The 2022/23 UEFA Nations League gets under way this week and on Friday the 3rd of June we have a meeting between France and Denmark.
The game will take place at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis and the current World Cup holders will be hoping to get off to a strong start in Nations League A, Group 1. Croatia and Austria are the other two teams in the group.
Les Bleus were put through their paces at Clairefontaine this morning, the 1st of two sessions on Sunday😅💪#FiersdetreBleus😅 pic.twitter.com/yHNBEQb00A— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) May 29, 2022
Les Bleus were put through their paces at Clairefontaine this morning, the 1st of two sessions on Sunday😅💪#FiersdetreBleus😅 pic.twitter.com/yHNBEQb00A
France come into the match on the back of a comfortable 5-0 win over South Africa in a friendly game back in March.
The French won both their friendly matches in March, with the other win coming over Ivory Coast, although that was a tougher test than they faced against the South Africans.
The 2 friendly victories mean France have won each of their last 7 fixtures. There have been wins over Finland, Belgium, Spain, and Kazakhstan in both World Cup qualifying and the Nations League. France are the defending Nations League winners having beat Spain 2-1 in the final last October.
A look at the home record of France and they are undefeated in their 9 most recent matches on home soil. The French have scored 2 or more goals in 6 of their last 7 home fixtures and have scored 17 goals across their 4 most recent home games, 2 of which were in World Cup qualifying.
Denmark make the trip to the Stade de France having previously beat Serbia 3-0 at home in a friendly game. However, that is their only victory from their last 3 matches as Denmark were beaten 2-0 in Scotland in their final World Cup qualifying match and lost 4-2 in the Netherlands in a friendly game.
It is worth pointing out Denmark had already secured their place at the 2022 World Cup when they lost to Scotland and that was the only defeat suffered by the Danes in their qualifying campaign. They won 9 of their 10 matches in the group and finished comfortably above Scotland.
Denmark’s recent away record shows 2 wins from their last 5 games and the wins came against Moldova and Faroe Islands.
Their away record in the Nations League is good and Denmark have won 3 of their last 4 on the road, tasting only 1 defeat and that came against Belgium.
Team news and France can call upon some exciting young talent, including Kylian Mbappé, Moussa Diaby, Aurélien Tchouaméni, and Boubacar Kamara in addition to the experience of Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kanté, Raphaël Varane, and Hugo Lloris.
Denmark are missing the experienced Simon Kjær in central defence but can call upon Andreas Christensen, Jens Stryger Larsen, and Jannik Vestergaard at the back. Christian Eriksen will play in midfield and Yussuf Poulsen is likely to start in attack.
Denmark are a good team and they will cause the French problems in this game. However, with home advantage, we expect France to push forward and create enough chances to win the match, with both teams scoring.