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Denmark coach Hareide: France don't belong among world elite

Denmark coach Age Hareide believes his side have nothing to fear coming up against France.

Les Bleus, who will play Denmark, Peru and Australia in Group C, are ranked seventh in the world and are one of the favourites to win the World Cup in Russia.

But Hareide hasn't been impressed at all by Didier Deschamps side.

"I don't believe in this team," he said.

"The teams at the top of the world rankings are the best in the world, but this is not the case for France.

"I saw France against Sweden in Stockholm. They are nothing special."

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