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Sunday, November 20, 2022

Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 84 (Interview with Irish Freelance Writer, Historian and Broadcaster, Mr. John O’Carroll, Republic of Ireland National Team 1987/88 Season and the 1988 Euros)

 This is the 84th episode of my podcast with Mr. Paul Whittle of https://the1888letter.com/, @1888letter.

For this episode, we continue our interview series with Irish Freelance Writer, Historian and Broadcaster, Mr. John O’Carroll as we discuss the matches of the Republic of Ireland National Team during the 1987/88 season.

 

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Compendium to International Head-to-Head –Part 12b, Denmark and France (All the matches between the two Nations)- (2000s thru 2020s)

 France vs. Denmark matches History (2000s to 2020s) (Continued)


June 11, 2000, Brugge, Belgium, UEFA European Championship, France 3- Denmark 0 (Laurent Blanc 16, Thierry Henry 64, Sylvain Wiltord 90)

August 15, 2001, Nantes, France 1- Denmark 0 (Robert Pires 13)

June 11, 2002, Incheon, South Korea, FIFA World Cup, Denmark 2- France 0 (Dennis Rommedahl 22, Jon Dahl Tomasson 67)

May 31, 2006, Lens, France 2- Denmark 0 (Thierry Henry 13, Sylvain Wiltord 76 pen)

March 29, 2015, Saint-Etienne, France 2-Denmark 0 (Alexandre Lacazette 14, Olivier Giroud 38)

October 11, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark 1-France 2 (Erik Sviatchenko 90+1 / Olivier Giroud 46)

June 26, 2018, Moscow, Russia, FIFA World Cup, France 0-Denmark 0 (-)

June 3, 2022, Saint Denis, UEFA Nations League, France 1- Denmark 2 (Karim Benzema 51 / Andreas Cornelius 68, 89)

September 25, 2022, Copenhagen, UEFA Nations League, Denmark 2- France 0 (Kasper Dolberg 34, Andreas Olsen 39)


International Head-to-Head match No. 10

Date: June 11, 2000

Competition: UEFA European Championship-Group D

Result: France 3- Denmark 0

Venue: Brugge- Jan Breydel Stadion, Belgium

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Gunther Benko (Austria)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Laurent Blanc 16, Thierry Henry 64, Sylvain Wiltord 90

(Denmark): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (16th minute, France): Anelka advanced and Schmeichel jumped to divert the ball from him, Blanc knocked in the rebound.

2:0 (64th minute, France): Henry was sent through on the left side, he went on a solo run and shot in.

3:0 (90th minute, France): Vieira’s pass from the right side was struck in by Wiltord.

Lineups:

France:

16- Fabien Barthez (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

15- Lilian Thuram (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) 

5- Laurent Blanc (Internazionale Football Club- Milan / Italy)

3- Bixente Lizarazu (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)

8- Marcel Desailly (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)

7- Didier Deschamps (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)

17- Emmanuel Petit (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)

12- Thierry Henry (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)

6- Youri Djorkaeff (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany) (4- Patrick Vieira (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) 58)

10- Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

9- Nicolas Anelka (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) (13- Sylvain Wiltord (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) 82)

 

Coach: Roger Lemerre

Other Substitutes:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

2- Vincent Candela (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)

11- Robert Pires (Olympique de Marseille)

14- Johann Micoud (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

18-Franck Leboeuf (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)

19-Christian Karembeu (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

20- David Trezeguet (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

21- Christophe Dugarry (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

22- Ulrich Ramé (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

 

Team Captain: Didier Deschamps

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Denmark:

1- Peter Schmeichel (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa / Portugal)

2- Michael Schjønberg (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany)

3- Rene Henriksen (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas / Greece)

12- Søren Colding (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening)

5- Jan Heintze (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)

7- Allan Nielsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England)

15- Stig Tofting (AGF-Aarhus Gymnastik Forening af 1880) (20- Thomas Gravesen (Hamburger Sport Verein e.V. / Germany) 72)

8- Jesper Gronkjær (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax / Holland)

19- Morten Bisgaard (Udinese Calcio / Italy) (10- Martin Jorgensen (Udinese Calcio / Italy) 72)

9- Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland) (21- Mikkel Beck (Derby County Football Club / England) 80)

11- Ebbe Sand (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)

 

Coach: Bo Johnansson (Sweden)

Booked: Michael Schjønberg 90+2

Other Substitutes:

4- Jes Høgh (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)   

6- Thomas Helveg (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

13- Martin Laursen (Hellas-Verona / Italy)

14- Brian Steen-Nielsen (AB-Akademisk Boldklub-Copenhagen)

16- Thomas Sorensen (Sunderland Association Football Club / England)

17-Bjarne Goldbæk (Fulham Football Club-London / England)

18- Miklos Molnar (Kansas City Wizards / USA)

22- Peter Kjaer (Silkeborg Idrætsforening)

 

Team Captain: Peter Schmeichel

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks


Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 33, August 2000

(June 11, 2000, UEFA European Championship, France 3-Denmark 0)



Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 138, July 2000

(June 11, 2000, UEFA European Championship, France 3-Denmark 0)



Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 138, July 2000

(June 11, 2000, UEFA European Championship, France 3-Denmark 0)



Photo From: World Soccer, July 2000

(June 11, 2000, UEFA European Championship, France 3-Denmark 0)



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(Denmark squad, June 11, 2000, UEFA European Championship, France 3-Denmark 0)



Photo From: Magazine Source Unknown (Provided by a blog viewer)

(France squad, June 11, 2000, UEFA European Championship, France 3-Denmark 0)






International Head-to-Head match No. 11

Date: August 15, 2001

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 1- Denmark 0

Venue: Nantes-Stade de la Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau

Attendance: 36,548

Referee: Thomas Michael McCurry (Scotland)

Linesmen: J. Dunne and A. Cunningham (both Scotland)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Robert Pires 13 

(Denmark): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (13th minute, France): Pires scored from a long range shot from outside of the box.

Lineups:

France:

16-Fabien Barthez (Manchester United Football Club / England)

15-Lilian Thuram (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

8-Marcel Desailly (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)

18-Franck Lebœuf (Olympique de Marseille)

3-Bixente Lizarazu (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany) (2-Vincent Candela (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) 80)

4-Patrick Vieira (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) (19-Willy Sagnol (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany) 73)

17-Emmanuel Petit (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)

10-Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

7-Robert Pires (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) (14-Johan Micoud (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) 63)

12-Thierry Henry (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)     (20-David Trezeguet (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) 56)

11-Sylvain Wiltord (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) (9-Steve Marlet (Olympique Lyonnais) 56)

 

Coach: Roger Lemerre

Other Substitutes:

5-Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United Football Club / England)

1-Ulrich Rame (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

 

Team Captain: Marcel Desailly

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

Denmark:

1- Thomas Sorensen (Sunderland Association Football Club / England)

6-Thomas Helveg (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)  

4- Martin Laursen (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (12-Steven Lustu (AB-Akademisk Boldklub-Copenhagen) 74)

3- Rene Henriksen (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas / Greece)

5-Jan Heintze (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)

2- Stig Tofting (Hamburger Sport Verein e.V. / Germany)

7- Thomas Gravesen (Everton Football Club-Liverpool/ England) (15-Jan Michaelsen (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas / Greece) 46)

9- Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland) (17-(Peter Nielsen (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / Germany) 46)

10-Dennis Rommedahl (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)

11- Ebbe Sand (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany) (18-Marc Nygaard (Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade / Holland) 17)

8- Jesper Gronkjær (Chelsea Football Club-London/ England) (14-Brian Steen-Nielsen (Malmö Fotbollforening / Sweden) 81)

 

Coach: Morten Olsen

Booked: Jan Michaelsen’77

Other Substitutes:

Peter Kjaer (Silkeborg Idrætsforening)

Niclas Jensen (Football Club København)

 

Team Captain: Jan Heintze

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 38, August 2002

(August 15, 2001, France 1-Denmark 0)



Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 152, September 2001 

(August 15, 2001, France 1-Denmark 0)



Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 152, September 2001 

(August 15, 2001, France 1-Denmark 0)



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(France squad, August 15, 2001, France 1-Denmark 0)






International Head-to-Head match No. 12

Date: June 11, 2002

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group A

Result: Denmark 2- France 0

Venue: Incheon, Incheon Munhak Stadium, South Korea

Attendance: 48,100

Referee: Vitor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Linesmen: Carlos Matos (Portugal), Elise Doriri (Vanuatu)

Fourth Official: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)

Kick-off time: 15:30

Goalscorers:

(Denmark): Dennis Rommedahl 22, Jon Dahl Tomasson 67

(France): None      

Summary of goals:

1:0 (22nd minute, Denmark): Tofting’s cross from the right side was struck in by Rommendahl.

