A team of Danish amateurs, futsal players and lower-league journeyman had the opportunity of a lifetime on Wednesday night when they lined up for their country against a full-strength Slovakia side.

Denmark's household names like Tottenham Hotspur’s Christian Eriksen, Chelsea’s Andreas Christensen and Leicester City’s Kasper Schmeichel had refused to sign an agreement with the country's football association in a dispute over commercial image rights.

Manager Age Hareide was also absent.

Unwilling to forfeit the international friendly fixture, the Danish FA installed former Arsenal midfielder John Jensen as temporary manager. He admitted that he had only met the players on the journey to Slovakia.

The group of likely lads included a salesman at centre-forward, a You Tube content creator in midfield and a student at full-back.