Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand with goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel and defender Simon Kjaer© AFP
Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand stated Monday that his crew have come to Qatar to win the World Cup as they put together for his or her Group D opener towards Tunisia. The Danes reached the semi-finals of the European Championship final yr regardless of dropping their opening sport after talisman Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch with a cardiac arrest. They arrive into the match on the again of a powerful qualifying marketing campaign and two Nations League wins over group rivals France.
“Our dream is to win one thing. So while you go right into a match this group of gamers has the standard to win, and I imply to win every part,” stated Hjulmand forward of Tuesday’s conflict at Schooling Metropolis Stadium. The Danes will doubtless be tussling for first place with world champions France, because the runners-up will nearly definitely be enjoying Argentina within the second spherical.
And Hjulmand, whose crew additionally face Australia within the group stage, was bullish about his crew’s probabilities with Eriksen firmly again within the fold and in high kind. “Are we favourites? No… however we are able to beat everybody on the day and we’ve a really sturdy self-confidence,” added Hjulmand.
“Now we have an excellent group of gamers working collectively and one of the simplest ways of successful every part is to dream massive.”
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