2:0 (67th minute, Denmark): Gronkjaer’s cross from the left side was knocked in by Tomasson.

Lineups:

Denmark:

1- Thomas Sorensen (Sunderland Association Football Club / England)

3-Rene Henriksen (Panathinaikos Athliticos Omilos-Athinas / Greece)

4-Martin Laursen (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)  

6-Thomas Helveg (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)  

2-Stig Tofting (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England) (23- Brian Steen- Nielsen (Malmö Fotbollforening / Sweden) 79)

12- Niclas Jensen (Manchester City Football Club / England)

7- Thomas Gravesen (Everton Football Club-Liverpool/ England)

10- Martin Jorgensen (Udinese Calcio / Italy) (8- Jesper Gronkjær (Chelsea Football Club-London/ England) 46)

17-Christian Poulsen (Football Club København) (20-Kaspar Bogelund (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland) 76)

9- Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)  

19-Dennis Rommedahl (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)

 

Coach: Morten Olsen

Booked: Thomas Gravesen 27, Niclas Jensen 71

Other Substitutes:

22-Jesper Christiansen (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

14-Claus Jensen (Charlton Athletic Football Club-London/ England)  

16- Peter Kjaer (Aberdeen Football Club Limited / Scotland) 

18-Peter Lovenkrands (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

13- Steven Lustu (Lyn Ski- og Fotballklubben-Oslo / Norway)

21- Peter Madsen (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening)

15-Jan Michaelsen (Panathinaikos Athliticos Omilos-Athens / Greece)

5-Jan Heintze (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)

11- Ebbe Sand (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)

 

Team Captain: Rene Henriksen

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

France:

16-Fabien Barthez (Manchester United Football Club / England)

3-Bixente Lizarazu (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)

2-Vincent Candela (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)    

8-Marcel Desailly (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)

15-Lilian Thuram (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)   

4-Patrick Vieira (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) (22-Johan Micoud (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) 71)

7-Claude Makelele (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

10-Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

11- Sylvain Wiltord (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) (6-Youri Djorkaeff (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England) 83)

20-David Trezeguet (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)   

21- Christophe Dugarry (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) (9- Djibril Cissé (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 54)

 

Coach: Roger Lemerre

Booked: Christophe Dugarry 8

Other Substitutes:

1-Ulrich Rame (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

5-Phillipe Christanval (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

13-Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United Football Club / England)

14-Alain Boghossian (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) 

19-Willy Sagnol (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)

23-Gregory Coupet (Olympique Lyonnais)

18-Frank Leboeuf (Olympique de Marseille)

17-Emmanuel Petit (Chelsea Football Club – London / England) (Suspended)

12- Thierry Henry (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) (Suspended)   

 

Team Captain: Marcel Desailly

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks


Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 56, August 2002

(June 11, 2002, World Cup, Denmark 2-France 0)



Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 38, August 2002

(June 11, 2002, World Cup, Denmark 2-France 0)



Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 162, July 2002

(June 11, 2002, World Cup, Denmark 2-France 0)



Photo From: World Soccer, July 2002

(June 11, 2002, World Cup, Denmark 2-France 0)






International Head-to-Head match No. 13

Date: May 31, 2006

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 2- Denmark 0

Venue: Lens -Stade Felix Bollaert

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Thierry Henry 13, Sylvain Wiltord 76 pen

(Denmark): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (13th minute, France): Sagnol’s long cross from the right flank was headed by Saha in the path of Henry who went to score.

