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Summary Denmark and Portugal will be in the arena for qualification to the 2012 European Championship.
Denmark and Portugal will battle it out on Tuesday for automatic qualification in Group H to book a place in the Euro 2012 championships in Poland and Ukraine.Danish coach Morten Olsen said his team were confident of winning and booking a place in next years finals.Portuguese coach Paulo Bento commended his star player as all eyes will be watching the Real Madrid midfielder.The two teams are level on points in Group H but Portugal only need a draw to qualify for the Euro 2012 tournament.Norway still have a slim outside chance at qualification if Denmark beat Portugal and they beat Cyprus with both results being by fairly high margins.A draw could see both teams qualify automatically as automatic qualification is guaranteed for the best-placed second team across the continent. This would occur if Sweden fail to beat the Netherlands at home in Group E.Denmark won the 1992 European championships in fairy-tale fashion after initially failing to qualify for the tournament, they were thrown a lifeline with Yugoslavias omission as politics in the Balkans barred them from participation.
