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Wolfsburg veteran Eriksen: A scandal Denmark not going to World Cup

Wolfsburg veteran Eriksen: A scandal Denmark not going to World Cup
Wolfsburg veteran Eriksen: A scandal Denmark not going to World CupREUTERS

VfL Wolfsburg veteran Christian Eriksen branded Denmark's World Cup qualifying failure a "scandal" after their penalty shootout defeat to the Czech Republic on Tuesday night.

With the scores locked 2-2 at the end of extra-time, the qualifying tie went to penalties, with the Czechs eventually winning 3-1.

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Eriksen, who was a second-half substitute on the night, spoke to Danish reporters in the mixed zone after the match.

The midfielder said: "It's a scandal that Denmark is not part of the World Cup, yes. I think so.

"The self-examination will go up a proper notch, I think. There will be a lot of blows from the various media, podcasts, and the like.

"There should probably be someone who is after us players because we as a country have not been able to qualify.

"It's deserved and we have to be able to take it - and then we have to rise again. Next time it's the Euros that needs to be achieved and then this will be forgotten."

Eriksen pointingly added: "We have the team to join the final qualifiers (teams). We should have made the qualification given the teams we met. We should also have beaten the Czech Republic."

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