The DFO Euro 2020 (in 2021!) Preview: Denmark

Good morning, in lieu of Snaxx I will be doing my part for the content monster and my second love futbol. I would 100% be going this year if it were not for the Rona but we will get into that in a couple episodes.

We’re on the verge of the greatest international sports summer ever! We have:

• Copa América
• Euro 2020
• Concacaf Gold Cup
• Tokyo Olympic Games

And it all starts on June 11, 2021 with the European Soccer (Football) championships aka Euro 2020!

Yes, it is 2021 but they decided to keep the name, ok?

From now until the tourney starts, we’ll be giving you previews for every country in Euro 2020, DFO-style, of course. We will also provide previews of all the Copa América countries as the Copa América starts on June 13, 2021 right after Euro 2020 starts.

Euro 2020 will be broadcast in English on ESPN in the United States and on TSN in Canada. Univisión has the Spanish language rights in the US and TVA has the French language rights in Canada. I don’t have the handy schedule imbedded because I have no idea how to do it nor interest in figuring it out.

Today’s team is:

Denmark

Country Fun Facts

Denmark is very flat, has a lot of islands, four hundred and forty-three with 70 of them inhabited. I

t’s a hell of a lot rainier than you think it is, it averages 171 days of the wet stuff a year both liquid and solid. There are basically no hills and due to the flatness it’s a supreme place for cycling like the Netherlands.

There are 12, 000 kms of cycle tracks total in the country and I think that’s amazing. I’ve just taken up cycling again and cars are far more scary nowadays than they were when I was younger.

People in Copenhagen cycle 1.13 million kms a day which is 35 times around the world, or from one end to the other dependent on you flat earth views.

Lego is from Denmark.

For years the best restaurant in the world was located in Copenhagen. It’s closed now but it was run by Rene Redzepi who is one of the most interesting non douchebag chefs in the game. There has been documentaries done on him and his sustainable ways combined with traditional Nordic cooking. We own his “The Noma Guide to Fermentation” which is an amazing book if you are into that kind of thing.

Team Schedule

Denmark is in Group B with Finland, Belgium, and Russia. All time Pacific:

Saturday, June 12, 2021  – Noon – Finland v Denmark – Copenhagen

Thursday June 17 2021 – 9AM – Belgium v Denmark – Copenhagen

Monday June 21 2021 – Noon – Russia v Denmark – Copenhagen

Team Preview / Top Players

I had to put this in. Andersen played for Mighty Whitey this season on loan from Lyon and he was amazing. Due to KHAAAAANNNNNNN!!! he will be leaving as there is no chance he will play in the C’ship.

He will be in the back line with Christensen (Chelski). Vestergaard (SOTON). As long as two of the three of these guys are anchoring the back they will be just fine. The two guys in the midfield to watch are Eriksen (Inter), and Hojberg (Spurs). They’re the straws that stir the Danish drink (Akavit), and as well as they do this club does. Teh Hippo tells me Eriksen has tailed off a bit in recent times but Inter seemed to do just fine this season and at least in the group matches he can dominate. Up front they have Yussuf Poulson (RB Leipzig), Kasper Dolberg (Nice), and Martin Brathwaite (Barca). Not exactly a murderers row for strikers which could lead to their downfall. They aren’t going to score a lot of goals, however with that back line and Kasper Schmeichel in goal they aren’t going to give up very many either.

Best result when you Google Image Search “Hot [Country] food”

Litre, Have you ever been to this country?

I have not. In 2000 I was in Paris and had a ticket to Copenhagen via bus (so long)and at the last minute I changed my mind and went to Berlin (also long bus ride). I don’t regret that decision as Mrs. Cola has Danish ancestry and we hope to go there in a couple years for her 40th birthday.  When there I’d like to go to Christiania which was an autonomous commune in Copenhagen but since the 2010s Danish law is now enforced there. Weed used to be legal among other things and as a 20 something backpacker that would have been right up my alley.

Why you should root for this country

• You like cycling
• You enjoy eating raw fish and Akavit
• You are tall, blonde, healthy and probably good looking

Why you should NOT root for this country

• You are a Russian bot
• You prefer your Scandinavian country with a blue and white flag
• You are Flemish

Prognosticering

It definitely benefits these lads that all of their games are at home. They should beat Finland but will have trouble with the pesky Russians. As always on paper the Belgians are strong but no one knows which Belgian side will show up!

They will make the knockout round and then be dispatched as I don’t think that they can score enough.