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| Denmark v USA: international friendly – live! | Denmark v USA: international friendly – live! |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 3.31pm ET19:31 | |
| 11 min: Denmark win a corner and it’s headed toward the goal by Kjær, before it’s safely cleared by the Americans. The Danes starting to dominate possession. | |
| 3.29pm ET19:29 | |
| 7 min: Chandler wins a foul from Sviatchenko, which gives a free kick in reasonably dangerous territory to the United States. Michael Bradley, making his 94th appearance for the US national team but – incredibly – only his first as captain, to take it – and it’s cleared. | |
| 3.27pm ET19:27 | |
| 4 min: Good possession for the US early. | |
| “Montana Hamburg fan” – whom we won’t identify lest his boss find out – asks: “Is this the 2nd string Danish team? I remember some dispute between the players and the federation.” | |
| This is a full-strength Denmark side, but you’re correct about the dispute. The Danish team – who currently top their Euro 2016 qualifying group – were involved in a pay dispute with their federation that nearly led to a player walkout. A deal was struck over the weekend that saw the players accept a 17% pay cut, with most (or possibly more) of the money returned if they qualify for major tournaments. | |
| 3.21pm ET19:21 | |
| 1 min: And we’re off! The United States attacking from left to right in their new away strips, with Denmark in their traditional red and white kits. Some faraway support from the Americans’ absent keeper. | |
| All the best boys! @ussoccer #USMNT | |
| 3.15pm ET19:15 | |
| Anthem time | |
| The sides have emerged from the (unusally cramped) tunnel onto the field. The Star-Spangled Banner followed by Der er et yndigt land (translation: There is a lovely country), the positively beautiful national anthem of Denmark. Just a few minutes from kickoff now. | |
| 3.08pm ET19:08 | |
| Coming home | |
| With team captain Clint Dempsey ruled out of the next two games with a hamstring injury, Aron Johannsson gets the start. The match represents something of a homecomine for the 24-year-old, who played at Aarhus from 2010-12 and scored 23 goals in 65 appearances. The AZ Alkmaar forward is making his first appearance for the national team since coming on for Jozy Altidore in the first half of the United States’ 2-1 win over Ghana in the opening match of the 2014 World Cup. | |
| 2.56pm ET18:56 | 2.56pm ET18:56 |
| Family matters | Family matters |
| Bryan Tisinger checks in with an email: “Where is Brad Guzan? Why is he not starting in place of Rimando?” | Bryan Tisinger checks in with an email: “Where is Brad Guzan? Why is he not starting in place of Rimando?” |
| A good question deserves a good answer: We’re told Guzan was left off the squad to be with his wife due to the imminent birth of their first child. | A good question deserves a good answer: We’re told Guzan was left off the squad to be with his wife due to the imminent birth of their first child. |
| 2.48pm ET18:48 | 2.48pm ET18:48 |
| The teams! | The teams! |
| Denmark: Andersen; Wass, Kjær, Sviatchenko, Boilesen, Kvist, Krohn-Dehli, Eriksen (c), Bendtner, J Poulsen, Vibe | Denmark: Andersen; Wass, Kjær, Sviatchenko, Boilesen, Kvist, Krohn-Dehli, Eriksen (c), Bendtner, J Poulsen, Vibe |
| USA: Rimando; Chandler, Orozco, Brooks, Garza; Zardes, Bedoya, Bradley (c), Johnson; Altidore, Johannsson | USA: Rimando; Chandler, Orozco, Brooks, Garza; Zardes, Bedoya, Bradley (c), Johnson; Altidore, Johannsson |
| Los XI que salen al campo para la #USMNT contra Dinamarca. pic.twitter.com/Qi3aG44gyC | Los XI que salen al campo para la #USMNT contra Dinamarca. pic.twitter.com/Qi3aG44gyC |
| 2.43pm ET18:43 | 2.43pm ET18:43 |
| Velkommen! | Velkommen! |
