Denmark

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My adopted national team but nonetheless I adore watching Denmark play. Sad we didn't win in the friendly last week but it definitely served to showcase Eriksen's amazing skills. Can't wait for Euro's to start up again.

Denmark sucks to sport :P they cant win even handball and thats they onw game! but in football they have to do more..

-faisal

kom nu! vi kan stadig gøre den næste fase!

Vigtig sejr! Rommedahl beviste godt nok sit værd i dag og Bendtner var hvor han skulle være. Det har været nervepirrende men skønt at se.

There hasn’t been much focus upon Denmark in the build-up to the World Cup, but many of those who watched this team in qualification suggest that this is the strongest Danish team since the squad that i heard won the European Championships in 1992.

The lack of attention is strange when you consider they won probably the toughest group in the UEFA qualifying section, finishing ahead of both Portugal and Sweden. Their opening game against the Netherlands is a tricky start, they certainly have the ability to progress.

One of the reasons is the squad. Few sides can count on a central defensive partnership as strong as Daniel Agger and Simon Kjaer. Not only are they good defenders, both are composed on the ball. It’s normal to see either pick up the ball, move forward 15 yards and if there is not a key pass available, knock it to the other, and the process starts again. They build from the back, but do so slowly and methodically. For anyone who hasn't seen Denmark play... Get ready to see some good football.

Assuming the Dutch stick to their 4-2-3-1 system, their options for the ‘3′ are rather tasty: Rafael van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder, Dirk Kuyt, Arjen Robben, Elijero Elia and (hopefully) Robin van Persie. All of this makes you wonder how on earth Ryan Babel has managed to earn 38 Dutch caps at the age of just 23, but he’ll probably make the squad too. Kuyt may play as the central striker, in competition with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

Denmark's 23 man squad in South Africa.

Goalkeepers:

Thomas Sorensen (Stoke City), Stephan Andersen (Brondby), Jesper Christiansen (FC Copenhagen).

Defenders:

William Kvist (FC Copenhagen), Simon Kjaer (Palermo), Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn Rovers), Per Kroldrup (Fiorentina), Daniel Agger (Liverpool), Patrick Mtiliga (Malaga), Simon Poulsen (AZ Alkmaar).

Midfielders:

Martin Jorgensen (AGF Aarhus), Christian Poulsen (Juventus), Jakob Poulsen (AGF Aarhus), Dennis Rommedahl (Ajax Amsterdam), Thomas Kahlenberg (VfL Wolfsburg), Thomas Enevoldsen (FC Groningen), Christian Eriksen (Ajax Amsterdam), Mikkel Beckmann (Randers), Daniel Jensen (Werder Bremen), Jepser Gronkjaer (FC Copenhagen).

Strikers:

Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord), Soren Larsen (MSV Duisburg), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal).

Here is the link for it: http://www.worldcup2010southafrica.com/world-cup-group-e/denmark/denmark-release-final-23-man-squad-for-2010-world-cup/

I must say that Denmark really impressed me in the qualifications. The main reason mainly being the torturing of portugal, who couldn't beat denmark home or away. But the challenge is getting harder as they are about to face one of the best teams(and possibly contenders) in Holland, a very physical side in Cameroon, and Japan who I think will be easy to overcome. So tell me people, what do you think is Denmark's weakness?

Denmark is without a doubt the worlds greatest nationalteam!!!