well this is one of the classics of football And it was a hit on the caste system in its beginnings in football in The 90s
1998 World Cup Round of 16 the Danes despite having been champions of european Championship of 1992 and The confederations Cup of 1993 They arrived like the ugly duckling against the Nigerians, who had come from a good 1994 World Cup and an Olympic 1996 title, beating Brazil in the semifinals and Argentina in the final.
After beating spain in the group stage of 1998 World cup, the media went into euphoria the nigerians were placed as favorites and compared to brazil, And when the round of 16 clash against Denmark arrived, the media predicted it would be an easy game for the Nigerians And that they maybe even thrashed the Danes
Well, but it seemed that the media had forgotten that the Danes had three phenomenal players Peter schmeichel who one later would win the Champions League with Manchester United, and the Laudrup brothers, Michael Laudrup a phenomenal player one of the best midfielders in history, who had played for Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid and had already won two Champions League and His brother Brian who despite not having a successful career like his brother but had great talent.
On the field, the Nigerian favoritism quickly fell apart, the Danes opened 2-0 and in the second half they scored two more goals, the game ended 4-1 for Denmark with a show by the Laudrup brothers, And displacing much-favorite Nigeria, who took a lesson in how to play football with the Danes
1998 World Cup Round of 16 the Danes despite having been champions of european Championship of 1992 and The confederations Cup of 1993 They arrived like the ugly duckling against the Nigerians, who had come from a good 1994 World Cup and an Olympic 1996 title, beating Brazil in the semifinals and Argentina in the final.
After beating spain in the group stage of 1998 World cup, the media went into euphoria the nigerians were placed as favorites and compared to brazil, And when the round of 16 clash against Denmark arrived, the media predicted it would be an easy game for the Nigerians And that they maybe even thrashed the Danes
Well, but it seemed that the media had forgotten that the Danes had three phenomenal players Peter schmeichel who one later would win the Champions League with Manchester United, and the Laudrup brothers, Michael Laudrup a phenomenal player one of the best midfielders in history, who had played for Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid and had already won two Champions League and His brother Brian who despite not having a successful career like his brother but had great talent.
On the field, the Nigerian favoritism quickly fell apart, the Danes opened 2-0 and in the second half they scored two more goals, the game ended 4-1 for Denmark with a show by the Laudrup brothers, And displacing much-favorite Nigeria, who took a lesson in how to play football with the Danes
