DANE AND DUSTED
Denmark made an impression on Mexico 86 in every way – their breathtaking football, their futuristic kit and even their team song, the jaunty earworm Re-Sepp-Ten. “We are red, we are white, we stand by side,” was the simple but memorable chorus. The comedian Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen, who wrote the lyrics, suggested a B-side to be played in the event of, say, a shocking 5-1 defeat against an inferior Spain team. The chorus was subtly different: “We are red, we are white, we are really deep in sh!te.” The DBU politely declined, but Mikkelsen’s alternative chorus has been in the Fiv … bear with us, this is going to take some time … Football Daily’s mind in the past 24 hours. Denmark, who were some folks’ dark horses to win the Human Rights World Cup, are instead on flight DO1 to Copenhagen after a miserable performance: three games, one point, one goal.
