Holland bypasses Denmark and should hope for Portuguese failure

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Holland bypasses Denmark and should hope for Portuguese failure

Prior to this international match, the Orange team had very little chance of getting into Tier 1 in the April 1 World Cup draw. However – even after the victory over Denmark – it is realistic to expect that the Netherlands will not take the position of group leader, but the gap for the mouse in the first pot is only getting wider.

Belgium, Brazil, France, Argentina, England and Spain have made up such a large margin that it is already possible to subscribe to the pot 1 formula. It also hosts Qatar is one of the top seed†

Below that, Portugal ranks first. The southern European team takes over the leadership of the group when they deal with North Macedonia in the qualifying final on Tuesday. Already highly-rated Italy slipped off that path and Mexico and the United States tied each other by playing a draw on the night from Thursday to Friday.

If Orange wanted to take advantage of the potential Portuguese failure, it had to keep Germany and Denmark under its control. With Saturday’s win, the Netherlands has at least outperformed Scandinavia. Orange was already above Germany, Tuesday’s opponent in Amsterdam. Margins are so small that the loss is against it Manshaft dies fatal in this regard.

The Danes will train against Serbia on Tuesday and then get a chance to increase their total. There are countless scenarios. The design of the pot will be announced on March 31, the day before the World Cup draw.

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