Qatar World Cup: France – Denmark

There will be seen the authentic moment that goes through the set of Didier Deschams, that he can leave the 974 stadium with the ticket for the round of 16 or without the champion’s face that was put on him after his first victory.

Hard to find a better touchstone, a rival who has enough arguments to force anyone to surpass themselves and that in France it arouses some concern, because it still bears the scars of recent fights.

Kasper Hjulmand’s men defeated France in the two duels of the last League of Nations, 1-2 in Saint-Denis in June and 2-0 three months later in Copenhagen and are aiming to become the first nation to defeat France three times in one calendar year.

A task that is not easy in the context of a World Cup and against a team that, despite the plague of injuries that have marred their preparation, seems totally involved in the competition.

Now it will be more difficult to surprise the world championwho arrives on notice, knowing, as Deschamps says, that Denmark is “an undervalued team” and that beating them needs to raise the level beyond what they did against Australia.

On the French road map, the duel against the Danes is a stage in the upward progression that he aspires to sign until the final on December 18, although the rival’s level forces him to advance the clocks a bit.

In the reflection of the French coach, figure the dilemma of whether to bet on the offensive scheme that he lined up against Australiawith four attack men, with Antoine Griezmann as a hitch, or cover their backs a little more.

In defense, the question is whether he will reintegrate the central defender Raphael Varane into the team, recovered from the problems he brought to Qatar, and if the Barcelona player Jules Kounde He will appear on the right side in place of Benjamin Pavard.

Although everything indicates that the changes will be the least, taking into account the satisfaction that the team gave in its debut: it fulfilled the midfield, with Rabiot y Tchouamenithe defense gave no problems and the attack encouraged by Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Olivier Giroudd.

A headache that has to be disturbing the sleep of Hjulmand, who must be wondering how to stop so much offensive dynamitealthough the Scandinavian warns that he will not limit himself to defending.

The confidence that the two victories achieved this year gave them is the basis for preparing the new assault on France, vital for a team that failed to go from a 0-0 draw in its debut against Tunisia and that does not want to miss the qualifying train.

The Danish coach, a master tactician, will try to put a maze in front of the French, betting on a less direct game than the country’s tradition marks and that he relies on touch players like Eriksen or Hojbjerg.