The national teams of Denmark and Czechia will play for a place in the World Cup to become the fourth team in Group A, where they will face the host nation Mexico, South Africa, and South Korea, after the Danes thrashed North Macedonia 4-0 and the Czechs They won 4-3 on penalties against Ireland.

It was expected beforehand that both teams would advance to the final stage of the European playoffs, except for Ireland, who were two goals down against the Czech Republic but couldn't hold onto their lead and ended up paying the price, losing on penalties to the Czech Republic.

The Mexican national team, managed by Javier Aguirre, will have a few hours of uncertainty to find out what style of play they will face in the next World Cup: the linear style of long passes and crosses into the box of the Vikings or the more elaborate game of the Czechs in the match they will play this Tuesday, March 31.

The reality is that it was already known that the likely opponent would come from Macedonia, Ireland, Denmark, and the Czechs, with the latter two playing for the final spot to face Mexico in the third game of the first round of the World Cup on June 24 at 7:00 p.m. at the stadium Aztec.

Denmark, a steamroller

Denmark arrived at this match against the Czech Republic like a steamroller, showing no mercy to North Macedonia. The Balkan team couldn't even manage a shot on goal, putting them in a favorable position to face the Czech Republic, ultimately winning 4-0.

The goals in the rout were scored by Gustav Isaksen (twice), Mikkel Damsgaard, and Christian Nørgaard, leaving the Macedonians completely without options. They were no match for the Vikings.

The Czechs won with a knife between their teeth

The Czech Republic was very different in their approach to the final game against Denmark,In the first 23 minutes, they were overwhelmed by the speed and pragmatic, linear style of play of the Irish, to the point that the British took the lead through a penalty converted by Troy Parrott and an own goal by goalkeeper Matej Kovar in the 23rd minute. This served as a wake-up call for the Czechs, who went in search of an equalizer and managed to pull one back through a penalty converted by Patrik Schick in the 27th minute and another by Ladislav Krejci four minutes from the end, sending the match to a penalty shootout, where the Czechs ultimately prevailed 4-3.