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| - Sampdoria forward Mikkel Damsgaard received the call-up to replace Christian Eriksen in the Danish team vying for their first win of Euro 2020 against Belgium in Copenhagen on Thursday. Eriksen collapsed on the pitch last weekend and will have a heart defibrillator implanted as a result. His shaken team fell 1-0 at the hands of Euro newcomers Finland. Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand has also moved Daniel Wass into midfield and brought Southampton's Jannik Vestergaard into defence. Belgium, the world's top-ranked team who swept past Russia 3-0 in their Group B opener, will start their quest for a spot in the last-16 phase with Kevin De Bruyne, Axel Witsel and Eden Hazard all on the bench. Roberto Martinez has called up wing-back Thomas Meunier to replace Timothy Castagne, ruled out with the two facial fractures he suffered in the opener, and replaced centre-back Dedryck Boyata with Jason Denayer. Starting line-ups: Denmark (4-3-3) Kasper Schmeichel; Andreas Christensen, Simon Kjaer (capt), Jannik Vestergaard, Joakim Maehle; Daniel Wass, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Thomas Delaney; Yussuf Poulsen, Mikkel Damsgaard, Martin Braithwaite Coach: Kasper Hjulmand (DEN) Belgium (3-4-3) Thibaut Courtois; Toby Alderweireld, Jason Denayer, Jan Vertonghen (capt); Thomas Meunier, Youri Tielemans, Leander Dendoncker, Thorgan Hazard; Dries Mertens, Romelu Lukaku, Yannick Carrasco Coach: Roberto Martinez (ESP) Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (NED) frj/jc
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