Defending champions, France took on Denmark On 26 November 2022 in Stadium 974. It was a Group D encounter of the ongoing FIFA World Cup. France delivered a statement as they thrashed Australia by 4-1 in their opening fixture. On the other hand, Denmark managed only a goalless draw with Tunisia.
However, France had the chance to seal their place with one more match to go by winning this clash. While Denmark were looking to register their first victory in this tournament. So, the stage was set for a big clash between these sides. Big-name players like Kylian Mbappe, and Christian Eriksen were in action.
France outplayed Denmark by 2-1 in FIFA World Cup 2022
Speaking of the match, both teams were looking steady on their nerves since the kick-off. In the 22nd minute, Antoine Griezmann’s free-kick went to Ousmane Dembele. Then, he delivered a cross. Then, Adrien Rabiot hit that ball with his head. But, the Denmark keeper, Kasper Schmeichel was equal to tha task.
Then, Denmark responded in the 35th minute. Jesper Lindstrom’s shot went whistling wide and the players looked disappointed with the effort. Despite those chances, the first half ended 0-0. Then, in the second half, France were looking to attack more. Both Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe failed to score in the first 10 minutes despite having several chances.
Meanwhile, France took lead as Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring. Mbappe dispatched a tricky shot to beat Schmeichel as Theo Hernandez provided an assist. But, quickly, Denmark responded as they came up with an equalizer in the 68th minute. Andreas Christensen was the scorer as Joachim Andersen delivered a beautiful corner. In the 80th minute, Adrien Rabiot was looking for a world-class finish as he hit an audacious scissor-kick. But, the ball went narrowly wide off the target. Then, in the 86th minute, Mbappe completed his brace in this clash as he headed a beautiful inswinging cross by Griezmann. However, the match ended 2-1, in favour of France and they qualified for thenext round with one more match to go in the group stage.
