- 1 Denmark vs Wales: two managers put to the test by big calls
- 2 Denmark: Hojlund leads a reshaped group
- 3 Wales: Bellamy has to improvise without Rodon
- 4 Football Prediction Denmark vs Wales
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Denmark vs Wales: two managers put to the test by big calls 
Group A1 in the Nations League brings together four sides with very different profiles: Portugal, Norway, Denmark and Wales. Matchday two pits the last two against each other at Parken in Copenhagen.
Kick-off is set for 16:00 Paris time this Sunday. Both teams come into it after opening fixtures played on 24 September, against Norway and Portugal respectively.
Brian Riemer is in charge of Denmark and has had to work around several absentees for this camp. Christian Eriksen, 34, has not been selected as he continues his gradual return after the collapse he suffered during a match against Ukraine in June.
For Wales, Craig Bellamy also has a major defensive headache. Joe Rodon, widely seen as the most reliable piece of the Welsh back line, is out with a hamstring injury picked up at a bad time in the build-up.
Those absences on both sides create a sense of uncertainty ahead of a game that will have a direct say in how this tough group shapes up.
Denmark: Hojlund leads a reshaped group 
Brian Riemer has called up Rasmus Hojlund, Kasper Dolberg and Adam Daghim to lead Denmark’s attack. The trio gives him a bit of everything: power, experience and promising youth.
In midfield, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg brings balance and international nous, with Mikkel Damsgaard adding the creativity and Mads Bidstrup doing the hard graft. Thomas Jorgensen completes the unit.
At the back, Andreas Christensen and Joachim Andersen should anchor the centre, while Alexander Bah is a doubt after joining the squad short of full fitness. Whether he starts will depend on how he looks at kick-off.
Victor Froholdt is unavailable after suffering a concussion in a match for FC Porto in early September. His absence leaves Riemer one option short in midfield.
Christian Eriksen’s omission, with the playmaker still working his way back from injury, takes away Denmark’s most experienced attacking influence of the last decade.
Denmark are at home at Parken, a ground where they will want to show more attacking intent than in some of their recent qualifying campaigns.
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Wales: Bellamy has to improvise without Rodon 
Craig Bellamy faces his first proper test of squad management since taking charge. Joe Rodon’s hamstring problem deprives Wales of their most dependable centre-back.
To cover the gap, Ben Cabango has been recalled to add depth to the defence. The Swansea City man now has to shoulder more responsibility than expected across this double-header against Portugal and Denmark.
Harry Wilson and Jordan James are both back after missing several weeks through injury over the summer. Their return gives Bellamy more options in the final third and more craft in midfield.
Cian Ashford, a 21-year-old forward developed by Cardiff City, is in the senior squad for the first time. He has scored two league goals this season and featured in every game for his club, a clear sign Bellamy is picking on form rather than reputation.
Bellamy has made a point of saying nobody is irreplaceable in his squad. That idea is about to be put to the test in Copenhagen against a Denmark side still searching for real attacking rhythm.
Wales are in a group where any slip at the back could prove costly, with relegation a possibility and promotion to the spring finals still there for the taking.
Probable Denmark line-up: Not available at time of publication.
Probable Wales line-up: Not available at time of publication.
Football Prediction Denmark vs Wales
Our prediction: Denmark to win
Home advantage and Denmark’s attacking depth, with Hojlund, Dolberg and Daghim all available to rotate up front, tilt this towards the hosts against a Wales side weakened by the absence of Joe Rodon.
Losing the most reliable centre-back in the squad is a nasty blow for Wales at exactly the wrong moment, with Bellamy still trying to settle his ideas with a partially revamped group.
On the evidence of that individual edge and the uncertainty at the back for Wales, a Denmark win at Parken looks the most logical outcome in this Group A1 clash.
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