Denmark vs. France: Date, Time, Live Stream and 2015 Friendly Preview
France’s next stop in their preparations for hosting the Euro 2016 finals is Copenhagen, where they’ll face a Denmark side who aren’t sure of joining them next summer just yet.
A 4-0 win over Armenia in Nice on Thursday stepped up those French preparations in the most emphatic way possible, with Didier Deschamps’ side making light of the absence of the injured Paul Pogba to win thanks to goals from Antoine Griezmann, Yohan Cabaye and a brace from Karim Benzema, who also picked up an injury.
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At the same time, Denmark were losing their final Euro 2016 qualifier to Portugal to leave their fate out of their own hands. They’ll now wait on Albania’s result in Armenia on Sunday to find out if they have made it to the finals, with an Albanian win meaning they’ll have to settle for a place in the playoffs.
First comes this friendly, though, and a chance to experiment.
Date: Sunday, October 11
Time: 7:45 p.m. BST / 2:45 p.m. ET
Venue: Parken, Copenhagen
TV Info: TF1 HD
Live Stream: TF1 HD
Last 6 Results
Denmark
Lost 2-0 vs. France (Away)
Won 2-1 vs. Montenegro Home)
Won 2-0 vs. Serbia (Home)
Drew 0-0 vs. Albania (Home)
Drew 0-0 vs. Armenia (Away)
Lost 1-0 vs. Portugal (Away)
France
Won 2-0 vs. Denmark (Home)
Lost 4-3 vs. Belgium (Home)
Lost 1-0 vs. Albania (Away)
Won 1-0 vs. Portugal (Away)
Won 2-1 vs. Serbia (Home)
Won 4-0 vs. Armenia (Home)
Team News
Denmark
With no goals scored in their last three matches, Denmark coach Morten Olsen might be tempted to ring the changes for the visit of the French.
Nicklas Bendtner played as a lone striker in the loss in Portugal, so Olsen could opt to field a partner for the Wolfsburg man or replace him with the other options in his squad such as Morten Rasmussen, Nicolai Jorgensen or Yussuf Poulsen.
Christian Eriksen played for 82 minutes in Portugal and so might not be risked so soon after making his comeback from injury for Tottenham Hotspur.
France
Similarly, Deschamps may look to experiment in Copenhagen and use several players who didn’t get off the bench against Armenia.
Goalkeepers Steve Mandanda and Alphonse Areola, defenders Christophe Jallet, Kurt Zouma, Eliaquim Mangala and Lucas Digne were the unlucky six who didn’t taste any action, and it would be a surprise if Deschamps didn’t give most of them some minutes here.
Similarly, in attack, the likes of Anthony Martial, Olivier Giroud and Alexandre Lacazette will all hope to be involved from the start, with the latter pair only making cameo appearances on Thursday. Benzema is unlikely to be risked.
Key Players
Denmark: Michael Krohn-Dehli
Experienced midfielder Michael Krohn-Dehli can be seen at Sevilla these days, and if he’s selected here he’ll need to use his boundless energy and enthusiasm to keep the Danish midfield battling against their high-class opponents.
Krohn-Dehli scored the winner when the Danes famously beat the Netherlands at Euro 2012, and if they get there again he is certain to be a key player.
France: Anthony Martial
These are precisely the sort of matches in which Anthony Martial can present his case for a starting berth in the French team come the Euro 2016 finals, and after impressing everyone since his big-money move to Manchester United he’s now beginning to make a mark on his national team.
He played for the final half an hour in the win over Armenia, teeing up a goal for Karim Benzema.
Odds (via Oddschecker)
Denmark: 12/5
France: 6/5
Draw: 5/2
