Denmark World Cup Fixtures, Squad, Group, Guide



Denmark’s qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup was a crescendo, starting abysmally as new coach Age Hareide struggled to impose his ideas, but rising to the brilliance of a 5-1 away triumph in the concluding play-off game. It is surely the best trajectory towards the nation’s fifth World Cup finals. While this side do not possess the vivid quality of the 1986 “Dynamite” team or the 1998 side that reached the quarter-finals, in Christian Eriksen they have a player every opponent will respect and fear. Optimism is high in a happy squad of underdogs who believe they can cause some shocks at the tournament as the most accomplished of the Scandinavian trio of nations.
 
Key Moments in Qualifying
Sep 2016
The team is jeered off the pitch after a 1-0 home defeat by Montenegro.
Sept 2017
A 4-0 win at home to Poland is a huge confidence boost for the side and evidence of quality as well as spirit.
Oct 2017
Christian Eriksen scores the only goal of the game in a revenge away victory to Montenegro.
Nov 2017
Trailing 1-0 to the Republic of Ireland in the final play-off, Eriksen’s hat-trick sees Denmark to victory.
Related: Christian Eriksen May 2010

Denmark World Cup Group

Denmark are in a group with France, Australia and Peru.

Denmark World Cup Friendlies

Denmark will play against England opponents Panama on the 22nd of March, with Chile arriving on the 27th. A Scandinavian battle against Sweden on the 2nd of June, followed by Mexico on the 9th.
 
  • 22nd March – Panama (won 1-0)
  • 27th March – Chile (drew 0-0)
  • 2nd June – Sweden
  • 9th June – Mexico
Denmark World Cup Fixtures
Denmark open their World Cup account against Peru on the 16th of June, followed by Australia on the 21st. Then they play France on the 26th which could decide who tops the group.
  • 16th June – Peru
  • 21st June – Australia
  • 26th June – France
Related: Antoine Griezmann November 2011

 The Coach
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Age Hareide, age 64 (23.09.53) Was a surprise choice to replace long-serving Morten Olsen in March 2016, not only because he is Norwegian but also given his relative lack of success as coach of his homeland a decade ago. Widespread scepticism among the army of high-profile Danish pundits from the Dynamite years has been washed away by a superb run of results in 2017, culminating in qualification. Nobody doubts now that he is worth his contract until July 2020.
The Players
 
Stars
The talisman of the team is midfielder Christian Eriksen, who scored an incredible 11 goals in the qualifying campaign, including the hat-trick in the final play-off match. He has blossomed into world class under the guidance of club manager Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham Hotspur and is now happy and able to accept the responsibility of inspiring the team. Winger Pione Sisto has been a revelation in the past few months.

Stalwarts
Keeper Kasper Schmeichel is following in the footsteps of his famous father, Peter, while midfielder William Kvist remains a valuable operator.

Denmark World Cup Squad

Preliminary World Cup Squad – Final 23-man squad is yet to be announced

 GOALKEEPERS:

 Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester),
Frederik Ronnow (Brondby),
Jonas Lossl (Huddersfield),
Jesper Hansen (FC Midtjylland).

DEFENDERS: Simon Kjaer (Sevilla), Andreas Bjelland (Brentford), Mathias Jorgensen(Huddersfield), Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford), Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Monchengladbach), Jens Stryger Larsen (Udinese), Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich), Nicolai Boilesen, Peter Ankersen (both FC Copenhagen), Riza Durmisi (Real Betis).
MIDFIELDERS:Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), Daniel Wass (Celta Vigo), Lasse Schone (Ajax Amsterdam), Lukas Lerager (Bordeaux), Mathias Jensen (Nordsjaelland), Michael Krohn-Dehli (Deportivo La Coruna), Mike Jensen (Rosenborg), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Southampton), Thomas Delaney (Werder Bremen), William Kvist (FC Copenhagen).
FORWARDS: Andreas Cornelius (Atalanta), Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City), Martin Braithwaite (Bordeaux), Nicklas Bendtner (Rosenborg), Nicolai Jorgensen (Feyenoord), Pione Sisto (Celta Vigo), Robert Skov, Viktor Fischer (both FC Copenhagen), Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).

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