Denmark look to bring faltering campaign back on track with win over Russia

Despite two losses — and the emotional trauma of Eriksen’s collapse — Denmark could still finish second in Group B with a victory over the Russians at Parken Stadium

COPENHAGEN

After all that’s gone wrong for Denmark at the European Championship, a win over Russia on Monday could still set a lot of things right.

Despite two losses — and the emotional trauma of Christian Eriksen’s collapse -- Denmark could still finish second in Group B with a victory over the Russians at Parken Stadium.

“I think we go into the game with the mentality that we have to get there,” Denmark captain Simon Kjaer said.

“After everything that we’ve been through I think we deserve it.”

The Danes also need top-ranked Belgium to beat Finland in a game played at the same time.

In that case, Denmark, Russia, and the Finns would all finish on three points and second place would be decided by head-to-head goal difference between the three. Belgium has won both of its games so far. The top two teams in each of the six groups advance automatically to the round of 16, along with the four best third-place teams.

“It’s like our Euro starts now,” Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand said.