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First half goals from Kasper Dolberg and Andreas Skov Olsen helped Denmark secure a 2-0 victory over in Nations League action on Sunday.
Kasper Hjulmand's side kept Les Bleus at bay for much of the contest, with the away side's best spell coming in the second half via a trio of chances from Kylian Mbappe.
Unfortunately for Denmark, their second victory over in four months wasn't enough to reach the Nations League Finals due to Croatia's win over Austria in the other Group 1 contest.
Denmark had much of the possession early on, before began to grow into the match.
However just as both teams had settled back into a stalemate, Denmark opened the scoring. Mikkel Damsgaard's cross from the left found the feet of a sliding Kasper Dolberg, who pushed the ball past Alphonse Areola to the delight of the home fans.
Things went from bad to worse for in the 39th minute when Denmark doubled their advantage.
From a corner, Thomas Delaney headed the ball into the path Andreas Skov Olsen, and his shot found its way through the crowd and into the back of the net.
Griezmann, who was captaining for the first time, fired a dangerous free-kick that Schmeichel expertly saved once play resumed as Les Bleus looked to halve the deficit.
Mbappe had a great chance to do so in the 67th minute as he sprinted in on goal with just the keeper to beat, but Schmeichel covered the space and denied the PSG star.
The Nice goalkeeper wasn't done there, denying Mbappe on two more occasions as turned up the pressure, but ultimately failed to score.
Denmark saw out the final minutes withe relative ease to take second in the group, while end their title defence third.
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