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Nigeria topped Group D. Denmark were runners up to hosts France.
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00:00are bidding to be the first African nation to reach the quarterfinals of a World Cup
00:03and they're back to a first choice 11 after making seven changes for the final group game against Paraguay
00:09their giant defender and captain number 5 Uche who missed that game suspended is back
00:14also number 3 Babayaro, number 8 Adepojo, number 10 Okocha who'll dictate midfield
00:21with number 20 Icteba up front
00:25Denmark have Molma suspended and Sand didn't score in three games
00:29so he's left out and into attack for the first time comes Peter Muller of PSV Eindhoven
00:34a bold direct striker to complement the skills of Brian Laudrup
00:43Denmark in the all-white kick-off attacking the goal to the right here in the Stade de France in
00:48Saint-Denis
00:49no less an authority than Pele himself predicted some years back
00:54that an African nation would win the World Cup before the end of the millennium
00:57Nigeria represent the last chance of that happening
01:01playing tonight for a place in the World Cup quarterfinals
01:06Rieper
01:08aimed at Muller, the new striker just offside
01:14plays his football in Holland with PSV Eindhoven
01:17was a top scorer in the Danish leagues in the early 90s
01:21got 37 in one campaign
01:3321 is Jornsson, it's a good ball for Laudrup
01:37back to Muller with his first chance
01:41Denmark have scored in two minutes and eight seconds
01:45and it's the man brought into the attack
01:48Peter Muller
01:55what a good ball to find him though
02:00well Michael Laudrup could have taken himself very unselfish
02:04knocks it back to Muller I think you could say that's good team selection by Bo Johansson
02:08no chance at all for Peter Rufay
02:11superbly struck
02:11and the tactic I think to go at the Nigerians
02:15vulnerable defense has paid off very early
02:17Michael Laudrup could have thought about shooting
02:19knocks it back
02:20and a trusty left foot finds the corner
02:33Bjornsson, foul, free kick
02:39quite a bit of joy down this right flank at the moment
02:41Brian Laivert putting over the chance before to Muller
02:44and Jorgensen who's had a fair tournament so far
02:48down this right flank has got the penalty against France
02:51now a free kick in an area I'm sure we're going to get a direct shot
02:56Rufay
02:57organising the defensive wall
02:58Nigeria have just left one player up on the halfway line
03:05Muller
03:06oh it's come back out
03:09Brian Laudrup gets Denmark second
03:12and we've had just over 11 minutes
03:15and what a part Peter Muller's playing in this match
03:18scored the first goal
03:19the free kick
03:21which Rufay couldn't hold
03:23and once he spilled it
03:25Brian Laudrup arriving
03:26was always going to get number two
03:30well it's a bad goalkeeping mistake
03:32a little back heel
03:33hit it well Muller
03:34but if you're going to knock it out
03:36you've got to knock it to the side
03:37away from the goal
03:38Brian Laudrup won't get an easier goal
03:40I wouldn't have thought now in this tournament
03:41as you can see it's a good strike
03:43goes through the legs of a catcher
03:44but it's fairly straightforward
03:46drops it right down in front of the goal
03:48and Brian Laudrup anticipating
03:50superbly says thanks very much
03:57rust has come out to cover
04:05Babayaru
04:07Okocha
04:09Kanu will get to this
04:10Schmeichel's rooted
04:11there's no flag
04:14well that was a chance
04:18the first that Nigeria have created
04:23he turned into Peter Schmeichel
04:25and the Manchester United goalkeeper
04:27was very relieved at that
04:32and Brian Laudrup just onside
04:34oh neat little touch
04:36to put Jansson free
04:48here's Spinidi
04:57Olise
05:01Bavayaru
05:03Okocha
05:04the teaser
05:05and the tormentor
05:07that's a great ball in
05:09off the forehead of Kanu
05:11but another bewitching little bit of football
05:13from the number 10 Okocha
05:17completely outfoxing Kohling
05:22what a superb technique
05:23I mean
05:24you know almost
05:25having seen it once or twice
05:26that he's got to do that
05:27but he does it so well
05:29that the defender is drawn
