Tag: Joakim Mæhle
Washing away World Cup fiasco: Young guns set to lead Euro 2024 attack
Captain Kjær the survivorInjuries and poor form at club level are the primary reasons players miss out: Christian Eriksen, Andreas Skov Olsen and Jesper Lindstrøm, and Kasper Dolberg, Jens Stryger Larsen, Andreas Cornelius and Robert Skov, for example. Captain Simon Kjær was one of the few veterans to retain his position in the squad, although […]
Danish squad now complete: here are the 26 players ready to fight for the country at the WC 2022
Along with the likes of Christian Eriksen, Simon Kjær and Kasper Schmeichel are goalkeeper Frederik Rønnow (Union Berlin), defender Alexander Bah (Benfica), midfielder Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) and forwards Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) and Robert Skov (Hoffenheim). No big surprises among Wheelman’s choicesThe third goalkeeper after Kasper Schmeichel and Oliver Christensen will, as expected, be Frederik […]
No surprises in Denmark’s WC 2022 squad… for now
Five tickets are still up for grabsDue to injuries and form situations, Hjulmand will wait to reveal his final five selections. He said there were about 10-12 candidates still fighting for the last five seats. One will be a goalkeeper and if he can shake off his injury, Frederik Rønnow will be called up. Otherwise, […]
Flatlining to fabulous: how Eriksen’s Denmark is now among the ten most likely teams to win the World Cup 2022
On 12 June, it was a whole year ago that Christian Eriksen collapsed with a cardiac arrest at Parken Stadion during his country’s opening match at the European Championships 2020. In the following hour his life was in balance; a nation’s collective thoughts made him pull through and live. Denmark continued to lose the match […]
Denmark closes in the 2022 World Cup
Unique statistics It is an impressive six victories in as many attempts for the Danes now, and they have not yet opened a single goal, which destroys a goal difference of +22. And perhaps what’s even more striking is that the team gets goals from pretty much everyone except … well… Kasper Schmeichel. Last night’s […]
Cigars to Qatar? How long before Denmark is out of sight on the way to the World Cup in 2022?
No team has more points in the European Championship qualifiers than Denmark right now. Last night, Denmark scored twice in quick succession after a quarter of an hour to close Scotland and take another huge step to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The goals that led to a comfortable 2-0 victory for the Danes […]