Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifications - Europe - Montenegro vs Denmark - Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro - October 5, 2017 Denmark's Christian Eriksen in action with Montenegro's Mirko Ivanic (C) and Nikola Vukcevic (L) REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic
PODGORICA (Reuters) - Denmark kept alive their hopes of clinching either automatic qualification for next year's World Cup or a playoff berth after a superb goal by midfielder Christian Eriksen gave them a 1-0 Group E win at Montenegro on Thursday.
The result left the Danes second on 19 points from nine games, three behind leaders Poland and three ahead of third-placed Montenegro, who now have only a slim chance of finishing as the group's runners-up.
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