05:30to the right side
05:31and Kanu can't keep the header down
05:35Kohling
05:37Brian Laudrup who slipped
05:39here's Lawal
05:41just behind Kanu
05:43Okocha
05:44oh he struck it well
05:52the playmaker for Nigeria
05:56African Nations Cup winner in 1994
05:59Olympic gold in 96
06:01played against Manchester United
06:03for Fenerbahce in the Champions League
06:11knocked up by Lawal
06:12cushion header back from
06:14Kanu
06:18here's Spinidi
06:22Kanu
06:23little nice touch
06:23to find Spinidi
06:24oh Okocha
06:28well he had a look on his right
06:29decided that wasn't good enough
06:32brilliant bit of football
06:33to switch it to his left
06:34but it's another chance
06:36perhaps that Nigeria
06:37have wasted
06:37he could have hit it first time
06:39and in the end
06:40he made himself a clear sight
06:41of Peter Schmeichel
06:43I think that's the best move
06:44of the match so far
06:45we've got your wrong foot
06:46three defenders there
06:47it does create
06:48a clear cut opening
06:49he does everything
06:50but put the ball in the net
06:52or even get it on target
06:53wonderful piece of skill
06:57Michael Laudrup
06:58to
06:58Alan Nielsen
07:02this is Brian Laudrup
07:05to run at his future Chelsea
07:07team mate
07:08Baba Yaru
07:08oh
07:09that hit the woodwork
07:13Rufay
07:15going backwards
07:16and stretching
07:18and surely
07:19that was intended
07:21as a cross
07:22by Brian Laudrup
07:23but he'd almost
07:24brought the third goal
07:25definitely was a cross
07:27it wasn't a shot
07:28as you can see
07:29Rufay
07:29clapping here
07:30doesn't make contact
07:32very very
07:33relieved to see
07:34that hit the crossbar
07:37dispossessed
07:38by Janssen
07:40Laudrup arrives
07:41and Rufay
07:43makes an important save
07:44and then the block
07:46from the shot
07:46by Alan Nielsen
07:49play waved on
07:51Denmark in possession
07:53Heinze
07:53here's Laudrup
08:07well haven't been too kind
08:08to Peter Rufay
08:09so far this evening
08:10but let's give him
08:11some credit there
08:12because a mistake
08:12by Thuribo West
08:13letting Janssen
08:15good pullback
08:16Michael Laudrup
08:17did everything right
08:17kept it on target
08:19Rufay spread himself
08:20on a vital save
08:21because the third goal
08:22then
08:23would have been bad news
08:25good news for this
08:26particular man
08:27even though he's
08:27going off now
08:30so the goal scorer
08:32Peter Muller
08:33is withdrawn
08:34with
08:3614 minutes or so
08:37played in the second half
08:38on comes
08:39San
08:41who
08:42appeared in the first
08:43three matches
08:43without getting on
08:45the score sheet
08:47Heinze
08:48to
08:49Michael Laudrup
08:51keeps possession
08:53here's San
08:54just arrived
08:57well it's unbelievable
09:00he's literally just
09:01come on the field
09:02he's got Denmark's third
09:03and that following
09:05Peter Muller's arrival
09:06at the start of the match
09:07scoring Denmark's first
09:09after just over two minutes
09:10and surely that now
09:12wraps up Denmark's place
09:13in the quarterfinals
09:16well what a substitution
09:18by Bo Johansson
09:19he's having a good time
09:20with his strikers
09:21he's had a very
09:23quiet tournament
09:24suddenly spring into life
09:26wonderful scoop pass
09:27by Michael Laudrup
09:28who I think has had an excellent
09:29game this evening
09:30San
09:31just nodding it
09:32inside to Rebo West
09:33who's had a fairly
09:34torrid few minutes
09:35tucked it right in the corner
09:37Peter Rufay
09:37no chance this time
09:38and we make it
09:4030 seconds
09:41that he was on the field
09:42before he was on the score sheet
09:44Denmark lead
09:45comfortably by
09:46three goals to nil
09:47and surely
09:47the challenge now
09:49is beyond
09:50even a team
09:51with the
09:52recovery capabilities
09:53of Nigeria
10:08Denmark content to play
10:10possession football
10:11just working around
10:12amongst themselves
10:13perhaps wait for
10:15somebody to break
10:17as they have here
10:19Sands in the middle
10:21Rufay
10:22saved the first one
10:23Helve
10:254-0
10:32and another mistake
10:33by the Nigerian
10:35goalkeeper
10:36the save at the
10:37near pose
10:38which he didn't keep
10:40in the end
10:41it was a
10:42simple tap-in
10:43for Thomas Helve
10:45who plays
10:46in Italy
