Thomas Pyndt’s Wales v Denmark preview: Denmark will be full of belief
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Our Matchday Squad journalist will be covering Denmark throughout Euro 2020
The game against Russia was a must-win, so Kasper Hjulmand kept faith in the starting 11 that did such a fine job against Belgium, and they more than lived up to his expectations.
Even though the free-flowing football from the first half against Belgium was missing, Denmark still managed an impressive 4-1 victory with some spectacular long-range goals from Mikkel Damsgaard and Andreas Christensen along the way.
And after the final whistle the stadium, the city of Copenhagen and all of Denmark erupted in a football party like it was 1992.
The match against Wales will be different, because it is not played in Copenhagen, but the players have of course gained a lot of belief with the fine displays against Belgium and Russia, and it is not expected that Kasper Hjulmand will change this winning team.
They will play in a 3-4-3, and it will be interesting to follow the next steps from the young players Mikkel Damsgaard and Joakim Mæhle, while Pierre Emile Højbjerg has been a rock in midfield and also delivered three assists.
With 61 attempts and 22 on target Denmark has been the most attacking team in the Euros so far, and finally they got some goals from all the effort, but the strong defence will of course also keep an eye on the dangerous Welsh attack.
The game against Wales is played on a Saturday night so expect another party if Denmark make it through to the quarterfinals. The date of the game is a good omen – June 26th was also the date when Denmark won the Euros in 1992 by beating Germany 2-0 in the final…
