Denmark share the spoils in goalless friendly draw against African World Cup contenders

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denmark/0KUdxQVi/"]Denmark[/a] is not going to the World Cup, and the atmosphere in the stadium in Liege, which was dominated by Congolese fans, was somehow a painful reminder of that for the Danish players and national coach Brian Riemer.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/christensen-andreas/ShxiZhJI/"]Andreas Christensen[/a] made a comeback after a long-term knee injury, and the Danish central defender seemed rusty in the beginning when he gifted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bakambu-cedric/vZ3QJXBc/"]Cedric Bakambu[/a] a big opportunity with a failed back pass, but Christensen managed to make up for his error as he got in time to avert the danger after 12 minutes. [/p][p]Bakambu was handed another chance when he was set up with a perfect through ball, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jorgensen-filip/OSueaqvP/"]Filip Jørgensen[/a], who had been given the chance as the Danish goalkeeper instead of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hermansen-mads/fq8hQjAg/"]Mads Hermansen[/a], pulled off a terrific reflex foot save. [/p][p]In the last 15 minutes of the first half, Denmark's attacking players began to show some quality.[/p][p]Adam Daghim, who made his debut, was given a superb opportunity to give the Danes the lead by Mathias Jensen, but the 20-year-old winger failed to hit the target from close range. [/p][embed guid="668c6d5a-9c91-4bf6-ab63-1646d18384c5" url="https://x.com/dbulandshold/status/2062261847575695527" social-type="twitter" /][p]Shortly after, Joakim Maehle hit the post with a long-range stinging drive from outside the box. [/p][p]Christian Eriksen, who extended his international record with his 150th appearance, and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg both managed to test [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/d-r-congo/phn9mm8H/"]DR[/a] Congo keeper Lionel Mpasi Nzau before the break.[/p][p]William Osula came on from the start of the second half for his debut instead of Patrick Dorgu, who left a disappointing impression as a winger in the first half.[/p][p]The Congolese were increasingly impatient to open the score, and substitute Simon Banza was also unable to reward the crowd with a goal as Jorgensen ventured out of his goal to cut off the angle towards the end of the match.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/d-r-congo-phn9mm8H/denmark-0KUdxQVi/?mid=K0OFPazG"]It finished all square[/a] in Liege, and while DR Congo will head to the World Cup, Denmark will have to suffice with a friendly against Ukraine on Sunday. [/p]