Jorgensen: 4 - Not the flying winger of old, Morten Olsen sought to use his experience in the middle of the park but he never got a foothold in the game as he was replaced before the break. When the Japanese began to dictate more, he began to show the uglier side of his game Rommedahl: 5 - The flying winger was ostensibly targeted by the Japanese who swarmed around the Ajax man and as such he failed to repeat his fine form from the first two group games.Ĭhristian Poulsen: 5 - More commonly known for his destructive attributes, he displayed an excellent range of passing from deep as he sought to play in Denmark's midfield runners and forwards. Despite being told by Morten Olsen that he wouldn't make an international winger, he was arguably his side's most potent attacking threat, which isn't saying much.

Simon Poulsen: 5 - The AZ left-back began nervously and showed that he is very much a makeshift in this position. He was somewhat of a menace once playing as an emergency striker and he did win a penalty for his side. He didn't help himself with some erroneous distribution from the back.Īgger: 6 - Like his centre-back partner, he struggled to deal with the pace and lively movement of Honda. Kroldrup: 5 - Coming in for the suspended Kjaer, his lack of pace in comparison to the Palermo star got him into trouble against the tricky Japanese forwards Okubo and Honda. His mediocre performance could be attributed to a lack of club football in recent times. Jacobsen: 5 - The fullback got well forward in the opening stages but looked slow and off the pace once the Japanese attackers grew into the game.

Incredibly for someone with 89 caps, his confidence drained away after conceding the first two goals.

He was leaden-footed and found wanting with his positioning. Sorensen: 3 - When Denmark needed one of their most experienced campaigners to be as safe as houses, he was hesitant and indecisive.

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