Denmark announce full Euro 2024 squad and fans are stunned one player hasn't made the cut
Denmark's 26-man squad for Euro 2024 is in.
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Topics: Fan Reactions, Denmark, Football, Euro 2024
Nasir Jabbar
Topics: Fan Reactions, Denmark, Football, Euro 2024
Denmark have announced their final squad for Euro 2024 and fans can't believe one player hasn't made the cut.
Denmark are grouped with England, Serbia and Slovenia in Group C as they open their campaign against the Slovenians on June 16.
Ahead of the competition in Germany, Denmark boss Kasper Hjulmand has named his 26-man squad and he's snubbed a big name.
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He's left out Celtic's Matt O'Riley but has selected the likes of Manchester United pair Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Hojlund as well as Tottenham's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
Brentford trio Mikkel Damsgaard, Christian Norgaard and Mathias Jensen and former Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen are also included.
Check out the squad below:
The omission of O'Riley sent social media wild.
One X user wrote: "Matt O'Riley being left out is quite a damning indictment when you consider he can't get into a 26 man squad that consists of Brentford jobbers and a 32 year old that could barely manage half the season in Belgium."
A second added: "Absolutely pathetic that Matt O'Riley hasn't been called up."
A third tweeted: "Some of these inclusions over matt o'riley is just plain embarrassing really."
This season, the star midfielder made 49 appearances in all competitions for Celtic, scoring 19 goals.
The 23-year-old is eligible to play for England, Norway and Denmark, but the player sees himself as Danish.
"I played for England youth teams but at the same time, I do feel quite Danish," he said. "My mum is Danish and I can speak a decent amount and I can understand a very good amount.
"In that sense, I don't think it is out of the question at all. If I did get a call up from Denmark, I don't think I'd be saying no."
He has represented Denmark at senior level on two occasions, having played for England at under-16 and under-18 level.