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Rasmus Kristensen Named in Denmark World Cup Squad

Leeds United defender heading to Qatar

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Leeds United's Rasmus Kristensen is heading to the 2022 World Cup this month, after being named in Kasper Hjulmand's Denmark squad.

Kristensen, a summer signing from RB Salzburg, has made 11 appearances for Leeds United, including the recent wins over Liverpool and Bournemouth.

Kristensen is one of six Premier League players to have been named in the squad, with Christian Eriksen (Man United), Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), Mathias Jensen (Brentford), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham) and Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) also called up.

The right-back has 10 caps for Denmark so, playing every game of their 2022 UEFA Nations League group games and helping The Red and Whites to a 2-0 win over a France side, that featured a front three of Mbappe, Giroud and Griezmann.

Denmark won't have long to wait to face the Les Bleus again, as the two national teams make up Group D along with Australia and Tunisia at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Denmark Fixtures:

Tue 22nd November: Denmark vs Tunisia (1pm)

Sat 26th November: France vs Denmark (4pm)

Wed 30th November: Australia vs Denmark (3pm)

Denmark Squad:

Kasper Schmeichel (Nice), Oliver Christensen (Hertha Berlin), Simon Kjaer (AC Milan), Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), Joakim Maehle (Atalanta BC), Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), Rasmus Kristensen (Leeds United), Jens Stryger Larsen (Trabzonspor), Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray), Daniel Wass (Brondby), Thomas Delaney (Sevilla), Mathias Jensen (Brentford), Christian Eriksen (Manchester United), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur), Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Bruges), Jesper Lindstrom (Eintracht Frankfurt), Andreas Cornelius (Copenhagen), Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), Kasper Dolberg (Sevilla), Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg)

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