Making the case for Denmark to win Euro 2024

Despite a poor showing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where they failed to win a single match in the group stage, the Danes look primed to recapture their European magic after a run to the semi-finals in the 2021 edition.

Manager Kasper Hjulmand has had plenty of time to reevaluate his roster and tactics ahead of a stacked 2024 tournament, adding young Manchester United star Rasmus Hojlund in attack.

"The Red and Whites" hardly lack experienced veterans either, the average age on the roster is roughly 28 years old, but that could be their key weakness.

Captain Simon Kjaer, 35, still plays substantial minutes in defense at Italian side AC Milan but midfielder Christian Eriksen, 32, hardly came off the bench this past season for Manchester United. Eriksen will be playing in a Euro tournament for the first time since collapsing on the pitch in Copenhagen during the 2021 group stage.

Both are key sparks to this new so-called "Danish Dynamite" generation — an homage to the squads of the 1980s — which also includes Christian Norgaard, 30, Thomas Delaney, 32, and Pierre Emile-Hojbjerg, 28.

Questions will swirl over whether the No. 21 FIFA-ranked squad can still keep up with the rest of the continent's talent, especially sharing a group with tournament favorites England, but an injection of youth could be just the fuel they need.

On top of Hojlund, 21, at striker, the Danes boast midfield depth in Brentford's Mikkel Damsgaard, 23, Sporting Lisbon's Morten Hjulmand, 24, and Wolfsburg forward Jonas Wind, 25 — the latter of which scored 11 goals in the German Bundesliga this past season.

If Denmark is in its best form, they should easily dispatch groupmates Serbia and Slovenia. A draw against England could be the minimum required to qualify for the knock-out stages where they'd likely find themselves in a tough matchup with hosts Germany.

They only have the tenth best odds according to BetMGM but perhaps the air of Euro 2024 will be filled with chants of "We are red, we are white, we are Danish Dynamite!"