- Title: FRANCE: THE DANISH WORLD CUP SQUAD RELISH THEIR 4-1 VICTORY OVER NIGERIA
- Date: 30th June 1998
- Summary: BANDOL, FRANCE (JUNE 29, 1998) (RTV) 1. WIDE SHOT OF MARINA AND TRAINING GROUND 2. PLAYERS ON THE FIELD 3. COACH BO JOHANSSON SAYING: "YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A PERFORMANCE LIKE THAT WILL COME UP, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU JUST HAVE TO BE DELIGHTED." (ENGLISH) 4. CUTAWAY 5. COACH BO JOHANSSON SAYING: "I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE VERY MUCH WHEN WE PLAYED AS WELL AS WE DID. AND OF COURSE WE ALWAYS HOPE WE CAN PLAY BETTER." (ENGLISH) 6. PLAYERS AT TRAINING CAMP 7. BRIAN LAUDRUP SAYING: "TO BEAT NIGERIA 4-1, I DON'T THINK ANY PLAYER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT BEFORE THE GAME. BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN OUR TEAM NOW. WE PLAYED THE BEST FOOTBALL I'VE EVER SEEN A SIDE PLAY SINCE I'VE PLAYED FOR DENMARK. NOW WE PLAY BRAZIL. THEY ARE ABSOLUTE FAVOURITES AGAIN. WE ARE THE UNDERDOGS AS WE LIKE TO BE AND WE'LL PLAY A FANTASTIC BRAZILIAN SIDE." (ENGLISH) 8. CUTAWAY 9. BRIAN LAUDRUP SAYING: "IT'LL PERHAPS BE EVEN MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK BRAZIL WILL UNDERESTIMATE US. THEY HAVE SEEN WHAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF. BUT WE WILL CERTAINLY GO OUT AND TRY. YOU ONLY PLAY PERHAPS ONE QUARTER-FINAL IN YOUR CAREER, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE FROM DENMARK. AND TO PLAY BRAZIL, I THINK THAT'S A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ANY FOOTBALLER SO WHY NOT. IF YOU DO IT AGAINST NIGERIA, YOU CAN PERHAPS DO IT AGAINST BRAZIL." (ENGLISH) 10. PLAYERS AND TRAINING GROUND 11. GOALKEEPER PETER SCHMEICHEL SAYING: "WE HAVE A GOOD FEELING. WE KNOW WE DID A GOOD JOB YESTERDAY AND WE PLAYED A REALLY GOOD GAME. AND WE GAVE A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT AND PERHAPS WE'VE GIVEN ONE OR TWO PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD A LITTLE SHOCK." (ENGLISH) 12. WIDE SHOT OF MARINA AND TRAINING GROUND Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Story Text: The Danish World Cup squad were relishing their 4-1 victory over Nigeria at their Mediterranean base camp, and looking ahead to their quarter-final encounter with world champions Brazil later in the week.
The Danes have only ever been in one previous World Cup when they played with panache before a 5-1 second round defeat to Spain in 1986."We will be playing the best team in the world," said their Swedish coach Bo Johansson on Monday (June 29)."So far we are not the best team in the world, but we'll give them a hard game for sure." Unrecognisable from the toothless-looking side of the first round, they set about re-writing their history with a vengeance at the Stade de France against the talented African team who had destroyed Spain's hopes and been tipped to go all the way.
The game's third goal was one of the fastest ever for a player appearing on the pitch and then scoring.
Ebbe Sand came on as a 59th-minute substitute and scored in the 60th.FIFA spokesman Keith Cooper said Sand had been on for 22 seconds, but the ball was in play for only 16.
"It was a little bit like the old famous Danish way of playing," said Johansson."In 1986 they played a fantastic couple of games.This was a little bit of the same." Denmark beat Uruguay 6-1 and West Germany 2-0 in the first round of the 1986 tournament.
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