Euro 2012: Holland v Denmark - Live on BBC 1

Holland go into the first game of Euro 2012 as hotly fancied and oh so bright orange as ever. With Robin Van Persie, perhaps the best goalscorer in the world right now outside of the 'La Liga two' and Wesley Sneijder, a frustratingly petulant but potentially tournament-winning talent, they boast a front two capable of pricking the red balloon that has floated above international football since 2008. Goalscoring maestro Klaus Jann Huntelaar and former Chelsea star Arjen Robben add to the fancy flair but the chest-crunching, gloomy stare giving backline that includes Nigel De Jong and John Heitinga will look to quell group underdogs Denmark from springing a surprise and consolidate this 'new' Holland as a team that's as solid as they are sexy. Denmark, handed a group from Satans scaly paws, will be looking to the truly special Eriksen to find a way through the tangerine wall, hoping that the occasionally masked Bendtner will convert any chances that come his way. Whether or not the masked madman will leave his mark on the game might prove redundant however as the swaggering, swashbuckling Dutch will look to begin the tournament with a swipe of steel intent in this enthralling first clash in Euro 2012's Group of Death.