STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Playmaker Christian Eriksen celebrated his return to the Danish national team following the birth of his first child with a goal and an assist as his side beat fellow qualifiers Mexico 2-0 in their final pre-World Cup friendly in Copenhagen. Having missed last week's scoreless encounter with Sweden in Stockholm, Eriksen's son was born on Monday. He rejoined the squad on Thursday and marked his return to the starting line-up by sending an early shot fizzing just over the bar. Wearing boots with the date of his son's birth on them, Eriksen fired home the second three minutes later, and though substitute Javier Hernandez struck a post late on, Mexico couldn't reduce the deficit. Denmark open their World Cup campaign against Peru before taking on Australia and France in Group C, while Mexico play Germany, South Korea and Sweden in Group F.(Reporting by Philip O'Connor; Editing by Christian Radnedge)

Source: The Star June 09, 2018 20:03 UTC