DENMARK SOCCER 1986 REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME

Despite the win by five to one that gave him the world championship in Spain in 1986, the Danish national team will always be remembered as one of the best football teams that deployed on a court. Constant changes of pace, precision speed and attacking mentality permanent rotations were some of the arguments presented this group led by Sepp Piontek and Michael Laudrup had as her great figure.

   

    The group "E" Mexico World appeared as the most difficult of the tournament. But the Danish team was won without any shock beating Scotland, Uruguay and West Germany. Before the British prevailed by one to zero, while the South Americans defeated them by six to one, in what was perhaps the highest exhibition football championship. In the last game of the area clearly beat the Germans, who finally end up as runners-up.

   

    At the time in which the selection of Denmark began to take shape as one of the serious contenders for the title came the crossover round against the Spanish team, instance in which she was eliminated with rout included. Despite that early bye World, in which he finished ninth, today Twenty six years later still remembered those encounters full of football when they met Michael Laudrup and Preben Elkjær-Larsen, who were active in the Italian championship with outstanding performance.

   

    Always remember those who were champions for the mere fact of having been, but this set is perhaps more remarkable because it was so strange and recalls by the way they feel and live football beyond the result. With its unforgettable style marked an era in the sport, which saw many World Cup teams that finished ninth but none so prominent and full of brightness as that of Denmark, 1986.