France vs Denmark: The holders, France begins their title defence at the Stade de France on Friday when they face Denmark in the Nations League.
Match Details:
Teams: France vs Denmark
Venue: Stade de France, Paris, France
Date: Saturday 4th June, 2022
Time: 12:15 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
The UEFA Nations League defending champions, France head into the competition after beating South Africa 5-0 at home in a friendly clash.
This after they beat Spain in last season’s finals 2-1 to lift their maiden Nations League title.
France has been in sensational form having won their last 7 matches across competitions and look definite contenders for the Qatar World Cup. It’s been all smooth sail for them.
On the other hand, Denmark beat Serbia 3-0 at home in a friendly earlier in March after securing WCQ by finishing top of their group.
Mæhle, Lindstrom and Eriksen’s efforts helped the Danish side win comfortably.
This came after a 4-2 loss to Netherlands in another friendly, but on the whole Denmark continue to impress.
Both sides last met in the 2018 WC group stage, where it finished goalless.
Form Guide
France: WWWWW
Denmark: WLLWW
Last Matches of both teams:
France 5-0 South Africa
Denmark 3-0 Serbia
Christian Eriksen scored and captained Denmark to a 3-0 win over Serbia at Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium where he suffered a cardiac arrest last year.#TheBeautifulGame #Offside #Brekko pic.twitter.com/z5Y5N4Ts9r
— Mojezz (@mojezzkabro) March 30, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of France vs Denmark in India?
The match is live streamed on Sony LIV, Jio TV App; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 1.
Team News
France has no injury concerns, although their manager had to leave the camp following a family tragedy.
Norgaard is a doubt for the visitors after he suffered a knock recently.
🖐️ 5-time @ChampionsLeague winner
🖐️ 5th on the all-time top scorer list for France@Benzema 💪 https://t.co/t3cfaxGVfL pic.twitter.com/N7t5xi0hiE— UEFA Nations League (@EURO2024) May 29, 2022
France possible 11:
Lloris, Kimpembe, Varane, Hernandez, Digne, Kanté, Tchouameni, T Hernandez, Griezmann, Benzema and Mbappé
Denmark possible 11:
Schmeichel, Mæhle, Vestergaard, Andersen, Wass, Eriksen, Delaney, Højbjerg, Olsen, Poulsen and Dolberg
Prediction: France 2-2 Denmark
This should be an interesting contest given the good form shown by both sides.
Given the long season; fatigue could kick in and we might see the contest reduce in terms of quality.
We foresee a draw in this one given the quality of both sides.