10:47about to join
10:48AC Milan
10:50after an excellent
10:51season with
10:52Udinese
10:55Denmark well worth
10:574-0
10:58well it was a
10:59well worked
11:00run down the
11:01right as you say
11:02Rufay should have
11:04held on to that
11:04Jaunchen shot
11:05Sand
11:05pouncing on it
11:07and Helve
11:07helping himself
11:094-0
11:10and they're
11:11rampant
11:1129 appearances
11:13in the national
11:14side before this
11:16World Cup
11:17finals but he's
11:18started every match
11:19of the four that
11:19they've played
11:20meanwhile here
11:21come Nigeria
11:22and they've got a
11:23goal
11:27Babangida
11:27the last man
11:29for the ball
11:29over the top
11:31and Peter Schmeichel
11:32beaten quite easily
11:33at the near post
11:36where he hit it
11:37well
11:37down the line
11:39and for once
11:40it's a decent
11:41cross
11:42didn't look as if
11:43it was going to get
11:45anywhere there
11:45Panini
11:46hits it deep
11:48Babangida
11:50strike it
11:51Peter Schmeichel
11:52probably not be happy
11:53that it's gone in
11:54the near post
11:55it didn't hit it
11:55that well
11:56and caught wrong
11:57footed
11:57tried to use
11:58his left boot
11:59then to stop it
11:59but a bit late
12:00although it's
12:01probably stopped
12:01a few Nigerians
12:02leaving the ground
12:05Michael Laudrup
12:06for Sand
12:09Sand on his
12:10left foot
12:12nearly came out
12:14to Jansson
12:16beaten out
12:16by Rufay
12:19and Denmark's
12:20response
12:20to the
12:22Nigerian goal
12:23is to immediately
12:23go in search
12:24of another
12:31well one in the air
12:32by Huk
12:34here's
12:34Okocha
12:36oh another
12:37dipping volley
12:39and you wonder
12:40if even the
12:41Danish support
12:42would be disappointed
12:42if this
12:43wonderful little
12:44player in the
12:45number 10 shirt
12:46were to get
12:46on the score sheet
12:51but congratulations
12:52to Denmark
12:53I think they've been
12:53excellent
12:55good performance
12:56daunting task
12:58ahead against Brazil
12:59let's hope it's
13:00the positive
13:00Danes we see
13:01in that match
13:02rather than
13:02the cautious
13:03ones we saw
13:03in the group
13:04Danes
13:05Denmark celebrate
13:06their victory
13:07by four goals
13:08to one
13:09and as early
13:10as the second
13:11minute
13:11when Peter
13:13Muller scored
13:13the first
13:14they were
13:14they were always
13:15in control
13:15against
13:16Bora
13:18Milutinovic's
13:18Nigerian side
13:19who failed to
13:21progress
13:21further in the
13:23competition
13:23than any other
13:25African nation
13:25has done
13:26Cameroon reached
13:27the last 16
13:28in 1990
13:29Nigeria have done
13:30that here in
13:31France in 1998
13:34but it's Denmark
13:35who go through
13:36the goals
13:37from Muller
13:37Laudrup
13:38San
13:39after he'd just
13:40come on as a
13:41substitute
13:41and then
13:42Helve
13:43and now they
13:44will meet
13:45Brazil
13:45in the quarter
13:47finals
13:47in Nantes
13:49on July
13:50the third
13:51final score
13:52here is
13:53Nigeria one
13:54Denmark four
13:58I think
13:58they've gone
13:59into the game
13:59knowing they
14:00were favourites
14:01and believing
14:02that the world
14:04press have said
14:05that they could
14:06be the African
14:07side to win
14:08the world
14:08championship
14:09and I think
14:10they probably
14:11didn't focus
14:12enough on this
14:12game
14:12they've been
14:13thinking about
14:14Brazil
14:14and they were
14:152-0 down
14:16in 20 minutes
14:17and it's very
14:18very difficult
14:18to come back
14:19against 2-0
14:20nice easy
14:21quarter final
14:21now Brazil
14:22what are your
14:22thoughts about
14:23that
14:23at the moment
14:24I'm just
14:25enjoying
14:27this game
14:28Brazil
14:28we've got another
14:29four or five
14:29days to think
14:31about that
14:31so at the
14:32moment I'm not
14:33even thinking
14:34about them
14:34just one final
14:35point what's
14:35the mood like
14:36of the Danish
14:36players after
14:37this
14:38we are on a
14:39high
14:39definitely on a
14:40high
14:42we're going
14:42back to the
14:43south of France
14:44we've enjoyed
14:45our stay down
14:46there
14:46we're staying
14:47there again
14:47for another
14:48five days
14:48and we're
14:48really looking
14:49forward to it
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