn't believe that Denmark lost the match

nimble zubizarreta and demolition butragueño

That second Spain goal is underrated.

Interesting, the 80s Spain was kinda the Barca - Madrid formation in 2010, and they say Spain had no golden generation before 2010. Even in the 60s Spain had great players (Di Stefano).

If Elkjaer lays the ball off at 4:29, that is 2-1 Denmark and the result might have been very different.

Dinamrca 86, Colombia e Camarões em 90 e Nigeria 94, faltaram tradição e experiência pra chegar a final e quem sabe serem campeões respectivamente.

@ 1:06: Manolo el del Bombo! Awesome!

Tremendo fiasco se llevó Dinamarca el mejor equipo de la 1ra ronda de esa copa mundo, empezó bien y ganando y terminó goleado, increíble. Imagen los cuartos de final Dinamarca vs la Urss ufffff hubiese sido tremendo partido.

I thought Denmark and USSR were the two outstanding teams of this tournament. Unfortunately both lost to lesser teams. USSR lost to Belgium. This result was such a freak. Denmark dominated play and were leading 1-0. Then everything collapsed after letting in a stupid goal.

انا عربي من السعوديه ولكن والله كنت اذكر هذه المباراة جيدا وكانت صدمه للجميع خسارة الدنمارك بهذه النتيجه لان الدنمارك فازت على المانيا والاورغواي واسكتلندا في نفس البطوله

Nice game

my idols spain butragueno. denmark olsen

Was gutted when the danes got turned over here,laudrup was my fav player.

The Vulture in fine form!

O galeao espanhol afundou o navio viking!

El Buitre

Partidazo del Buitre, poker de BUTRAGUEÑO

wonder why Butrageno didn't take the first penalty? He'd have been a penta-trick holder now...

Great match 👍👍

1. The Danes couldn't score as much. 2. Zubizarreta was a wall 3. Anything Butragueno touched, went in. 4. Spain countered well.

Yo soy fanatico de francia pero hiso falta suecia con el loco thomas ravelli.

all the games of the knockout stage had sunny weather.

Butragueno le renard des surfaces

Denmark looked amazing in the group stage, beating Uruguay 6-1 and Germany 2-0... and then they collapsed totally against Spain.

How did this game turn to 1-5? It is unbeliavable, Denmark was way better than Spain in that tournament, so sad for Elkjaer, one of the greatest forwards for all times to me.

the stupid backpass by J. Olsen completely destroyed denmark.

First goal of Spain was so funny.it destroyed Denmark

The Danes defense played very poorly but they will still lost in Penalty kick since the Spanish goalkeeper was one of the best in that world cup.

Denmark defence is nightmare

Elkjaer ...amazing!!

Olsen is a penalty export. In my remember, he never lost.

Anyone can help where can I see the full match please

Ese Elkjaer era un crack.

Remember this match, it was shocking even to me as I was cheering for Spain.

3:40 Nice backpass, Denmark 😜

La FIFA fue muy muy injusta con España en su pelicula oficial de aquel año. Apenas se habló de aquel equipo español en la pelicula, mientras que a la derrumbada Dinamarca se le dieron muchos más minutos. España era el único equipo que podría haber parado a la Argentina del magno Diego Armando Maradona. Hubiese sido un gran partido ese pero el destino quiso que en semifinales España perdiese ante Bélgica en la tanda de penaltis. Al final Argentina ganó aquel mundial con un grandísimo Maradona en sus filas...

Ilusionó para campeón mundial, éste equipo de Dinamarca de 1986, se le comparaba a la sorprendente ''NARANJA MECÁNICA'' DE HOLANDA DE 1974 y 1978, tenía esta Dinamarca un fútbol casi total, como esa NARANJA MECÁNICA de HOLANDA del 74 y 78, yo soy nacido en Santa Marta, Colombia, y me gusta el fútbol exquisito y sincronizado que practicaron estos equipos europeos, fue frustante para mí, y obviamente para muchos que Dinamarca quedara eliminada y con semejante goleada contra España, en ese partido fue clave de la derrota de Dinamarca la ausencia de Nielsen, gran estrella habilidoso, que fue también clave contra Uruguay pero por acumulación de tarjetas amarillas no pudo estar en este partido, y creo que Michael Laudrup tampoco estuvo en ese partido, así que también eso influyó, y para nada España pasó a la siguiente fase porque fue eliminada, su papel destacado fue haber eliminado a una selección Danesa considerada favorita por su maravilloso fútbol, y HABERNOS FRUSTADO LOS AMANTES DEL BUEN FÚTBOL Y ESPECTÁCULO , DE VER MÁS ALLÁ DE LOS CUARTOS DE FINAL A ESTE EQUIPAZO DE DINAMARCA, parecería que lo que pasó contra España fuera un accidente, que lamentable, y que triste estuve yo ese día que perdieron esta selección Danesa.

Zubizarreta en su carrera deportiva desde que empezó en los benjamines del barrio donde vivía paro algún penalty......?

7:18 McDonald's flag. Lol

Une des meilleures équipes espagnoles.