2:0 (76th minute, France): Ribery was fouled by Jakobsen in the box. Wiltord scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

France:

16-Fabien Barthez (Olympique de Marseille)

19-Willy Sagnol (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany) (21-Pascal Chimbonda (Wigan Athletic Football Club / England) 88)

15-Lilian Thuram (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

5- William Gallas (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)

3-Eric Abidal (Olympique Lyonnais) (13-Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United Football Club / England) 83)

4-Patrick Vieira (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

6- Claude Makelele (Chelsea Football Club – London / England) 

7- Florent Malouda (Olympique Lyonnais)

10-Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) (22- Franck Ribéry (Olympique de Marseille) 66)

12-Thierry Henry (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) (9- Djibril Cissé (Liverpool Football Club / England) 79)

14-Louis Saha (Manchester United Football Club / England) (11- Sylvain Wiltord (Olympique Lyonnais) 57)

Coach: Raymond Domenech
Other Substitutes:
23- Gregory Coupet (Olympique Lyonnais)

1-Mickael Landreau (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)

2-Jean-Alain Boumsong (Newcastle United Football Club / England)
17 -Gael Givet (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)
18-Alou Diarra (Racing Club de Lens)

8-Vikash Dhorasoo (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
20- David Trezeguet (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

 

Team Captain: Zinedine Zidane

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

Denmark:

1-Jesper Christiansen (Football Club København)

2-Christian Poulsen (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)

3-Brian Priske (Portsmouth Football Club / England)    

4- Per Krøldrup (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze / Italy) (12-Lars Jacobsen (Football Club København) 64)

5-Jan Kristiansen (1.Fußball-Club Nürnberg - Verein für Leibesübungen e.V. ) (14-Allan K. Jepsen (Vålerenga Fotball-Oslo / Norway) 77)

8-Daniel Jensen (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. / Germany) (19-Soren Larsen (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany) 72)

7-Thomas Gravesen (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

6-Thomas Helveg (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / Germany)

10-Martin Joergensen (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze / Italy)

11-Michael Silberbauer (Football Club København)

9- Jon Dahl Tomasson (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V. / Germany) (17-Kenneth Perez (AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) Alkmaar / Holland) 87)

 

Coach: Morten Olsen

Booked: Thoams Gravesen 29, Daniel Jensen 64
Other Substitutes:

16- Stephan Andersen (Charlton Athleric Football Club-London / England)    

17. Thomas Sorensen (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)

13- Bo Svensson (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / Germany)

Jesper Gronkjaer (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V. / Germany)  

18- Morten Skoubo (Real Sociedad de Fútbol-San Sebastian / Spain) 

15- Nicolai Stokholm (Odense Boldklub)

20- Anders Due (Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse-Arnhem / Holland)

21- Thomas Augustinussen (AaB -Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885)

 

Team Captain: Thomas Helveg

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 3138bis, June 2, 2006

(May 31, 2006, France 2-Denmark 0)



Photo From: France Football, Issue 3138bis, June 2, 2006

(May 31, 2006, France 2-Denmark 0)


Photo From: France Football, Issue 3138bis, June 2, 2006

(May 31, 2006, France 2-Denmark 0)





International Head-to-Head match No. 14

Date: March 29, 2015

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 2-Denmark 0

Venue:  Saint-Etienne- Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Attendance: 38,458

Referee: Ivan Kruzliak (Slovakia)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Alexandre Lacazette 14, Olivier Giroud 38

(Denmark): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (14th minute, France): Schmeichel parried Griezmann’s attempt, Lacazette knocked in the rebound.

2:0 (38th minute, France): From the middle, Kondogbia sent Giroud through on the left side and he shot in.

Lineups:

France:

23- Stephane Ruffier (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

2-Christophe Jallet (Olympique Lyonnais) (15-Bacary Sagna (Manchester City Football Club / England) 89)

17-Benoit Tremoulinas (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)

21-Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)

4- Raphäel Varane (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

19-Geoffrey Kondogbia (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) (6-Joshua Guilavogui (Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg Fußball GmbH / Germany) 60)

12-Dimitri Payet (Olympique de Marseille) (8-Mathieu Valbuena (Dinamo Moscow / Russia) 82)

9-Olivier Giroud (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)

20-Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyonnais) (14-Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 71)

