Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen is expected to win his 131st cap for his country when the Red and Whites begin their Euro 2024 campaign against Slovenia on Sunday in Group C.

The Manchester United man has rebuilt his career three years after his distressing cardiac arrest in Denmark's Euro 2020 opener and scored his 41st goal for his nation in a friendly success over Sweden earlier this month.

No player in Denmark's Euro 2024 squad has scored more times than Eriksen, who should act as his nation's creative focal point in a 3-4-1-2 setup, no doubt supplying Manchester United teammate Rasmus Hojlund.

Who partners the latter is still a topic of uncertainty, as Yussuf Poulsen, Kasper Dolberg and Jonas Wind all represent out-and-out striking options, but Kasper Hjulmand could instead take a punt on Brentford wide man Mikkel Damsgaard.

The latter's Bees teammate Christian Norgaard missed training on Thursday as a precaution, but he is expected to lose out to Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and highly-rated Sporting Lisbon man Morten Hjulmand for the two deeper midfield spots either way.

Three competent full-backs are fighting for a pair of places in Hjulmand's system, and Benfica's Alexander Bah may be the unlucky soul to lose out as Joakim Maehle and Victor Kristiansen bomb down the flanks.

Simon Kjaer - Denmark's highest-capped men's player of all time - should also be content with a spot on the bench, as Andreas Christensen, Jannik Vestergaard and Joachim Andersen line up in front of Kasper Schmeichel.

Denmark possible starting lineup:
Schmeichel; Andersen, Christensen, Vestergaard; Maehle, Hojbjerg, Hjulmand, Kristiansen; Eriksen; Hojlund, Damsgaard

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Written by
Ben Knapton