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Danish FA cancel World Cup qualifier after pay talks fail
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THE Danish football association (DBU) has cancelled tomorrow’s Women’s World Cup qualifying match against Sweden after pay negotiations fell apart.
They had previously cancelled a friendly against the Netherlands, but there were hopes that a deal could be reached by yesterday morning.
It also throws next Tuesday’s qualifier against Croatia into doubt.
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