Denmark’s World Cup opener against Tunisia ended 0-0, but the Danes will probably be annoyed by the fact that they did not decide the match in the second half. Substitute Andreas Cornelius could have become the big hero for Denmark when, 20 minutes before the end, he got the ball on the back post after Andreas Christensen headed a corner backwards into the field. – Can’t believe it But unfortunately for the Danes, Cornelius headed the ball into the post instead of into the goal, and from as close a position as possible. – I can not believe it. He was probably focused on the post instead of the ball, and he missed completely, says former Scotland player Pat Nevin on the BBC. – Cornelius scores there if he is not afraid to hit the post with his head. Pull back a little, and then there will be a terribly ugly boom, writes TV 2’s Jesper Mathisen on Twitter. news expert Kristoffer Løkberg believes the situation deserved a better fate. – Things happen very quickly here. At the same time, it is a corner variant Denmark used X number of times during the match, so it is clearly rehearsed. There is one that is inexplicably not going to be a goal, even for the person in the situation. But things happen much faster than you think, and the reaction time is often not good enough, says Løkberg. Thus, there was no great opening for the Danes, and in the next match France awaits… The match had barely started when the Danes got a taste of what to expect. Then Tunisia’s Aissa Laidouni put in a sucking tackle on Christian Eriksen before he gestured something violent towards the stands which were packed with Tunisians. The roar he got back showed that this would be anything but a pleasant day at work for the Danes. Violent stand life Kasper Hjulmand was prepared for the intense atmosphere and said before the match that he feared it would be like a home ground for the Tunisians – and he was right. news’s reporter sat high in the Education City Stadium, but the violent sound level from enthusiastic Tunisians was palpable from the first second. – The atmosphere here is extraordinary, was the verdict from the BBC’s John Bennett. The match was 24 minutes old when the first big scoring chance presented itself. Issam Jebali was played through alone with the goalkeeper and scored, but Mexican referee Cesar Ramos correctly disallowed the goal for offside. The same Jebali had another great chance not long afterwards, but then Kasper Schmeichel stood up with an excellent save on Jebali’s chip attempt and knocked the ball out for a corner. Thus it was 0-0 at the break. Tunisia’s Aissa Laidouni spared no effort against Christian Eriksen and Denmark. Photo: MOLLY DARLINGTON / Reuters Denmark, which for a long time struggled to create danger in front of the Tunisian goal, suddenly came to life a little into the second half. First, a goal by Andreas Skov Olsen was correctly disallowed for offside, before Mikkel Damsgaard headed just wide a minute later. One who really entertained the audience was Tunisian Laidouni. He used every opportunity to fire up the crowd, and on the field he laid down one rushing tackle after another. Eriksen cannon Then Denmark could take the lead when Christian Eriksen loaded the cannon after 69 minutes played. But the shot from just outside the penalty area was brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen. Soon after, Cornelius got the chance he is unlikely to remember fondly when he looks back on his football career in retirement. In overtime, the Danes called for a penalty after a handball in the field, but after a VAR check, the referee ruled that the game should continue. 0-0 was thus the final result. Denmark’s next game in the World Cup is against France next Saturday. Here you will find the entire World Cup programme: Football World Cup: Here is the program and the TV matches
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