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Mikhail Galaktionov, Russia coach
We played against both Iceland and France at U17 level. Iceland stood out to us as a very strong outfit that plays good football. As for France, they re a top side whose players practically all play in [top] leagues in Europe. We do not know that much about this particular [Denmark team] but we familiarised ourselves with the games played by previous generations in the Danish youth set-up.
When we took over the team two and a half years ago, we knew this big group of players was the generation that had been nurtured to succeed and to win. Players from this age group won bronze medals at the U17 European Championship; they qualified for the [2015 FIFA] U-17 World Cup in Chile and they performed pretty well. We haven t just come here to make up the numbers; we want to create a nice surprise and do more than expected.