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World Cup | Group Stage

Nov 22, 2022 at 1pm UK

Denmark
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Tunisia

Kristensen (24'), Jensen (78')

Yassine Khenissi (86')

Denmark vs. Tunisia: How do both squads compare ahead of World Cup clash?

By Barney Corkhill, Editor

Published: November 22 2022 | 10:40

Last updated: November 22 2022 | 17:34

Sports Mole looks at how the squads of Denmark and Tunisia compare ahead of Tuesday's World Cup clash between the two sides.

Denmark and Tunisia get their respective 2022 World Cup campaigns underway on Tuesday with their Group D opener at the Education City Stadium.

Kasper Hjulmand's side made it all the way to the semi-finals of Euro 2020 last year and have been tipped to go deep in this year's competition too.

Tunisia, meanwhile, head to Qatar as underdogs to make it through a group which also includes the defending champions France.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how the squads of Denmark and Tunisia stack up against each other ahead of the contest.

DENMARK

Denmark players pose for a team group photo before the match in June 2022 © Reuters

Most valuable player:
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£39m)

Overall squad value:
£305.9m

Most capped player:
Simon Kjaer (121)

Leading goalscorer:
Christian Eriksen (39)

Total caps:
1,004

Total goals:
138

Oldest player:
Kasper Schmeichel (36)

Youngest player:
Jesper Lindstrom (22)

Average age:
27.2

SQUAD IN FULL

Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel (Nice), Oliver Christensen (Hertha Berlin), Frederik Ronnow (Union Berlin)

Defenders: Simon Kjaer (Milan), Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), Daniel Wass (Brondby), Joakim Maehle (Atalanta), Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), Rasmus Kristensen (Leeds United), Jens Stryger Larsen (Trabzonspor), Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray), Alexander Bah (Benfica)

Midfielders: Thomas Delaney (Sevilla), Mathias Jensen (Brentford), Christian Eriksen (Manchester United), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham), Christian Norgaard (Brentford), Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford)

Forwards: Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge), Jesper Lindstrom (Eintracht Frankfurt), Andreas Cornelius (Copenhagen), Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), Kasper Dolberg (Sevilla), Robert Skov (Hoffenheim)

TUNISIA

Tunisia players pose for a team group photo before the match in September 2022 © Reuters

Most valuable player:
Ellyes Skhiri (£11.3m)

Overall squad value:
£54.1m

Most capped player:
Youssef Msakni (88)

Leading goalscorer:
Wahbi Khazri (24)

Total caps:
985

Total goals:
105

Oldest player:
Aymen Balbouli (38)

Youngest player:
Hannibal Mejbri (19)

Average age:
27.8

SQUAD IN FULL

Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen (Sfax), Bechir Ben Said (Monastir), Aymen Balbouli (Etoile du Sahel), Mouez Hassan (Club Africain)

Defenders: Mohamed Drager (Luzern), Wajdi Kechrida (Atromitos), Montassar Talbi (Lorient), Dylan Bronn (Salernitana), Nade Ghandri (Club Africain), Yassine Meriah (ES Tunis), Bilel Ifa (Al-Kuwait), Ali Maaloul (Al-Ahly), Ali Abdi (Caen)

Midfielders: Aissa Laidouni (Ferencvaros), Ellis Skhiri (FC Cologne), Ghaylen Chaaleli (ES Tunis), Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (ES Tunis), Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City), Ferjani Sassi (Al-Duhail), Anis Ben Slimane (Brondby)

Forwards: Naim Sliti (Ettifaq), Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), Saifeddine Jaziri (Zamalek), Yassine Khenissi (Al-Kuwait), Youssef Msakni (Al-Arabi), Issam Jebali (Odense)