World Cup squad
Denmark 1998
FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists
Bo Johansson·4-3-3
85OVR
Johansson's 1998 Denmark. Michael and Brian Laudrup together, Schmeichel still the wall, and a quarter-final against Brazil that felt like the last dance.
Tags on the page — star playmaker, counter attack, wide forwards — are shorthand for how the model leans, not a documentary.
Chemistry 88, overall 85. Neither number is a FIFA card from a shop.
Key Players
Hover or tap for player attributes- 01Michael LaudrupRW · DK92PEAKPAC98SHO89PAS94DRI95DEF65PHY84
- 02Peter SchmeichelGK · DK90PEAKDIV93HAN88KIC69REF90SPD65POS90
- 03Brian LaudrupLW · DK86PEAKPAC91SHO82PAS78DRI87DEF60PHY78
- 04Thomas HelvegCM · DK80PEAKPAC76SHO65PAS80DRI78DEF78PHY82
- 05Ebbe SandST · DK80PEAKPAC83SHO84PAS69DRI70DEF47PHY75
- 06Jes HøghCB · DK78PEAKPAC60SHO43PAS67DRI56DEF78PHY77
Formation 4-3-3Bo Johansson
B.LAUDRUP
86
SAND
80
M.LAUDRUP
92
HELVEG
80
NIELSEN
78
WIEGHORST
76
HEINTZE
78
RIEPER
78
HOGH
78
COLDING
76
SCHMEICHEL
90
Starting XI
- LWBrian Laudrup86
- STEbbe Sand80
- RWMichael Laudrup92
- CMThomas Helveg80
- CMAllan Nielsen78
- CMMorten Wieghorst76
- LBJan Heintze78
- CBMarc Rieper78
- CBJes Høgh78
- RBSøren Colding76
- GKPeter Schmeichel90
Bench
- RMOle Bjur74
- CMStig Tøfting74
- STMiklos Molnar74
- RBJacob Laursen72
- GKMogens Krogh72
- RWMartin Jørgensen74
- STPeter Møller72
Ratings
Attack86
Midfield84
Defence80
Goalkeeping90
Chemistry88
Overall85
What the numbers say
Possession sits at 52, not a religion. Counter-attack 82: the point is the break, not the concert. The goalkeeper rating (90) is doing more work than the outfield glamour.
Style
Star PlaymakerCounter AttackWide ForwardsStar GoalkeeperTechnical Midfield
Achievements
- FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists
- The Laudrup brothers in the same tournament
- Beat Nigeria, then lost to Brazil in the last eight
If not this XI, then who?
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