UEFA last week awarded Sweden a 3-0 victory over Denmark for their June 2 Euro 2008 qualifier after the match had to be stopped just minutes from the end when a spectator assaulted German referee Herman Fander with the score at 3-3.

As part of the sanctions, UEFA ordered Denmark to play its next four home matches more than 250 kilometres from Copenhagen - effectively forcing it to play abroad due to the country's small area and the lack of suitable stadia at such a radius.

But on Monday, after it was made aware of the problem, UEFA's disciplinary committee informed the Danish Football Federation (DBU) that Denmark would be allowed to play the matches within the country's borders.

"If one of the potential stadiums were to be located at a distance a little less than that indicated in the decision, UEFA would approve this stadium, as long as it meets UEFA's security requirements," the committee wrote in a message to the DBU, Ritzau reported.

The committee stressed that it had always intended for the matches to be played in Denmark, the news agency added.

"In our most creative moments after the sanctions were handed down on Friday, we have of course toyed with the idea of playing at stadiums abroad ... but we are abandoning those plans now and awaiting the appeal before proceeding further," DBU spokesman Lars Berendt said in a statement.

UEFA also ruled in its initial decision that Denmark's next match be played behind closed doors.

Denmark has said it plans to appeal the decision concerning the next four matches, which it considers particularly harsh.

However, it does not plan to appeal a 100,000 Swiss francs fine, nor the three-match suspension handed down against veteran Danish international Christian Poulsen for the red card he received from Fander in the 89th minute of the match for punching Swedish rival Markus Rosenberg in the stomach.