| Social scientists say Denmark is the happiest country in the world, but Jurgen Klinsmann would like nothing more than to dampen the national spirit – at least for one night – when his US national team visit NRGi Park in Århus for the first of five high-profile friendlies ahead of July’s Concacaf Gold Cup. While we track down the teams, here’s a look at the new away kits the Americans will be sporting today. | Social scientists say Denmark is the happiest country in the world, but Jurgen Klinsmann would like nothing more than to dampen the national spirit – at least for one night – when his US national team visit NRGi Park in Århus for the first of five high-profile friendlies ahead of July’s Concacaf Gold Cup. While we track down the teams, here’s a look at the new away kits the Americans will be sporting today. |
| The new away kit is the #USMNT #BusinessAttire for the first time today. #ShopTheLook: http://t.co/jXh0zJVu3u pic.twitter.com/nK86PbfQSf | The new away kit is the #USMNT #BusinessAttire for the first time today. #ShopTheLook: http://t.co/jXh0zJVu3u pic.twitter.com/nK86PbfQSf |
| 2.00pm ET18:00 | 2.00pm ET18:00 |
| Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s Graham Parker’s preview of the game: | Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s Graham Parker’s preview of the game: |
| Interesting times for Jurgen Klinsmann since the World Cup. The US coach was in typically ebullient form at the recent announcement of the Gold Cup groups in Philadelphia – relishing what in Gold Cup terms is a relatively (and the key word should be “relatively”) difficult draw for this summer’s tournament, but he also had to face one or two questions about what’s been a rather lackluster run since the highs of the Ghana game that opened the World Cup. | Interesting times for Jurgen Klinsmann since the World Cup. The US coach was in typically ebullient form at the recent announcement of the Gold Cup groups in Philadelphia – relishing what in Gold Cup terms is a relatively (and the key word should be “relatively”) difficult draw for this summer’s tournament, but he also had to face one or two questions about what’s been a rather lackluster run since the highs of the Ghana game that opened the World Cup. |
| The subsequent mediocre run of results, characterized by late collapses, has begun to accrue a weight of caveats that might make you wonder why the games were played at all, if they were going to be rendered this meaningless by Klinsmann’s “big picture” advocates. | The subsequent mediocre run of results, characterized by late collapses, has begun to accrue a weight of caveats that might make you wonder why the games were played at all, if they were going to be rendered this meaningless by Klinsmann’s “big picture” advocates. |
| There’s certainly an argument, and in fairness it’s one that Klinsmann would make himself, that there shouldn’t be a drop in intensity, even if it is the start of a new World Cup cycle. But there was a definite sense of a World Cup hangover as 2014 ended with an embarrassing defeat to something of a Republic of Ireland ‘B’ team, while 2015 has opened with a loss in Chile and a rare win, over Panama at the StubHub Center. | There’s certainly an argument, and in fairness it’s one that Klinsmann would make himself, that there shouldn’t be a drop in intensity, even if it is the start of a new World Cup cycle. But there was a definite sense of a World Cup hangover as 2014 ended with an embarrassing defeat to something of a Republic of Ireland ‘B’ team, while 2015 has opened with a loss in Chile and a rare win, over Panama at the StubHub Center. |
| Those two games were played with the traditional MLS-heavy January roster – whereas the squad for this pair of games versus Denmark and Switzerland is, as expected, a far more eclectic affair. There’s the healthy Liga MX contingent, most of the expected Europeans and just five MLS players, now that Clint Dempsey has limped out of camp with a hamstring strain that’s expected to keep him out for the next two to three weeks. | Those two games were played with the traditional MLS-heavy January roster – whereas the squad for this pair of games versus Denmark and Switzerland is, as expected, a far more eclectic affair. There’s the healthy Liga MX contingent, most of the expected Europeans and just five MLS players, now that Clint Dempsey has limped out of camp with a hamstring strain that’s expected to keep him out for the next two to three weeks. |
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