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After suffering a disappointing 2-1 loss at the hands of Belgium, Denmark come into the final round with the aim of getting nothing less than a win on Monday.
Despite going ahead early, the quality of Kevin de Bruyne turned the tie on its head. Russia, in comparison, need only a draw to claim a spot in the round of 16.
On matchday two, Our Guys claimed all three points from Finland thanks to a strike from Aleksei Miranchuk at the end of the first half.
Denmark to finally get a win
Denmark have experienced a disappointing tournament so far, losing their first two games. However, this is set to come to an end in the final round of the group stages.
Even without the presence of Christian Eriksen, Denmark can boast of some capable players in midfield an attack who can get the job done.
Poulsen will be expected to lead the team from the front and get the much-needed victory over Russia.
The odds
Denmark are favorites to win the match, with their odds priced at 1.69 by Betway whilst Russia have their odds pinned at 4.76. A draw has been priced at 3.85.
Team news
Christian Eriksen is expected to be out of this game after suffering a cardiac arrest on matchday one. He has however been discharged from the hospital.
Denmark predicted XI: Schmeichel, Christensen, Kjaer, Vestegaard, Wass, Hojbjerg, Delaney, Maehle, Braithwaite, Damsgaard, Poulsen
There are no real issues with the Russian side.
Russia predicted XI: Safonov, Dzhikiya, Diveev, Barinov, Kuzyayev, Golovin, Zobnin, Ozdoyev, Fernandes, Miranchuk, Dzyuba
Russia v Denmark head-to-head
29th February 2012: Denmark 0-2 Russia (International Friendly)
The two teams have only battled once in their histories with Russia taking home a 2-0 victory. Our Guys will go into the game with some amount of confidence.
How to follow the tournament in Ghana
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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.
On radio, get live commentary of this match in English (Joy 99.7 FM, Luv 99.5 FM and/or Hitz 103.9 FM) or in Akan (Adom 106.3 FM, Nhyira 104.5 FM, and Asempa 94.7 FM).
You can also get all the above programs (radio and TV) streaming on the media section of this website.
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