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France vs Denmark, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
France
2 – 1
Full Time
Denmark
Sat 26 Nov 2022 · 16:00 UTC Stadium 974 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 20' Andreas Christensen
Y 23' Andreas Cornelius
Jules Kounde 43' Y

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Denmark — Worldcup at Stadium 974.

  • France 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)
  • Denmark 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
  • Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
  • Referee Ning Ma (China)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
France 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Denmark
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-26 France 2–1 Denmark 2018-06-26 Denmark 0–0 France

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Denmark H 2–1 W
22 Nov Australia H 4–1 W
28 Jun Switzerland H 7–8 L
23 Jun Portugal A 2–2 D
19 Jun Hungary A 1–1 D
15 Jun Germany H 1–0 W
Denmark
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov France A 1–2 L
22 Nov Tunisia H 0–0 D
07 Jul England A 1–2 L
03 Jul Czechia A 2–1 W
26 Jun Wales A 4–0 W
21 Jun Russia A 4–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

France
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
6/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

France
Kylian Mbappe 10 G 4 A
Ousmane Dembele 6 G 2 A
Bradley Barcola 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stadium 974 that hosts another battle between France and Denmark.
  • 5' France currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Denmark come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christian Norgaard, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium 974 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' A moment of madness from Andreas Christensen on 20 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Denmark will be frustrated.
  • 23' Denmark player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 28' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' Denmark fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 38' It’s high time Didier Deschamps made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jules Kounde.
  • 46' The whistle greets Andreas Cornelius as he departs to be replaced by Martin Braithwaite.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Didier Deschamps might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. France is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' What composure from Kylian Mbappe! The France international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 63' It is a substitution in France team. Olivier Giroud is replaced by Marcus Thuram-Ulien on 63 minute.
  • 68' GOAL! Andreas Christensen scores on 68.
  • 73' Kasper Dolberg is replacing Mikkel Damsgaard for the Denmark side.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Ibrahima Konate. He replaces Raphael Varane on 75 minute.
  • 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Christian Norgaard. He replaces Jesper Lindstrom on 85 minute.
  • 86' The France Kylian Mbappe breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 2-1!
  • 90' Fresh legs for Denmark! Alexander Bah comes on to replace Rasmus Kristensen.
  • France celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Denmark Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kasper Hjulmand

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.64 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Denmark xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France46% Draw25% Denmark29%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

France or Draw
71%
Draw or Denmark
54%
France or Denmark
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
France32% Draw44% Denmark24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Denmark covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Denmark keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.