GUSTAV ISAKSEN last night admitted Denmark don’t deserve to go to the World Cup.
The devastated Dane described the draw against Belarus as a “disaster”.
With Scotland crashing to defeat against Greece, Brian Riemer’s shellshocked squad blew a golden chance to qualify on Saturday.
They’re now left with a winner-takes-all showdown against the Scots at Hampden on Tuesday, with the Danes sitting just one point ahead in the group.
And last night Lazio striker Isaksen – who scored against Belarus – confessed: “It’s so disappointing.
“It’s a disaster.
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“We give them so many chances, I don’t know what we’re doing.
“At 1-1, we got nervous and stopped defending all together.
“Oh, it hurts right now.
“I said at the press conference before the game that if we don’t beat Belarus, we don’t deserve to go to the World Cup.
“I don’t think we underestimated them, but it’s crazy to stand here without having won.”
Isaksen knows the Danes must somehow lift themselves ahead of their showdown with Scotland.
He added: “It hurts right now, and of course we have to get ourselves back up.
“We’re lucky that we still have a chance, because not winning a game like that today – it’s a disaster.
“Scotland losing doesn’t matter really now.
“If we had just won, we would have moved into the finals.
“It hurts right now, and I don’t know what to say.”
Steve Clarke‘s side had positives to take as they valiantly battled to almost recover from being 3-0 down.
But Denmark boss Riemer admitted the draw against Belarus was the worst result of his tenure.
He sighed: “This is the worst atmosphere I have experienced in my time here.
“It’s deeply disappointing of course.
“When you see the result from Greece, we feel that we have missed an opportunity.
“It is clear that when you meet Belarus at home, it hurts extra because it is a game that we have to win.
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“When we get that gift from Greece, we should make the most of it so that it hits extra hard.
“We can all feel the disappointment of the supporters.”
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