11-Antoine Griezmann (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (7-Nabil Fekir (Olympique Lyonnais) 60)

22-Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton Football Club / England) (13-Kurt Zouma (Chelsea Football Club – London / England) 82)

 

Coach: Didier Deschamps

Other Substitutes:

1-Benoit Costil (Stade Rennais Football Club)

16-Steve Mandanda (Olympique de Marseille)

3-Patrice Evra (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

5-Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

18-Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United Football Club / England)  

10-Karim Benzema (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

 

Team Captain: Raphäel Varane 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White/Blue Horizontally striped Socks

 

Denmark:

1-Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City Football Club / England)

4-Erik Sviatchenko (Football Club Midtjylland-Herning) (13-Kian H. Hansen (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique/ France) 77)

3-Simon Kjær (Lille Olympique Sporting Club- Lille Métropole / France)

6-Lars Jacobsen (En Avant de Guingamp / France)

2-Daniel Wass (Evian Thonon Gaillard Football Club, Annecy / France) (17-Simon Busk Poulsen (AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) Alkmaar / Holland) 46)

5-Nicolai Boilesen (AFC (Amsterdamse Football Club) Ajax / Holland) (23-Anders Christiansen (Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona / Italy) 46)

9-Michael Krohn-Dehli (Real Club Celta de Vigo / Spain) 

10-Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club – London / England) (14-Lasse Schöne (AFC (Amsterdamse Football Club) Ajax / Holland) 83)

21-Lasse Vibe (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg / Sweden) (20-Nicolai Jørgensen (Football Club København (Football Club Coopenhagen) 58)

11-Nicklas Bendtner (Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg Fußball GmbH / Germany)

7-William Kvist Jørgensen (Wigan Athletic Football Club / England) (19-Thomas Delaney (Football Club København (Football Club Coopenhagen) 88)

 

Coach: Morten Olsen

Other Substitutes:

22-Jonas Lössl (En Avant de Guingamp / France)

16-Stephan Andersen (Football Club København (Football Club Coopenhagen)

12-Mathias Jørgensen (Football Club København (Football Club Coopenhagen)

18-Jakob Poulsen (Football Club Midtjylland-Herning)  

8-Martin Braithwaite (Toulouse Football Club / France)

 

Team Captain: Lars Jacobsen (Christian Eriksen in another source)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks


Photo From: L’Equipe, Year 69, No 22169, Monday March 30, 2015

(March 29, 2015, France 2-Denmark 0)



Photo From: France Football, Issue 3763., June 26, 2018

(March 29, 2015, France 2-Denmark 0)






 

International Head-to-Head match No. 15

Date: October 11, 2015

Competition: Friendly

Result: Denmark 1-France 2

Venue: Copenhagen-Telia Parken

Attendance: 18,145

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Denmark): Erik Sviatchenko 90+1

(France): Olivier Giroud 46

Summary of goals:

0:1 (4th minute, France): From the middle (left side), Martial sent Giroud through who shot.

0:2 (6th minute, France): Digne’s cross from the left side, was struck by Giroud, his first attempt was parried by Schmeichel, and he knocked in the rebound.

1:2 (90+1st minute, Denmark): Erik Sviatchenko chipped in a long range shot from the edge of the box on the right side.

Lineups:

Denmark:

1-Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City Football Club / England)

4-Daniel Agger (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening) (12-Jannik Vestergaard (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. / Germany) 85)

3-Simon Kjær (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul / Turkey) (25-Erik Sviatchenko (Football Club Midtjylland-Herning) 73)

6-Lars Jacobsen (En Avant de Guingamp / France)

5-Riza Durmisi (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening)

9-Michael Krohn-Dehli (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain) (19-Nicolai Jørgensen (Football Club København (Football Club Coopenhagen) 56)

18-Jakob Poulsen (Football Club Midtjylland-Herning) (23-Pierre Emile Hojbjerg (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904 e.V.- Gelsenkirchen / Germany) 46)

7-William Kvist Jørgensen (Football Club København (Football Club Coopenhagen)

10-Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club – London / England) (20-Yussuf Poulsen (RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. / Germany) 61)

11-Nicklas Bendtner (Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg Fußball GmbH / Germany)

