Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group B - Denmark v Belgium - Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark - June 17, 2021 Denmark's Thomas Delaney with teammates walk on the pitch and applaud fans before the match Pool via REUTERS/Stuart Franklin
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Mikkel Damsgaard has been handed the difficult role of stepping into Christian Eriksen’s shoes in Denmark’s lineup while Kevin De Bruyne is only on the bench for Belgium in their Group B clash in Copenhagen on Thursday.
Damsgaard is not a like-for-like replacement for Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark's Euro 2020 opener, but he can play the playmaker role. He is one of two changes to their lineup after the loss to Finland on Saturday.
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