In 2003, in a game between Denmark and Iran, an Iranian player mistook a whistle from the crowd as being the referee’s half-time signal, and picked the ball up with his hands in the penalty area. The referee gave Denmark a penalty kick, but following consultation with national team coach Morten Olsen, Morten Wieghorst missed the penalty on purpose as a token of fair play, and Denmark lost 1–0. Wieghorst received an Olympic Committee fair play award.
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