France continue their FIFA World Cup title defence on Saturday when they go head to head with Denmark in the second round of Group D fixtures at Stadium 974.
Despite being on the front foot for most of the game, Kasper Hjulmand's men were denied a dream start to the campaign as they were held to a goalless draw by Tunisia in last Tuesday's group opener.
France survived an opening-day scare six hours later as they fought back from one goal down to claim a 4-1 victory over Australia courtesy of goals from Adrien Rabiot, Kylian Mbappe and a brace from veteran striker Olivier Giroud.
While Didier Deschamps's side will be looking to make it two wins from two for the first time since March and seal a place in the knockout stages, standing in their way is a Denmark side who are unbeaten in their last three encounters.
After a goalless draw in Group C of the World Cup four years ago, France and Denmark renewed hostilities in Group A1 of the Nations League earlier this year, where the Danes picked up a 2-1 victory on June 3 before seeing off Les Bleus 2-0 in the return fixture three months later.
However, the world champions still boast a superior record in the history of this fixture, having picked up two draws and eight wins in the previous 16 meetings between the sides, including a 3-0 victory in their first-ever encounter back in November 1973.
France's most recent competitive victory against the Red and Whites came in Group C of the 1998 World Cup, when Youri Djorkaeff and Emmanuel Petit scored either side of Michael Laudrup's 42nd-minute equaliser to hand Les Bleus all three points.
FRANCE VS. DENMARK HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
France wins: 8
Denmark wins: 6
Draws: 2
France goals: 20
Denmark goals: 13
MATCH HISTORY
November 21, 1993: France 3-0 Denmark (International Friendly)
September 1, 1996: France 1-1 Denmark (International Friendly)
September 7, 1983: France 1-3 Denmark (International Friendly)
June 12, 1984: France 1-0 Denmark (UEFA European Championship)
June 17, 1992: France 1-2 Denmark (UEFA European Championship)
November 9, 1996: France 0-1 Denmark (International Friendly)
June 24, 1998: France 2-1 Denmark (FIFA World Cup)
June 11, 2000: France 3-0 Denmark (UEFA European Championship)
August 15, 2001: France 1-0 Denmark (International Friendly)
June 11, 2002: France 0-2 Denmark (FIFA World Cup)
May 31, 2006: France 2-0 Denmark (International Friendly)
March 29, 2015: France 2-0 Denmark (International Friendly)
October 11, 2015: France 2-1 Denmark (International Friendly)
June 26, 2018: France 0-0 Denmark (FIFA World Cup)
June 3, 2022: France 1-2 Denmark (UEFA Nations League)
September 25, 2022: France 0-2 Denmark (UEFA Nations League)
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