His side will be packing their bags and going home this week after failing to lift their game for the competition which gave them their greatest footballing triumph in 1992.

No matter what the result neither side can qualify from Group D, with Holland and France already assured of a place in the last eight.

The Danes have been uninspiring on the whole, barring the opening minutes of their match against France.

They should have been ahead after 10 minutes but failed to make the most of their chances and went on to lose 3-0, the same score they lost by against Holland.

The Swedish-born Johansson was to be replaced by Morten Olsen regardless of how the Danes performed this summer.

But it will not mark the end of Peter Schmeichel's international career, with the great Dane determined to keep playing at the top level until