Last updated on .From the section Welsh Wales' 'Unknowns' before the British Championship game against Scotland in Glasgow in October 1930 Uefa Nations League: Denmark v Wales Venue: Aarhus Stadium Date: Sunday, 9 September Kick-off: 17:00 BST Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 live, Radio Wales and Radio Cymru, the BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app, plus live text commentary. Until Thursday evening, Wales faced the prospect of playing a much-weakened Denmark team when the countries play in the Nations League in Aarhus on Sunday. Denmark's senior players had refused to sign a new national team agreement with the Danish Football Association (DBU), but an agreement has been reached to put the dispute aside temporarily for the Nations League match. As a consequence the original squad, including Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen and Kasper Schmeichel of Leicester City, will now be available to face Wales. However, the DBU were forced to select third tier, fourth tier and futsal players for their 3-0 friendly defeat against Slovakia just days before they were due to play Wales - a team of 'unknowns'. 'Not on a Saturday' Wales themselves faced a similar situation 88 years ago when they were forced to field a much-weakened side made up of lower-league players. "Wales had always had certain issues with leading clubs in England not releasing players," Welsh football historian Meilyr Emrys explains. "Billy Meredith, one of the best players of his generation, played for Wales over a quarter of a century and racked up nearly 50 caps. "But he could actually have won many more caps for Wales during that period had he not been stopped by his clubs from appearing in a Welsh shirt." The situation took another turn in 1930 with the introduction of a 'not on a Saturday' rule. Fred Keenor won 32 caps for Wales and scored two goals during a 12-year international career The English Football League took specific steps to stop clubs from releasing players to play internationals if they were held on the same day as a full programme of league games. That was a move to try and force international games to be moved to midweek rather than on weekends, which the international teams opposed as they didn't attract big gates. "When the rule came in in 1930 it hit the Welsh team especially very hard," said Emrys, who will be in Aarhus for Wales' game on Sunday. "Most of the leading Welsh players played in the English league. "And when the game against Scotland took place on a Saturday in October 1930, Wales were left without any of their main players except for a couple of Cardiff players who secured their release. "Scotland weren't really affected by the rule because of the Scottish League and they could still field players from teams like Celtic and Rangers." 'Fred Keenor and 10 unknowns' Fred Keenor, Cardiff City's FA Cup winning captain of 1927, led a Wales team which was primarily made up of either lower league or Welsh league players. Colwyn Bay's John Neal, Fred Dewey of Cardiff Corinthians, Llanelli's Elvet Collins and Emrys Ellis of amateur London club Nunhead were among the unfamiliar names in a side which was expected to suffer a heavy defeat. Nine of the Welsh players were making their debuts that day and were referred to as 'Fred Keenor and 10 unknowns'. "Apparently he [Keenor] sat down with the team before the match and memorably said, 'We have 11 players, they have 11 players - there's one ball out there and that ball is ours,'" Emrys added. "It obviously worked and gave them the confidence to get a 1-1 draw." Wrexham's Tom Bamford gave the visitors an early lead in the British Championship game only for Barney Battles to equalise for the Scots. Plucky display "To go up to Scotland and get that draw was quite a result, especially considering that in the previous few seasons Scotland had beaten Wales on both occasions," said Emrys. Wales' efforts at Ibrox was described by the Scots as "the pluckiest display in the history of international football". Public demand insisted the unknowns were given another opportunity the following month against England at the Racecourse in Wrexham. "All but one of those who played up in Scotland faced England, but unfortunately it didn't work out quite as well on that occasion because they lost 4-0," said Emrys. "The game against England in 1930 was the last time until 2008 that any non-league players were selected for Wales." On that occasion in 2007, Steve Evans of Wrexham faced Russia for Wales in a 2-1 World Cup qualifier defeat.<doc-sep>Denmark will soon battle Wales as the new UEFA Nations League gets underway. The upcoming match comes as much speculation has swirled around whether the Danish squad will be at full strength for the match following an intense dispute between the Danish FA and several top players on the national team. Here’s all you need to know about the upcoming football match, including when and where it’ll be held, how to watch, team news, ticket information and what the new UEFA Nations League is. Wales will soon take on Denmark as the opening matches of the UEFA Nations League begin When is the Denmark vs Wales match? The match will be held on Sunday, September 9 at 5pm BST (12pm EST). Where will the Denmark vs Wales match be held? The Denmark vs Wales match will take place at Ceres Park in Aarhus, Denmark. How to watch the Denmark vs Wales match The upcoming football match will be aired live on Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event and S4C. It will also be livestreamed on Sky Go. Denmark vs Wales match odds Per Odds Checker, Denmark’s odds of winning are currently pegged at 12/11 while Wales is at 13/5. The odds of a draw are currently thought to be at 14/5. Team news In the days leading up to the match, much speculation centered on whether the Denmark side would be at full strength facing Wales due to a commercial rights dispute by the Danish FA and a number of their top players. The dispute saw a number of Denmark’s leading footballers like Christian Eriksen of Tottenham Hotspur and Kasper Schmeichel of Leicester City threaten to sit out the match and refuse to represent their country, leading to the possibility that the Danish squad would be at a major disadvantage against Wales. However, the Danish team is reportedly back at full strength ahead of their upcoming match against the Welsh side after the players agreed to holds talks with the Danish FA to resolve the issue. ‘We can play the important Nations League match with the right national team and again focus on the sport,’ said Danish FA president Jesper Moller. Danish FA director Mads Oland also hailed the talks as a key sign of progress, saying: ‘The agreement is a step in the right direction and the national team players are happy that they can now focus on the match against Wales on Sunday.’ Denmark vs Wales tickets Tickets for the upcoming UEFA Nations League match can be found here. What is the UEFA Nations League? The UEFA Nations League is a new biennial football tournament designed to replace most of the international friendly matches on the FIFA International Match Calendar. The inaugural edition of the tournament, which has just gotten underway, features 55 European teams competing in four leagues based on their coefficient rankings as of October 11, 2017. League A is comprised of highly-ranked teams while League D holds the lower-ranked national sides. Both Wales and Denmark are competing in League B. The leagues are further divided into four groups of three national squads each, with the top four squads in League A going on to compete in the scheduled June 2019 finals set to be held in a still-undetermined European city. The top four national sides will also automatically qualify for the UEFA Euro 2020 finals.<doc-sep>Denmark's national team has temporarily resolved its dispute and will play its strongest team against Wales in Sunday's Nations League clash. The Danes fielded a team comprised of lower-league and futsal players for Wednesday's friendly in Slovakia amid a contract dispute with the country's football association. A makeshift side lost 3-0 against Slovakia with manager John Jensen praising "24 heroes" following the "best defeat" in his career. There were concerns they would have to rely on the same players against Wales in their first game of the UEFA Nations League, live on Sky Sports, unless the standoff between the Danish players' union and national federation over commercial rights was resolved. However, on Thursday night it was revealed that the DBU and the Player Association had entered into a "temporary agreement" for the Welsh clash. Live UEFA Nations League A statement from Denmark read: "It has been agreed that the DBU and the Player Association will resume negotiations on a new permanent agreement so that the first negotiation meeting will take place on Monday, September 10. "In today's agreement, the DBU and the Player Association have agreed that the match against Wales is played under the same terms as before and that the commercial rights are handled as before in the term of the agreement." DBU president Jesper Moller added: "It is good for the national team and for everyone in Danish football that we can play the important Nations League match with the right national team and again focus on the sporting." Mads Oland, head of the Danish Player Association, called the agreement as a "step in the right direction", adding that the players were "happy that they can now focus on the match against Wales".<doc-sep>Last updated on .From the section Wales Gareth Bale hopes to add to his record 30-goal Wales tally against Denmark on Sunday Uefa Nations League: Denmark v Wales Venue: Aarhus Stadium Date: Sunday, 9 September Kick-off: 17:00 BST Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 live, Radio Wales and Radio Cymru, the BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app, plus live text commentary; highlights on BBC One Wales and online from 22:30 BST Wales' preparations for Sunday's Nations League match in Denmark were disrupted after "technical faults" with their plane delayed their flight from Cardiff. They were due to arrive in Aarhus for a press conference at 18:30 BST on Saturday after a final training session in Wales, but that was cancelled. They were forced to stay in their hotel as mechanics worked on the plane fault. The flight eventually took off at 20:30 BST and flew to Aarhus. The match kicks off at 17:00 BST and the build-up to the fixture has already been dominated by off-field disruptions. A dispute between Denmark's football association and its players created the possibility of the Danes fielding a team of third and fourth division players, as well as some from the national futsal team.<doc-sep>
Last updated on .From the section Wales Denmark reached the last 16 of the 2018 World Cup in Russia before losing to Croatia on penalties Uefa Nations League: Denmark v Wales Venue: Aarhus Stadium Date: Sunday, 9 September Kick-off: 17:00 BST Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 live, Radio Wales and Radio Cymru, the BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app, plus live text commentary. Wales will face a full-strength Denmark in the Nations League after the Danish FA and their top players agreed to talks over a commercial rights dispute. The row meant Ryan Giggs' side had been facing the prospect of playing a team that included futsal players. But Denmark have now named the first-choice squad originally selected. Danish FA president Jesper Moller said: "We can play the important Nations League match with the right national team and again focus on the sport." The Danish governing body and players association say neither party will make any more comment on the issue before the match. Director Mads Oland added: "The agreement is a step in the right direction, and the national team players are happy that they can now focus on the match against Wales on Sunday." The dispute had meant the country's top players - including Tottenham's Christian Eriksen and Leicester's Kasper Schmeichel - were unavailable for the national side. Manager Age Hareide will resume his role following John Jensen's caretaker role for Wednesday's friendly against Slovakia. But they have agreed to play again while talks to resolve the issue continue. On Wednesday Denmark fielded a student, a salesman and internet star in their line-up for a 3-0 friendly defeat by Slovakia. A total of five players from the 24 called up were in Denmark's national futsal squad for their last match against Greenland in May. Denmark risked being barred by European governing body Uefa if they failed to fulfil fixtures. The Denmark women's team boycotted a World Cup qualifier against Sweden in October 2017 in a dispute over employment conditions. Uefa ruled out ejecting the team from qualification, instead awarding Sweden a 3-0 win and fining the DBU £18,000. But the DBU was warned that Denmark would be ruled out of any Uefa tournament if it cancelled another match in the next four years. Denmark squad to face Wales: Kasper Schemichel (Leicester), Frederik Ronnow (Frankfurt), Jonas Lossl (Huddersfield), Simon Kjaer (Capt, Sevilla), Andereas Christianesen (Chelsea), Nicolai Boilesen (FC Copenhagen), Jens Stryger Larsen (Udinese), Jannik Vestergard (Southampton), Mathias Jorgensen (Huddersfield), Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford), Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich), Christian Eriksen (Spurs), Lasse Schone (Ajax), Thomas Delaney (Dortmund), Viktor Fischer (FC Copenhagen), Pione Sisto (Celta Vigo), Mike Jensen (Rosenborg), Lukas Lerager (Bordeaux), Anders Christiansen (Malmo), Christian Norgaard (Firoentina - uncapped), Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough), Andreas Cornelius (Bordeaux), Yuusuf Poulsen (Leipzig)