Danish captain on the night, Christian opened the scoring with a clinical low drive as the teams drew 1-1 in Copenhagen. He also came close to doubling Denmark’s lead at the start of the second half before Joshua Kimmich found a late equaliser for the world champions.
Safe to say, Steffen was impressed…
Steffen Freund
- 130 appearances, 1999-2003 Steffen: "The first thing that struck me watching Germany against Denmark was that Christian Eriksen was wearing the captain’s armband.
- League Cup winner, 1999
- Won Bundesliga twice and European Cup (1997) with Borussia Dortmund
- Capped 21 times by Germany
- Euro 96 winner, part of 1998 World Cup squad Trust and personality