France, without Dembelé, loses in Denmark, but does not descend

France was defeated (2-0) in their visit to Denmark tonight, in a match at Parken in Copenhagen in which Dembélé did not play.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
25 September 2022 Sunday 20:31
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France, without Dembelé, loses in Denmark, but does not descend

France was defeated (2-0) in their visit to Denmark tonight, in a match at Parken in Copenhagen in which Dembélé did not play. Didier Deschamps' team is not relegated because Croatia's victory in Austria (1-3) gives Modric's team the first place in the group, who scored the first goal, and the Austrians the last.

France did not start badly, with a double Real Madrid pivot formed by Tchouaméni and Camaving and with Griezmann appearing between the lines. But the French domain lasted 20 minutes, in which Schmeichel got a good shot from Mbappé. Afterwards, Denmark took a step forward, adjusted the pressure better and started playing in the opposite field.

The Danish goals were scored in the first half, the work of Dolberg in the 33rd and Skov Olsen in the 39th.

The match lost emotion in the final stretch due to the news that came from Austria, where Croatia put the land in the middle with two goals in a few minutes. Mbappé looked for the goal, but ran into Schmeichel again, impeccable throughout the night. The next match for both teams will be with the team that goes to the World Cup, where they share a group. There will be, except for injury, the Benzema, Kanté, Koundé, Lloris, Dembelé and company.

In Cardiff, Poland, with Lewandowski as the starter, they won 0-1 over Wales, which remains last in the group in a match with the sole objective of saving the category. The Poles' goal was scored by Swiderski in the 57th minute on a great pass from Lewandowski. Bale could have equalized in minute 92, but his head crashed into the crossbar.

In Holland, the Oranje team also got into the final four of the League of Nations by beating Belgium (1-0) with a header from Van Dijk in minute 74. Roberto Martínez's team needed to win by three or more goals per what the locals never saw in danger their leadership. The Netherlands is in luck and remains undefeated since Van Gaal returned: 15 games already.