Each tournament gains more traction when a new face comes up. In this showcase, Finland is one of the new faces, securing their place after taking second spot in Group J of the qualifiers behind hosts Italy. They were able to topple Greece, a team favored to qualify.

In the case of Denmark, they will be making their ninth appearance and their first after the 2012 edition. The Red and White made a famous run to the trophy in 1992 and have failed to make a similar impact in the competition since.

Kasper Hjulmand’s side fought off some competition in Group D to secure second spot with 16 points, just one behind Switzerland and three points above third placed Ireland.

A flurry of goals expected

Denmark’s greatest weapon is their attacking and creative abilities which help in scoring goals. In the qualifiers, they managed to find the net on 23 occasions, conceding just six in eight matches, close to an average of three goals per game.

Finland had less luck in front of goal, finding the net 16 times in 10 games. But, they were not that strong defensively, conceding 10. Three or more goals is likely to come up in this game and Betway has priced this at 2.19 (over 2.5).

Team news

Denmark announced their final squad on 25^th May,2021. There have been no issues since then.

Denmark predicted XI: Schmeichel, Mæhle, Christensen, Andersen, Wass, Højbjerg, Delaney, Braithwaite, Eriksen, Poulsen, Wind

Finland announced their initial 26-man squad on 19^th May, 2021. It was then extended to 28 four days later and increased to 29 on 25^th May. The final list was made known on 1^st June. Sauli Väisänen was withdrawn due to injury and has been replaced by Niko Hämäläinen.

Finland predicted XI: Joronen, O'Shaughnessy, Toivio, Ivanov, Kamara, Taylor, Lam, Valakari, Soiri, Pukki, Pohjanpalo

The odds

According to Betway, Denmark are huge favorites to win the fixture, with a price of 1.46. Finland have been priced at 7.06 odds. Christien Eriksen has the lowest odds with regards to scoring first at any point in the game (2.83).

Denmark v Finland head-to-head

15^th November 2011: Denmark 2-1 Finland (International Friendly)

2^nd June 2005: Finland 0-1 Denmark (International Friendly)

20^th August 2003: Denmark 1-1 Finland (International Friendly)

4^th February 2000: Finland 2-1 Denmark (Nordic Championships)

11^th February 1996: Denmark 0-0 Finland (Kings Cup)

Denmark have been slightly better than Finland on head-to-head basis over the last five games, winning two and losing one. These two have never battled on this stage however. This is due to Finland’s absence since the tournament began.

The two teams have a long history, battling on 59 occasions against each other. Denmark have won 38 of those games and lost 11.

How to follow the tournament in Ghana

Enjoy selected live matches televised on Joy Prime (English) and Adom TV (Akan). You can also watch games in high definition on the HD+ Decoder, where Joy Prime HD is channel 102 and Adom TV HD is channel 103.

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