Denmark – Germany (International Friendlies)
Denmark national team and Germany national team will face each other this Tuesday night at Telia Parken, in Copenhagen, in a friendly match. After a 0-0 draw against Romania back in march, for the 2018 World Cup qualification rounds, Denmark are now getting ready for their first friendly match of the year, a warm up for the upcoming official games. Germany, on their turn, will play their second friendly match of the year and will not only have to worry with the 2018 World Cup qualification rounds, but also with the Confederations Cup, which will start in June 19.
Denmark has only played one game so far this year, having drawn against Romania for the Group E 5th round of the 2018 World Cup qualification, where they are 3rd placed with the same 7 points than 2nd Montenegro, but are now more and more away from the 1st place, with Poland being the Group leader with 13 points already. In order to get ready for the trip to Kazakhstan for the Group E 6th round, and in order to keep alive the dream of securing access to Russia in 2018, the Danish will try to surprise the world champions in tittle here and get motivated for the upcoming official matches. Some of Denmark’s players represent good european clubs, such as the defenders Christensen and Vesteergard, both for Borussia M’Gladbach, the midfielders Delaney and Eriksen, Werder Bremen and Tottenha, and the forwards Sisto, Dolberg and Poulsen, Celta de Vigo, Ajax and Leipzig.
In their last 5 games, Denmark has a record of 1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats. This sequence of results started with a 3-2 defeat against Poland. This result was followed by a 0-1 defeat against Montenegro, a 4-1 victory against Kazakhstan, a 1-1 draw against Czech Republic, and in their last clash, a 0-0 draw against Romania.
Probable Lineup: Ronnow – Sorensen, Vesteegard, Christensen and Durmisi – Kvist, Schone and Eriksen – Sisto, Dolberg and Poulsen.
Germany, on their turn, are preparing for their second friendly match of the year, the first since March, having won against England in the friendly clash and have beaten Azerbaijan next, for the Group C of the 2018 World Cup qualification, where they are isolated, and undefeated, leaders with 15 points, 5 more than 2nd placed Northern Ireland. This friendly tie will serve as an warm-up for the upcoming official matches, with the Mannschaft facing San Marino for the Group C 6th round, and after that will begin their campaign in the Confederations Cup, where they will be in Group B with Australia, Chile and Comoros.
This national team is composed by some great stars of the european football, having a very consistent backbone, although some of the key-players are out for the upcoming matches, such as Ozil, Neuer, Muller, Toni Kroos, etc. Still, there are players like Trapp or Stegen as goalkeepers, PSG and Barcelona, defenders like Hector, Mathias Ginter and Rudiger, FC Koln, Dortmund and AS Roma, midfielders like Goretzka and Emre Can, Schalke 04 and Liverpool, and forwards like Draxler, Sandro Wagner and Timo Werner, PSG, Hoffenheim and Leipzig.
In their last 5 matches, Germany has a record of 4 victories and 1 draw. This sequence of results started with a 2-0 victory over Northern Ireland. This result was followed by a 0-8 victory over San Marino, a 0-0 draw against Italy, friendly match, a 1-0 victory over England, friendly match, and in their last clash, a 1-4 victory over Azerbaijan.
Probable Lineup: Stegen – Kimmich, Mustafi, Ginter and Hector – Emre Can, Goretzka and Demirbay – Draxler, Werner and Younes.
Denmark has won 2 of their last 4 direct confronts, drawing 1 and losing the remaining.
Denmark
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1-2 |
Germany
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Euro 2012
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Denmark
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2-2 |
Germany
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Friendly matches 2010
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Germany
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0-1 |
Denmark
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Friendly matches2007
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Denmark
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2-1 |
Germany
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Friendly matches 2000
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Germany arrive here without some of their biggest stars, but continues to possess an overwhelming quality in their squad. However, Denmark has already proved that they can also play good football and will not be an easy opponent. Expect fun game with several scoring chances at both ends of the pitch.