Danish TV are reporting from outside the stadium. Empty. But an intrepid reporter managed to find a group of 20 drunk Danish fans under a tarpolin somewhere in the city.

Euro 2012 arrives in Kharkiv.

I'm looking forward to there being at least 6 goals in this game.

Didi hamman is on the rte coverage. oh god he's sitting beside dunphy. I hope that betting websites aren't blocked in RTE.

We've been denied a Bouma v Rommedahl veterans battle by Willems being chosen at left back, curses!

Holland: Stekelenburg; Van der Wiel, Heitinga, Vlaar, Willems; Van Bommel, Nigel De Jong; Robben, Sneijder, Afellay; Van Persie. Subs: Vorm, Mathijsen, Bouma, Kuyt, Huntelaar, Schaars, Strootman, Luuk De Jong, Narsingh, Boulahrouz, Van der Vaart, Krul.

Denmark: Andersen, Jacobsen, Kjaer, Agger, Simon Poulsen; Kvist, Zimling; Rommedahl, Eriksen, Krohn-Delhi; Bendtner. Subs: Lindegaard, Christian Poulsen, Bjelland, Okore, Schone, Silberbauer, Pedersen, Wass, Jakob Poulsen, Kahlenberg, Mikkelsen, Schmeichel.

I'm not sure what's going on with the BBC's odd "Theme From Love Story" drum and bass mashup over a montage of things associated with Netherlands and Denmark, but I quite like it.

1990s Chicago Bulls flashback with the stadium playing Alam Parsons Project's "Sirius"

The numbers on the back of the Dutch shirts are so horrible that they must constitute a psychological advantage to Denmark.

So many empty seats.

Andy C wrote:


They're the same as in 2010, aren't they?

Has anyone got a theory as to why RvP gave up the 9 shirt yet?

Incandenza wrote:


Yes.

They haven't aged well.

It's like watching Ireland vs Ireland.

Wouldn't want to be behind the goal in this stadium.

Robben cuts inside from the right and then shoots tamely from 20 metres out with his left. Something tells me that's not the last time we'll be seeing that in this tournament.

Robben then refuses a clear shot on goal from five metres out. Incredible.

He's only carrying on his form of the CL final.

At least then he missed. Now he's refusing to shoot.

what a slick bit of play by krohn-dehli