Denmark with two straight victories and at the top of the group in the Nations League – against the bottom team Croatia who have not yet won a match. Then Mario Pasalic made sure to silence the crowd at the Park when he put 1-0 in the 70th minute.
– It really hung in the air. In the last 10-15 minutes, Croatia has taken over in total and played a little more straight and direct. Denmark is threatened in another way, says expert Jonas Olsson about the goal on TV6.
The receipt was ruled out
After Croatia’s lead goal, the match picture fluctuated considerably. Denmark was on hard for an equalizer and the closest was 19-year-old Jonas Wind who actually sent the ball into goal behind the Croatian goalkeeper – but it was ruled out for offside.
Thus, Pasalic’s goal became the only one of the match and Croatia took three valuable points.
Denmark made six changes to the starting eleven from their last match – but of the players who gained continued confidence was Christian Eriksen, who almost on the day a year (363 days) after the horrific scenes at the Park when he suffered cardiac arrest in the European Championship premiere against Finland, played the whole match.
Despite the loss, Denmark continues to top its group in the Nations League, while Croatia passes France and leaves the jumbo spot. France played at the same time against Austria and saved a point thanks to a goal from incoming star Kylian Mbappé to 1-1. The goal was Mbappé’s tenth for France’s national team this season.
