Denmark Hit By Sickness Bug Before Crunch World Cup Qualifier With Scotland

A sickness bug has disrupted Denmark’s plans for their make-or-break World Cup qualifier pinch Scotland successful Glasgow connected Tuesday. Brian Riemer, nan Danish caput coach, has admitted he is concerned complete nan business amid fears nan ailment will dispersed further earlier kick-off.

Joachim Andersen and Rasmus Højland missed Denmark’s astonishing tie pinch Belarus connected Saturday evening owed to illness. The consequence successful Copenhagen meant Scotland’s 3-2 nonaccomplishment to Greece was immaterial for Steve Clarke’s side. Scotland way Denmark by a constituent successful Group C arsenic nan teams hole to meet successful nan last fixture. A tie will beryllium capable for Denmark but nan backdrop is fraught.

“Right now we person Joachim Andersen, who is sick, and we person Højlund, who is sick,” said Riemer. “And a unit personnel who is sick. We are successful a business wherever nan expert is connected it. It is nan play for specified things. You can’t protect yourself 100% but we are doing everything we tin and correct now our dream and appraisal is that we person put a plug successful it and that connected Tuesday we person 24 men who are fresh for a conflict and fresh to play.

“Is it a interest up of Scotland? Yes, if you inquire maine if I would person wished that location had been nary illness, and that location besides will not beryllium connected Tuesday, past of people that’s nan answer. But that’s natural.

“There are galore things you don’t know. There are besides galore things we don’t cognize astir Scotland. It’s nan play for specified things, and truthful we conscionable person to return it arsenic it comes. There is besides a quality betwixt having a small [illness] and being capable to play good and lying successful bed.

“There are galore factors present and correct now we are assuming that our appraisal is that we are fresh for Tuesday pinch each men. But I can’t show you what nan business is correct now. We are looking astatine it continuously.”

Steve Clarke has called connected Scotland fans to beryllium diligent successful Scotland’s biggest lucifer astatine Hampden Park successful years. Photograph: Mark Runnacles/Shutterstock

Clarke has called connected Scotland’s support to beryllium diligent arsenic Hampden Park prepares to shape its biggest crippled successful years. A Scotland triumph will return nan state backmost to a World Cup for nan first clip since 1998, astatine Denmark’s expense. “We request affirmative backing,” said nan Scotland manager. “One of my favourite sayings for nan players is, play pinch nan anticipation of occurrence and not nan fearfulness of failure. I’m going to inquire nan Hampden crowd to do that connected Tuesday night.

“We request them from nan first infinitesimal to beryllium pinch america and successful nan difficult moments successful nan crippled to beryllium particularly pinch america because that’s what this group of players deserve. If we get that I’m beautiful judge we tin do thing special.”