France will face Denmark this Saturday, November 25 at 11:00 am in a match corresponding to date 2 of Group D. In this match, France will seek to ratify itself as a favorite for the World Cup following its victory on the first date and Denmark are looking for their first win following a lackluster 0-0 loss in their first outing.
Where to watch the France vs. Denmark in Colombia?
You can see the game to be played at the 947 Stadium in Qatar on the Directv signal. The Colombian brings you minute by minute with game incidents.
How did France and Denmark get to the match?
France cleared up doubts regarding their performance with a clear victory over Australia on the first date by 4 – 1. The game initially turned complicated following the Australian Craig Goodwin will overtake those from Oceania and in the same play the French player Lucas Hernández suffered a serious injury. After that, France advanced their lines and managed to turn the game around with an outstanding performance by Olivier Giroud which equaled Thierry Henry as the all-time goalscorer for the French team.
For its part, Denmark comes from playing a very difficult game once morest Tunisia in which they might not score a goal and had to become stronger in defense following their attacking figures, Olsen and Dolberg, did not achieve the expected performance prior to the World Cup. Tunisia fought for the result from start to finish and demonstrated the good moment of the Asian countries in the World Cup, managing to keep zero thanks to their approach with 5 defenders that became impenetrable for the Europeans.
History of France vs. Denmark
This duel has a special connotation following France will be eliminated at the hands of Denmark in the last eurocup which was a surprise for the Frenchmen, since they arrived at the competition as favorites following Karim Benzema He will return to the national team and be part of the squad.
The complete history of the two European teams is as follows: 18 official matches, with 8 wins for Denmark (34 goals), 8 for France (22 goals) and 2 draws. In addition, of the 3 crosses in FIFA World Cups, they were rivals in 8 International Friendly Games (1973, 1976, 1983, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2015 2), in 4 duels for UEFA Eurocopa (France 1984, Sweden 1992, Netherlands /Belgium 2000 and Eurocopa 2021) and in the Semifinals of the London 1908 Olympic Games where Denmark thrashed France 17-1, in what was the biggest victory in its history.
Possible alignments of France and Denmark
Possible line-up for France
After his great performance in the first game, no major changes are expected in the France lineup, with the only change in its starting 11 being the entry of Theo Hernández to replace his brother, Lucas Hernández, who left the team concentration following suffer a torn ligament.
The line-up for France would be as follows: Lloris; Konate, Upamecano, Theo Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Griezmann; Dembele, Giroud and Mbappe.
Possible line-up for Denmark
The changes in the Danish lineup might be in the attack front, since as we mentioned; Dolberg and Olsen, who are their starting forwards, did not have the expected performance once morest Tunisia and in their replacement; coach Kasper Hjulmand might include Yussuf Poulsen and Andreas Cornelius as starting forwards.
Denmark’s lineup would be as follows: Schmeichel; Kjaer, Christensen, Andersen; Kristensen, Höjbjerg, Delaney, Eriksen; Maehle, Poulsen, Cornelius.
Follow the minute by minute of this match here
Minute 22: France had the clearest in a Rabiot header that Schmeichel saved.
Minute 13: France is approaching and is regarding to open the scoring. Denmark does not come out of the pressure.
Minute 5: France and Denmark are already playing their second match in the World Cup
