Crowd celebrating Denmark and Norway advancing in Eurovision semifinal in Vienna
Crowd celebrating Denmark and Norway advancing in Eurovision semifinal in Vienna
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Denmark and Norway advance to Eurovision final

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In the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Denmark and Norway advanced to Saturday's final along with eight other countries.

The Eurovision Song Contest final lineup is now complete following Thursday's second semifinal at Wiener Stadthalle. Ten countries qualified, including Denmark with Søren Torpegaard Lund's entry ”Før vi går hjem” and Norway's Jonas Lovv with ”Ya ya ya”.

Søren Torpegaard Lund changed his lyrics from ”fucking dum” to ”freaking dum” to comply with EBU rules. He described the number as ”very un-Danish” and said after the performance that he was ”glad and hungry”.

Other qualifiers included Bulgaria's Dara, Ukraine's Leléka and Australia's Delta Goodrem. The final takes place on Saturday, May 16. Sweden, already through via the first semifinal with Felicia, will be joined by several neighboring countries.

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Swedish singer Felicia on stage at Eurovision semifinal in Vienna, celebrating advancement to the final.
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Felicia advances to Eurovision final

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Sweden’s Felicia advanced to the Eurovision Song Contest final after performing ”My system” in the first semifinal in Vienna.

Sweden defeated Ukraine 3-1 and Denmark beat North Macedonia 4-0 in the World Cup play-off semi-finals on Thursday evening. Both teams delivered strong second-half performances to secure their places in next week's finals. The matches were part of eight European ties and one inter-confederation clash vying for spots in the 2026 tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

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In the fifth and final semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2026 in Sundsvall, Lilla Al-Fadji and Sanna Nielsen advanced directly to the final. From the final qualification, Meira Omar with "Dooset daram" and Robin Bengtsson with "Honey honey" progressed. The final will be held on March 7 in Stockholm.

Sweden's women's national football team faces a tough challenge in World Cup qualifying against Serbia at home in Solna on Saturday. After just one win in three qualifiers and a recent loss to Denmark, coach Tony Gustavsson is under pressure to deliver. Injured star Johanna Rytting Kaneryd could make a comeback.

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Denmark and Italy will miss the 2026 World Cup after penalty shootout losses in the playoffs. Czechia defeated Denmark away, Bosnia-Herzegovina beat Italy, and Turkey secured qualification with a 1-0 win.

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