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Denmark coach Morten Olsen and assistant Michael Laudrup have fond memories of facing Uruguay and would love to relive them when the two sides meet in their World Cup opener on Saturday.
Both men were in the Danish side which hammered the South Americans 6-1 in the 1986 World Cup. That defeat was the heaviest in Uruguay8217;s illustrious World Cup finals history and highlighted the shifting fortunes of the two sides 8212; the Danes were on a roll which took them to the 1992 European title while the Uruguayans were about to be banished into World Cup wilderness for the next 16 years.
This time round, as the pint-sized nations prepare for their Group A clash in the South Korean city of Ulsan, the Danes still look to have the upper hand. While they have no one of Laudrup8217;s brilliance, their side is solid and settled, sailing through the qualifiers without losing a match.
The Uruguayans, in contrast, squeezed into the World Cup as the 32nd and final qualifiers only by beating Australia in a play-off.
Both teams hide their deadliest weapons just behind their strikers. Jon Dahl Tomasson, who supports Ebbe Sand in the Danish attack, comes to Korea following a fine season with Feyenoord. Reuters
