Defending champions France will be aiming to secure safe passage into the knockout phase of the 2022 FIFA World Cup when they square up against Denmark on Saturday.

Didier Deschamps's men kicked off their quest to win back-to-back world titles with a 4-1 thrashing of Australia at the Al Janoub Stadium.

Kasper Hjulmand's men, on the other hand, were held to a share of the spoils against Tunisia but remain firmly in contention for a place in the next round of football's biggest tournament.

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

FRANCE

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Most valuable player:
Kylian Mbappe (£137.8m)

Overall squad value:
£859.1m

Most capped player:
Hugo Lloris (140)

Leading goalscorer:
Olivier Giroud (51)

Total caps:
811

Total goals:
146

Oldest player:
Steve Mandanda (37)

Youngest player:
Eduardo Camavinga (20)

Average age:
26.2

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Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Rennes)

Defenders: Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Axel Disasi (Monaco), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Raphael Varane (Manchester United)

Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Jordan Veretout (Marseille)

Forwards: Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach)

DENMARK

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

Overall squad value:
£305.9m

Most capped player:
Simon Kjaer (122)

Leading goalscorer:
Christian Eriksen (39)

Total caps:
1,019

Total goals:
138

Oldest player:
Kasper Schmeichel (36)

Youngest player:
Jesper Lindstrom (22)

Average age:
27.2

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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: 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)

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Written by
Adepoju Marvellous