Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
After coming from behind to crush Australia 4-1, France will look to cement top position in Group D when they face Denmark at Stadium 974. Real Madrid ace Karim Benzema was not missed at all in the opener, and, no doubt, Olivier Giroud, who scored a brace against the Socceroos, will prove a handful for the opposition back-line. Lucas Hernandez suffered a serious injury against Australia, with his brother Theo likely to step up.
The Danes, on the other hand, failed to impress in a goalless draw with Tunisia, which is yet another reason why we are tempted to put our money on Didier Deschamps’ troops. Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen has overcome his injury, as well as Wolfsburg forward Jonas Wind. The two teams played out a goalless draw at the 2018 World Cup finals, but home win should be considered this time out.
Highlighted Player (Karim Benzema):
Striker Karim Benzema came through his youth club Bron Terraillon in Olympique Lyon were he went through all the youth teams.
On January 15, 2005 Benzema made his debut for the first team of Lyon that season but did not have much playing time. In the 2007-2008 season he was indeed a permanent fixture in the team and he got his break . He grew that season right into a crowd favorite and clubs like Arsenal, Juventus, Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan showed interest in him.
Benzema in 2008 (like 2005, 2006, and 2007) was in the champions with Olympique Lyon and had no interest in leaving France. In 2008, Karim was named best French footballer.
Highlighted Team (Denmark):
The Denmark national team participated at the World Cup finals on four occasions and they recorded their best result at the 1998 tournament. The Danes made it to the quarter-finals of the 1998 World Cup in France, but Brazil proved to be a big catch for the Nordic side. De Rod-Hvide did remarkably well to win the 1992 European Championship, but they were more than fortunate to qualify for the Euro 1992 finals.
Denmark finished their qualifying campaign in second place in the group, but thanks to Yugoslavia’s exclusion from the competition, the team booked their place at the Euro 1992 finals. Denmark impressed at the tournament in Sweden, with the team outplaying Germany in the title game (2-0).
Brothers Michael and Bryan Laudrup and goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel are regarded as Denmark’s most notable players. It has to be noted that Morten Olsen was in charge of the Danish national team from 2000 to 2015. The Danes play their home games at Telia Parken and the capacity of the venue is 38,065 (all-seater).