The two teams know each other well.
Indeed, for several decades, France and Denmark have faced each other regularly, both in friendly matches and in continental and international competitions.
This Friday (8:45 p.m.), at the Stade de France, the Blues are again opposed to the Red and White.
On this occasion,
Le Figaro
takes you back to the most significant confrontations between the two selections.
Including a slideshow.
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June 26, 2018: a particularly soporific 0-0
2018 World Cup. It was with the assurance of qualifying for the round of 16 that the France team faced Denmark on the last day of the group stage.
For the occasion, Didier Deschamps had left some of his executives like Hugo Lloris, Paul Pogba, Blaise Matuidi or Kylian Mbappé to rest.
Denmark, for its part, still had to validate its ticket for the rest of the competition.
To do this, he had to avoid losing.
A context conducive to a soporific match in short.
And as some had suspected then, the meeting had been particularly insipid.
Not very animated, it had resulted in a clean score with only five shots on target: two for the Red and Whites and three for the Blues.
But the two selections had achieved their goal,
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June 11, 2002: a 2-0 defeat and a last hope gone for the Blues
2002 World Cup. After a complicated start - defeat (1-0) against Senegal and draw (0-0) against Uruguay - the Blues were opposed to the Red and Whites, again on the last day of the group stage, with the slim hope of qualifying for the rest of the competition.
To achieve this, the selection led by Roger Lemerre could count on the return of his master to play, Zinédine Zidane, injured during the preparation.
But despite the presence of "Zizou", the reigning world champions had missed their meeting, losing with the score of 2 goals to 0;
leaving the 2002 World Cup through the back door.
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June 11, 2000: 3-0 victory and perfect start for the French team
Euro 2000. The Blues and the Red and Whites were also in the same group.
But this time, it was during the first day of the group stage that they had been opposed.
The French team of Roger Lemerre had then left no chance to their opponent since they had won the match with the score of 3 goals to 0, with achievements from Laurent Blanc, Thierry Henry then Sylvain Wiltord, at the end. regulation time.
A magnificent start for the Tricolores who had been to the end of the competition.
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June 24, 1998: a 2-1 victory for the Blues
1998 World Cup. The France team was also in the same group as Denmark.
And again, she had faced him on the last day of the group stage.
The Blues having already qualified for the round of 16, Aimé Jacquet had decided to rotate, giving playing time to Frank Lebœuf, Christian Karembeu, Vincent Candela, Patrick Vieira or even Robert Pirès and David Trezeguet.
In this meeting without real stake for them, the Habs were still victorious, winning 2 goals to 1 thanks to the achievements of Youri Djorkaeff and Emmanuel Petit.
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June 17, 1992: a 2-1 defeat and elimination for France
Euro 1992. The French team led by Michel Platini suffered a disappointment in the last match of the group stage.
To hope to reach the last four of the competition - at the time, the European championship was disputed with eight teams divided into two pools - the Blues had to win.
But the Danes, who had nothing to lose as they had been drafted in to replace Yugoslavia, managed to win 2-1 thanks to goals from Henrik Larsen and Lars Elstrup.
Qualified for the semi-finals, the Reds and Whites created another surprise as they finally lifted the trophy, beating Germany in the final (0-2).
