Andreas Cornelius

Andreas Cornelius came off the bench to fire two goals for Denmark as they came from behind to defeat France 2-1 in their Nations League Group A1 clash at ...

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Karim Benzema's brilliant finish wasn't enough to lead France to victory as Andreas Cornelius netted twice to hand Denmark a 2-1 win in the Nations League.

It's such a tight angle, but he manages to slot it home when he's one on one with the keeper. Coming on at 60 minutes against this France side and being asked to make a difference must be hard, but Cornelius made it look easy. 51’ - GOAL! FRANCE 1-0 DENMARK: Who else but Benzema? And what a fantastic goal that is. The loss means that France are third in their group, and they'll hope to rectify that when they face off against Croatia, who sit bottom. The second half saw a much more attack-minded France, and it was not long before Benzema scored. He did well to get there, but his shot hit the side netting.

Substitute Andreas Cornelius scored twice as Denmark recovered from conceding to a brilliant Karim Benzema goal to beat France 2-1 on Friday in the UEFA ...

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After Karim Benzema put the hosts in front, substitute Andreas Cornelius scored twice to earn Denmark its first win over France since the 2002 World Cup.

The group winners in the lower leagues will gain promotion. The four group winners in League A will qualify for the final four in June next year. Denzel Dumfries made it 3-0 in the 61st, and Depay completed his brace soon after from Daley Blind. Depay doubled the Netherlands' lead after a poor pass from Dedryck Boyata was intercepted in midfield. Cornelius leveled with a fine volley and then hit the winner in the 88th minute. After collecting a pass from Frenkie De Jong with his back to the goal, Steven Bergwijn quickly turned and unleashed a 25-meter strike into the net.

WORLD CUP holders France were left stunned at the Stade de France - losing to plucky Denmark 2-1 in the Nations League.Supersub Andreas Cornelius bagg.

Then he forced Schmeichel into a save two minutes later - with the Danes unable to handle the Man Utd target. The goal made for a frantic ending to the game - with both sides looking to win it. Supersub Andreas Cornelius bagged a brace to shock the hosts - who despite bossing possession - failed to make it count against the spirited visitors.

Andreas Cornelius struck twice in the second half as France's Nations League title defence began with a shock 2-1 loss to Denmark in Paris.

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