Peter Schmeichel’s big fear ahead of Denmark V Republic of Ireland

Peter Schmeichel all but scoffs when asked how the current Ireland and Denmark squads compare to his day when the teams drew twice in the qualifying rounds for the 1994 World Cup.

Peter Schmeichel’s big fear ahead of Denmark V Republic of Ireland
Fri, 10 Nov, 2017 - 00:00
Brendan O'Brien

“They don’t,” he chuckled.

He has a point. Denmark had come from nowhere to win the European Championship in Sweden in 1992. Schmeichel aside, they could call on the likes of Brian

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