Denmark v Italy Live Streaming : Italians look to dent Danes hope of qualification as playoff race hots up

September 16, 2014

The latest Denmark v Italy live streaming news with the Danes slight 7/5 favourites to beat Italy, with Morten Olsen’s side needing a win to keep up with Bulgaria in the race to secure a spot in the playoff round.

Denmark will hope that their home advantage will be enough to help them get the win over Italy and get a much needed three points to keep them in playoff contention.

The Danes are currently in 3rd after 8 games and sit one point behind Bulgaria in the standings on 12 points having won 3 of their previous qualifiers.

Morten Olsen will be pleased to know that many of his top players will feature in the tie including Dan Agger who has recovered from several recent injury scares and Christian Eriksen who has impressed many since moving to Tottenham from Ajax back in August.

Surprisingly, Nicklas Bendtner has been selected for the tie despite only featuring once in the League Cup for Arsenal meanwhile Danish based players Thomas Delaney and Jasper Ankersen could make their national debuts in the tie after performing well for FC Copenhagen and Esbjerg respectively in the Superliga.

Having already secured their place for Brazil, Italy will be keen to consolidate their 8 point lead at the top of Group B as they look to maintain their unbeaten record.

With nothing riding on the game, there are likely to be some unfamiliar faces in the Italian squad with Fiorentina striker Giuseppe Rossi scheduled to win his first cap in 2 years meanwhile Roma’s Federico Balzaretti will appear for the first time this year.

The game will also mark a significant landmark for Italy as Juventus goalkeeper Gigi Buffon will break the all-time appearance record held by Fabio Cannavaro as he earns his 135th cap for the Azzurri.

Most of the other focus in Group B will head over to Yerevan where Bulgaria can clinch their playoff spot with a win in Armenia who need to win to avoid elimination from qualification.

Bulgaria knows that a win could potentially give them a chance of qualifying for their first world cup in 20 years and they will be hoping that veterans such as Ivelin Popov and Stanislav Manolev will be able to make the difference on Friday afternoon.

However, Armenia has one of their strongest squads in years and the creative powerhouse of Borussia Dortmund midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan able to provide a major attacking threat throughout the full 90 minutes.