The return of Eriksen in front of the Tunisian hope

The return of Eriksen in front of the Tunisian hope

The midfielder returns to a great tournament after the Eurocup vanished and his rival seeks to overcome, for the first time, the group stage

MADRID, 21 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The return of Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen will be the focus of Denmark's debut this Tuesday (2:00 p.m. Spanish peninsular time) against Tunisia in Group D of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which will take place at the Education City in Rayán and against a rival that seeks to overcome , for the first time, the group stage.

Christian Eriksen leads Denmark, one of the countries that have been most critical of holding the tournament in the Arab country, with the still recent memory of his body collapsed on the grass after suffering a cardiac arrest in the match against Finland in Copenhagen of the Eurocup last year.

Denmark, a semifinalist in that Euro Cup, and after a round World Cup qualifying phase, started as favorites to achieve their first victory against Tunisia, who never surpassed the first phase in their five previous World Cup appearances.

"It's hard to look back and think about what my career and life was like before. To sit here after a year and play the World Cup is such a contrast. That has been the dream from the beginning and I hoped to be here. The achievement was to come back , get healthy and have a life. I wanted to play football and luckily it will be in a World Cup," Eriksen celebrated.

Eriksen and his teammates, such as RCD Espanyol striker Martin Braithwaite, will face an opponent against whom football and statistics are on the Nordic side: Tunisia has only won two World Cup victories, against Mexico in 1978 and against Panama in Russia. in 2018.

On the opposite flank, Tunisia hopes to achieve a milestone that has eluded them in past editions and the muscle of a group led by their captain Youssef Msakni, and based on the defensive solidity and success of their striker Wahbi Khazri.

DENMARK: Schmeichel; R. Kristensen, Andersen, A. Christensen, Maehle; Eriksen, Delaney, Hoejbjerg; Damsgaard, Olsen and Braithwaite.

TÚNEZ: Hassen; Draeger, Bronn, Talbi, Maaloul; Slimane, Skhiri, Laidouni; Msakni, Mejri and Khazri.

--REFEREE: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos (Mex).

--ESTADIO: Education City.

--TIME: 2:00 p.m. Spanish peninsular time.