8- Martin Braithwaite (Toulouse Football Club / France) (14-Pioen Sisto (Football Club Midtjylland-Herning) 69)

 

Coach: Morten Olsen

Other Substitutes:

24-Thomas Kahlenberg (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening)

17-Morten Rasmussen (Football Club Midtjylland-Herning)

2-Daniel Wass (Real Club Celta de Vigo / Spain) 

16-Stephan Andersen (Football Club København (Football Club Coopenhagen)

13-Thomas Delaney (Football Club København (Football Club Coopenhagen)

21-Lasse Vibe (Brentford Football Club / England) 

15-Simon Poulsen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)

22-Jonas Lössl (En Avant de Guingamp / France)

 

Team Captain: Daniel Agger

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France:

16-Steve Mandanda (Olympique de Marseille)

2-Christophe Jallet (Olympique Lyonnais)

13-Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City Football Club / England)

17-Lucas Digne (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) 

4-Raphäel Varane (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) (21-Kurt Zouma (Chelsea Football Club – London / England) 46)

14-Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

18-Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United Football Club / England)

22-Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United Football Club / England)

9-Olivier Giroud (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) (20-Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyonnais) 73)

7-Antoine Griezmann (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (8-Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique Lyonnais) 78)

11-Anthony Martial (Manchester United Football Club / England) (6-Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace Football Club – London / England) 88)

 

Coach: Didier Deschamps

Other Substitutes:

1-Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club – London / England)

23-Alphonse Areola (Villarreal Club de Fútbol / Spain)

3-Patrice Evra (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)  

5-Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool Football Club / England)

15-Bacary Sagna (Manchester City Football Club / England)

12-Lassana Diarra (Olympique de Marseille)

 

Team Captain: Raphäel Varane 

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International Head-to-Head match No. 16

Date: June 26, 2018

Competition: 2018 FIFA World Cup-Group C

Result: France 0-Denmark 0

Venue: Moskva (Moscow) – Luzhniki Stadium, Russia         

Attendance: 78,011

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Linesmen: Emerson de Carvalho and Marcelo van Gasse (both Brazil)

Fourth Official: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Kick-off time: 17:00

Goalscorers:

(France): None

(Denmark): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

France:

16- Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille)

19- Djibril Sidibé (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)
4- Raphäel Varane (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
3- Presnel Kimpembé (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
21- Lucas Hernández (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (22- Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City Football Club / England) 50)

13- N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
15- Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)
8- Thomas Lemar (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

11- Ousmane Dembelé (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) (10- Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 78)

7- Antoine Griezmann (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (18- Nabil Fekir (Olympique Lyonnais) 69)

9- Olivier Giroud (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

 

Coach: Didier Deschamps

Other Substitutes:

23- Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
1- Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

17- Adil Rami (Olympique de Marseille)
5- Samuel Umtiti (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
2- Benjamin Pavard (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V. / Germany)

14- Blase Matuidi (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
6- Paul Pogba (Manchester United Football Club / England)
12- Corentin Tolisso (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)
20- Florian Thauvin (Olympique de Marseille)

 

Team Captain: Raphäel Varane

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Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1- Man of the Match: N’Golo Kante (France)

 

Denmark:

1-Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City Football Club / England)
14- Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford Football Club / England)
4- Simon Kjaer (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)
13- Mathias Zanka 'Jørgensen (Huddersfield Town Football Club / England)

6- Andreas Christensen (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

17- Jens Stryger Larsen (Udinese Calcio- Udine / Italy)
8- Thomas Delaney (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. / Germany) (18- Lukas Lerager (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux / France) 90+2)

10- Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
11- Martin Braithwaite (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux / France)
23- Pione Sisto (Real Club Celta de Vigo / Spain) (15- Viktor Fischer (Football Club København (Football Club Coopenhagen)) 60)

21- Andreas Cornelius (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio-Bergamo / Italy) (12- Kasper Dolberg (AFC (Amsterdamse Football Club) Ajax / Holland) 75)

 

Coach: Aage Hareide (Norway)

Booked: Mathias Zanka 'Jørgensen 45

Other Substitutes:

22- Frederik Rønnow (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening)
16- Jonas Lössl (Huddersfield Town Football Club / England)

3- Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / Germany)
5- Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)

7- William Kvist (Football Club København (Football Club Coopenhagen))
19- Lasse Schöne (AFC (Amsterdamse Football Club) Ajax / Holland)
2- Michael Krohn-Dehli (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain)

9- Nicolai Jørgensen (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)
20- Yussuf Poulsen (RB (RasenBallsport) Leipzig e.V., / Germany)

Team Captain: Simon Kjaer

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Photo From: L’Equipe, Year 73, No 23346, Wednesday June 27, 2018

(June 26, 2018, World Cup, France 0-Denmark 0)



Photo From: L’Equipe, Year 73, No 23346, Wednesday June 27, 2018

(June 26, 2018, World Cup, France 0-Denmark 0)



Photo From: L’Equipe, Year 73, No 23346, Wednesday June 27, 2018

(June 26, 2018, World Cup, France 0-Denmark 0)





International Head-to-Head match No. 17

Date: June 3, 2022

Competition: 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group A1

Result: France 1- Denmark 2

Venue: Saint Denis-Stade de France

Attendance: 75,833

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Linesmen: Stefan Lupp and Marco Achmuller (both Germany)

Fourth Official: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Karim Benzema 51

(Denmark): Andreas Cornelius 68, 89

Summary of goals:

1:0 (51st minute, France): Benzema advanced on the left side and after a one-two with Christopher Nkunku advanced and scored.

1:1 (68th minute, Denmark): Pierre-Emile Højbjerg’s cross from the left side was struck in by Andreas Cornelius.

1:2 (89th minute, Denmark): Joakim Maehle’s long cross from the Danish half on the left side reached Andreas Cornelius, who advanced and from a narrow angle scored.

Lineups:

France:

1-Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

4-Raphaël Varane (Manchester United Football Club / England) (17-William Saliba (Olympique de Marseille) 61)

21-Lucas Hernandez (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)

22-Théo Hernandez (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

5-Jules Koundé (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain) (20-Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH / Germany) 90+2)

13-N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

8-Aurélien Tchouaméni (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

19-Karim Benzema (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

7-Antoine Griezmann (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (14-Adrien Rabiot (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) 78)

10-Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (12-Christopher Nkunku (RB (RasenBallsport) Leipzig e.V., / Germany) 46)

11-Kingsley Coman (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany) (15-Jonathan Clauss (Racing Club de Lens) 90+2)

 

Coach: Didier Deschamps

Other Substitutes:

16-Mike Maignan (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

23-Alphonse Areola (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)

18-Lucas Digne (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)

3-Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

2-Benjamin Pavard (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)

6-Mattéo Guendouzi (Olympique de Marseille)

9-Wissam Ben Yedder (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

 

Team Captain: Hugo Lloris

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Denmark:

1-Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City Football Club / England)

3-Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City Football Club / England) (13-Rasmus Kristensen (FC Red Bull Salzburg / Austria) 60)

2-Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

5-Joakim Maehle (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio-Bergamo / Italy)

4-Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey)

18-Daniel Wass (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (14-Mikkel Damsgaard (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) 60)

8-Thomas Delaney (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain) (7-Mathias Jensen (Brentford Football Club / England) 85)

10-Christian Eriksen (Brentford Football Club / England)

23-Pierre Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

12-Kasper Dolberg (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice - Côte d'Azur / France) (21-Andreas Cornelius (Trabzonspor Kulübü / Turkey) 59)

11-Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging / Belgium) (9-Martin Braithwaite (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 84)

 

Coach: Kasper Hjulmand

Booked: Victor Nelsoon 73

Other Substitutes:

6-Nicolai Boilesen (Football Club København (Football Club Coopenhagen)

 15- Philip Billing (Association Football Club Bournemouth / England)

16-Daniel Iversen (Preston North End Football Club / England) on loan from (Leicester City Football Club / England)

17-Jens Stryger Larsen (Udinese Calcio / Italy)

20-Yussuf Poulsen (RB (RasenBallsport) Leipzig e.V., / Germany)

19-Robert Skov (Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. / Germany)

22-Peter Vindahl Jensen (AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) Alkmaar / Holland)

