Soccer-Danes relishing 'dark horse' tag ahead of Finland Euro clash


Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Denmark Training - Elsinore, Denmark - June 10, 2021 Denmark's Jonas Wind, Martin Braithwaite and Jannik Vestergaard during training PHOTOGRAPHER/Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark are relishing their status as Euro 2020 dark horses ahead of their opening Group B clash with Finland on Saturday, the first of three home games at the Parken Stadium for the Danes.

A string of good performances has many commentators tipping the Danes as possible winners of the tournament, which they won in stunning fashion in 1992 after being called up as late replacements for the former Yugoslavia.

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