At the start of the game, Denmark knew a draw would take them through to the next round. France also knew a draw wouldn’t hurt them at all, as it would confirm top spot in the group.
As a result, what we got was the first goalless draw of the World Cup, and this was the kind of 0-0, that makes you want to pick up your television set and fling it somewhere, given the slow, boring nature of the play throughout the game.
Towards the end of the game, the fans had enough. The last ten minutes were played out to a chorus of boos from the fans assembled at the stadium, especially when Denmark was in possession.
Denmark showed no intent at all, as Kasper Schmeichel decided to hold on to the ball for as long as he possibly could, as often as he possibly could.
Kjaer and Jorgensen didn’t do too much different from Schmeichel either. France didn’t hurry the Denmark rearguard to play the ball out quicker either, as both sets of players looked content with the goalless draw.
Sadly, only the two teams were content with the match that just happened.