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Experience has dwindled dramatically in a national team facing its most important match in years. But it also creates room for new players to emerge within a fresh hierarchy.

Now the new faces must prove themselves: »We’re probably close to being able to say that a generational changing of the guard«

Young and old – at 19, Lucas Høgsberg is the youngest player in the current Denmark squad, while Christian Eriksen, 34, is the oldest. Together, they symbolize the generational shift that has taken place. Foto: Jens Dresling
Young and old – at 19, Lucas Høgsberg is the youngest player in the current Denmark squad, while Christian Eriksen, 34, is the oldest. Together, they symbolize the generational shift that has taken place. Foto: Jens Dresling
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The national team as we came to know it is no more.

We were used to seeing Thomas Delaney’s black hair whipping across his face as he crashed into opponents and charged around the field with his boyish grin.

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