 

Team Captain: Kasper Schmeichel

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Photo From: L’Equipe, Year 77, No 24766, Saturday June 4, 2022

(June 3, 2022, UEFA Nations League, France 1- Denmark 2)



Photo From: L’Equipe, Year 77, No 24766, Saturday June 4, 2022

(June 3, 2022, UEFA Nations League, France 1- Denmark 2)





International Head-to-Head match No. 18

Date: September 25, 2022

Competition: 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group A1

Result: Denmark 2- France 0

Venue: Copenhagen-Parken

Attendance: 36,064

Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Romania)

Linesmen: Vasile Florin Marinescu, Ovidiu Artene (both Romania)

Fourth Official: Catalin Popa (Romania)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Denmark): Kasper Dolberg 34, Andreas Olsen 39

(France): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (34th minute, Denmark): Mikkel Damsgaard’s cross from the side was struck in by Dolberg.

2:0 (39th minute, Denmark): A corner from the right side was headed across at the far post to the middle and then passed back to the edge of the box by Delaney and it was volleyed by Andreas Olsen.

Lineups:

Denmark:

1-Kasper Schmeichel (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice - Côte d'Azur / France)

6-Andreas Christensen (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

2-Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

13-Rasmus Kristensen (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (21-Alexander Bach (Sport Lisboa e Benfica / Portugal) 90+1)

5-Joakim Mæhle (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio-Bergamo / Italy)

8-Thomas Delaney (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain) (4-Simon Kjær (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) 71)

10-Christian Eriksen (Manchester United Football Club / England)

23-Pierre Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

14-Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford Football Club / England) (19-Jesper Lindstrom (Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball A.G. / Germany) 59)

12-Kasper Dolberg (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain) (20-Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio-Bergamo / Italy) 59)

11-Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging / Belgium) (9-Martin Braithwaite (Real Club Deportivo Espanyol / Spain) 71)

 

Coach: Kasper Hjulmand

Booked: Thomas Delaney 54, Rasmus Hojlund 80

Other Substitutes:

22-Frederik Rønnow (1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., / Germany)

16-Oliver Christensen (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V.-Berlin / Germany)

17-Jens Stryger Larsen (Trabzonspor Kulübü / Turkey)

3-Victor Nelson (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey)

18-Daniel Wass (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening)  

7-Mathias Jensen (Brentford Football Club / England)

15-Philip Billing (Association Football Club Bournemouth / England)

 

Team Captain: Kasper Schmeichel

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Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

 

France:

23-Alphonse Areola (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)

21-Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) (22-Adrien Truffert (Stade Rennais Football Club) 65)

2-Benjamin Pavard (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)

13-Dayot Upamecano (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)

18-Benoit Badiashile (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

3-William Saliba (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) (15-Jonathan Clauss (Olympique de Marseille) 46)

8-Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

6-Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) (19-Youssouf Fofana (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 46)

7-Antoine Griezmann (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain), on loan from (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) (20-Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball A.G. / Germany) 81)

9-Olivier Giroud (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (12-Christopher Nkunku (RB (RasenBallsport) Leipzig e.V., / Germany) 65)

10-Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

 

Coach: Didier Deschamps

Other Substitutes:

1-Alban Lafont (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)

16-Steve Mandanda (Stade Rennais Football Club)

4-Raphael Varane (Manchester United Football Club / England)

17-Jordan Veretout (Olympique de Marseille)

14-Matteo Guendouzi (Olympique de Marseille)

11-Ousmane Dembele (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)  

 

Team Captain: Antoine Griezmann

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, Year 77, No 24880, Monday September 26, 2022

(September 25, 2022, UEFA Nations League, Denmark 2- France 0)



 

Photo From: L’Equipe, Year 77, No 24880, Monday September 26, 2022

(September 25, 2022, UEFA Nations League, Denmark 2- France 0)


Photo From: L’Equipe, Year 77, No 24880, Monday September 26, 2022

(September 25, 2022, UEFA Nations League, Denmark 2- France 0)


Photo From: L’Equipe, Year 77, No 24880, Monday September 26, 2022

(September 25, 2022, UEFA Nations League, Denmark 2- France 0)