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World Cup 2022: Denmark 0-0 Tunisia – toothless Danes held in opener

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Denmark were held to a draw by Tunisia in their World Cup opener in a raucous atmosphere at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan.

Despite fielding many Premier League regulars, the much-fancied Danes were given a tough workout in Group D.

Christian Eriksen, captaining Denmark having suffered a cardiac arrest in their opening game of Euro 2020 only last summer, was mostly well shackled, although he did draw a fine save from Aymen Dahmen in the second half.

Both sides had goals ruled out for offside, while Denmark’s Andreas Cornelius somehow missed from a yard.

There was 95th-minute drama when referee Cesar Ramos checked the pitchside monitor over a potential Denmark penalty for handball, only to stick with his original decision.

One of the pre-tournament favourites, Denmark will need to find some form if they are to qualify from a tricky-looking group.

At Euro 2020, Denmark rode a crest of emotion to the semi-finals and confidence was high going into this tournament in Qatar, with nine wins out of 10 in World Cup qualifying.

However, Tunisia were unfazed by reputation and, perhaps inspired by Saudi Arabia’s stunning win over Argentina and a vociferous crowd acclaiming every tackle, they made it uncomfortable for the Danes.

Denmark almost got away with a disjointed display when the video assistant referee suggested a penalty check after the ball had hit Yassine Merriah’s arm – but the referee decided his on-pitch call had been correct.

Indeed, Ramos was showing great consistency, having earlier deemed that a similar incident at the other end against Andreas Christensen was not a penalty either.

At Euro 2020, Denmark thrived on the tag of underdogs. Badged as favourites here, this was a difficult 90 minutes and they will need to go through the gears to progress in this tournament.

With holders France up next on Saturday (16:00 GMT kick-off), it will only get harder for Kasper Hjulmund’s side.

Player of the match

EriksenChristian Eriksen

with an average of 7.47

Denmark

  1. Squad number10Player nameEriksen
    Average rating

    7.47

  2. Squad number1Player nameSchmeichel
    Average rating

    6.57

  3. Squad number2Player nameAndersen
    Average rating

    6.27

  4. Squad number23Player nameHøjbjerg
    Average rating

    6.25

  5. Squad number13Player nameKristensen
    Average rating

    6.18

  6. Squad number6Player nameChristensen
    Average rating

    6.13

  7. Squad number4Player nameKjaer
    Average rating

    6.09

  8. Squad number7Player nameJensen
    Average rating

    6.03

  9. Squad number5Player nameMaehle
    Average rating

    5.97

  10. Squad number14Player nameDamsgaard
    Average rating

    5.83

  11. Squad number11Player nameSkov Olsen
    Average rating

    5.68

  12. Squad number8Player nameDelaney
    Average rating

    5.66

  13. Squad number12Player nameDolberg
    Average rating

    5.61

  14. Squad number25Player nameLindstrøm
    Average rating

    5.51

  15. Squad number21Player nameCornelius
    Average rating

    5.36

Tunisia

  1. Squad number14Player nameLaïdouni
    Average rating

    7.03

  2. Squad number8Player nameMejbri
    Average rating

    7.00

  3. Squad number21Player nameKechrida
    Average rating

    6.88

  4. Squad number13Player nameSassi
    Average rating

    6.68

  5. Squad number16Player nameDahmen
    Average rating

    6.56

  6. Squad number24Player nameAbdi
    Average rating

    6.55

  7. Squad number20Player nameDräger
    Average rating

    6.39

  8. Squad number11Player nameKhenissi
    Average rating

    6.37

  9. Squad number9Player nameJebali
    Average rating

    6.36

  10. Squad number17Player nameSkhiri
    Average rating

    6.35

  11. Squad number25Player nameBen Slimane
    Average rating

    6.27

  12. Squad number7Player nameMsakni
    Average rating

    6.24

  13. Squad number3Player nameTalbi
    Average rating

    6.21

  14. Squad number4Player nameMeriah
    Average rating

    6.20

  15. Squad number6Player nameBronn
    Average rating

    6.12

  16. Squad number23Player nameSliti
    Average rating

    6.12

Line-ups

Denmark

Formation 3-5-2

1Schmeichel

2Andersen4Kjaer6Christensen

13Kristensen23Højbjerg8Delaney10Eriksen5Maehle

11Skov Olsen12Dolberg

  • 1Schmeichel
  • 2Andersen
  • 4KjaerSubstituted forJensenat 65′minutesBooked at 78mins
  • 6Christensen
  • 13KristensenBooked at 24mins
  • 23Højbjerg
  • 8DelaneySubstituted forDamsgaardat 45+1′minutes
  • 10Eriksen
  • 5Maehle
  • 11Skov OlsenSubstituted forLindstrømat 65′minutes
  • 12DolbergSubstituted forCorneliusat 65′minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Nelsson
  • 7Jensen
  • 9Braithwaite
  • 14Damsgaard
  • 15Nørgaard
  • 16Christensen
  • 17Stryger Larsen
  • 18Wass
  • 19Wind
  • 20Poulsen
  • 21Cornelius
  • 22Rønnow
  • 24Skov
  • 25Lindstrøm
  • 26Bah

Tunisia

Formation 3-4-2-1

16Dahmen

6Bronn4Meriah3Talbi

20Dräger17Skhiri14Laïdouni24Abdi

25Ben Slimane7Msakni

9Jebali

  • 16Dahmen
  • 6Bronn
  • 4Meriah
  • 3Talbi
  • 20DrägerSubstituted forKechridaat 88′minutes
  • 17Skhiri
  • 14LaïdouniSubstituted forSassiat 88′minutes
  • 24Abdi
  • 25Ben SlimaneSubstituted forSlitiat 67′minutes
  • 7MsakniSubstituted forMejbriat 80′minutes
  • 9JebaliSubstituted forKhenissiat 80′minutesBooked at 86mins

Substitutes

  • 1Mathlouthi
  • 2Ifa
  • 5Ghandri
  • 8Mejbri
  • 10Khazri
  • 11Khenissi
  • 12Maâloul
  • 13Sassi
  • 15Ben Romdhane
  • 18Chaalali
  • 19Jaziri
  • 21Kechrida
  • 22Ben Saïd
  • 23Sliti
  • 26Hassen
Referee:
César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

Attendance:
42,925

Match Stats

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Match ends, Denmark 0, Tunisia 0.

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