With France the firm favourites to progress as group winners, Saturday's match could be decisive for Peru and Denmark in the battle for second place. Rodriguz the one who headed it back towards goal. It's game three of the four day game. - Valentín Beato, 44 - 28037 Madrid [España] - Tel. That's a shocker of a penalty by Christian Cueva. This made it nearly impossible for the Danish to pass through the backline. ET in a crucial Group C matchup. It appears the Chelsea man has a knock of some form and the bench are checking that out as he walks off. Four games is all it has been granted with Denmark vs Peru perhaps not the glamour tie they wanted to start it all off. World Cup 2018 Peru 0-1 Denmark: World Cup 2018 – as it happened. It did trouble the camera though behind the goal. Ball is sent into the middle again and Schmeichel kicks it out as it's touched back to him by a teammate. “Mexico created overloads on the left side of the pitch and, in a matter of seconds, their left-back was left open on the byline….I can imagine players like Ousmané Dembélé and Kylian Mbappé ripping this Denmark side to shreds by continuously attacking down the flanks. As expected, France defeated Australia earlier on, so plenty riding on this one for Peru and Denmark. Alberto Rodriguez clears it. Yet it was 90 minutes of struggle which asked profound questions of the tactical intelligence of Didier Deschamps and his side. Right-back Luis Advíncula held his run to let Cueva pick him out on the flank. The World Cup 2018 features 32 teams hoping to hoist the trophy. y haber iniciado sesión. Important interception by Simon Kjaer for Denmark. 90'   Carrillo with a run down the left now and lose sit. Young midfielder Renato Tapia – touted as Peru’s future captain – acted as a fulcrum between defence and attack, especially as Gareca’s defenders were often forced to clear balls out to him. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. Been one of Peru's best performers. Referee waves it away. Yussuf Poulsen scores the winner as Denmark edge Peru 1-0 in Group C 1'   We are underway! As Peru didn’t have much of a “build-up play”, per se, their only action on the ball in their half was sometimes a long pass. VAR is the winner here as Poulsen concedes the penalty. GOT IT. Peru’s will to constrain the centre of the pitch is made even more clear by the fact that Carrillo and Flores, the two wide men, leave their stations on the flanks to loosely man-mark said defensive midfielders. Denmark enjoying more of the ball now but they have so far struggled to get Christian Eriksen into the game. … Let me know on Twitter @adiek22. Big appeal for a Peru penalty as Christian Cueva is clipped inside the area. As he catches his breath again, Denmark coach Age Hareide gives an impromptu team talk. The final whistle has blown in the Spartak Stadium in Moscow and what an incredible result for Iceland in their first World Cup game. Peru is at +230 (risk $100 to win $230), while a draw is at +220. Peru were understandably distraught with the concession of a goal in the second half and set out to spoil Denmark’s celebrations. Around 15,000 Peruvian fans present, a mere 700 Danes. The keeper is eventually able to gather under pressure. He crisply finishes with the left foot at the near post and Denmark have their goal. Eriksen enters this highly-contested matchup in superb from for the Danish national team as well. 44'   Yotun fouled. 31'   Kvist looks like he can't continue after that knee in the ribs from Farfan earlier. Yes, the referee has decided it is a penalty to the Peruvians. 4'   Peru have started well. 64'   Carrillo with the cross and Guerrero heads into the chest of Schmeichel. The VAR is throwing us off here. Advincula tempting all night to take off! 85'   But Peru have a free from downtown. There has been plenty of talk about the considerable, vibrant contingent of Peru fans in Russia, and Gareca said the supporters give his side 'special strength and energy'. Referee not happy. Even Peru's manager has his eye on Eriksen and thinks the Spurs player will bring the best out of his side. Over! 39'   Eriksen goes for power in the end and it hits the wall. Guerrero has injected something into Peru's attack. That could have killed off the contest. So please stick with us - it's football all the way until bedtime today! But it's Denmark who will join France on three points at the top of Group C. From one end to the other as Andre Carrillo wins Peru a corner. That goes without saying. To resend confirmation email, please click. Advincula back into the center and Rodriguez and Ramos link up. Belatedly a little bit of attacking impetus by Denmark as Pione Sisto gets inside the Peruvian box for the first time. Christian Eriksen takes up a fluid role in these scenarios, often drifting towards where he believes the deflection will fall. Eriksen tries to recycle the attack but his cross is badly over-hit and Peru breathe again. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Cueva was leaning back, all the technique was wrong and Peru have wasted a gilt-edged opportunity. Unlike their opponents, Peru were more successful going forward in the first half. The 2018 World Cup is very much alive and kicking now. A non-attacker who managed to impact the match was Luis Advíncula, a physical defender whose dangerous runs constantly threatened Denmark’s backline. section: | slug: 2018-world-cup-peru-vs-denmark-odds-expert-picks-insider-predictions | sport: soccer | route: article_single_special | And those two matches are only half the day three action in Russia. Gareca said at a press conference on Friday: 'Paolo I think is very, very fit. Here are his teammates helping him when the whistle went. Cueva was just twisting away from Yussuf Poulsen and the Danish man clipped him. 'It's frustrating and bizarre... why can't we get fans back in NOW? After the tournament, local third division side Mordovia Saransk take up residency, with the capacity set to be lowered from 44,000 to 25,000, more suited to a team of their status. He strikes but that's a good save by Gallese. In fact, it appears Kvist will have to be taken off and Lasse Schone has been summoned from his warm-up. The veteran striker shapes to shoot by Simon Kjaer comes across, commits to the sliding block, times it immaculately and deflects it wide. A long one. Peru began building from the back a bit more, with Tapia dropping deep and looking for incisive, line-breaking balls. Meanwhile, this will be the fifth World Cup appearance for the Danish national team. Jefferson Farfán moved from the midfield to the talisman role, while Christian Cueva shifted inside from out wide. 44'   Penalty indeed! 9'   Ball into the box and Schmeichel saves. Cross comes in. That would have been one of the most outrageous goals in World Cup history! A shot from a good 35 yards out by Yoshimar Yotun that is caught by Kasper Schmeichel in the Danish goal. He gets a kick on the shin but continues. 77'   Cueva, lovely outside of the boot cross, but Denmark clear. Pione Sisto could be important today. One more throw for Peru. Or does it end in a draw? Good reflexes with the Leicester man. Peru clear and attack. Cueva looking pretty drained as Peru re-take the field. First up, from Group C, it's Peru, making their first World Cup appearance in some 36 years, up against Denmark. That's at 5pm UK time. On the near sideline, winger Pione Sisto drops into space, acting as an outlet on the left. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Well that was certainly an entertaining end to the half! For admirers of the long ball and stout defending, Peru vs Denmark was like Christmas Morning. He plays it to Delaney and gets it back. We do have a strength there physically particularly when the ball comes in the air. Tapia the one felled by Delaney. Great Peru move down the right led by Andre Carrillo, he knocks it into the box and the ball falls to Paolo Guerrero, who attempts an audacious backheel that just trickles past Schmeichel's post. Argentina took the lead through Sergio Aguero after 19 minutes, only for Iceland, on their World Cup debut, to equalise through Alffred Finnbogason four minutes later. Will that penalty miss affect his second-half performance? But it was not a good penalty and the Iceland goalkeeper, Hannes Halldorsson, guessed correctly. Left-back Stryger has already vacated this space by moving centrally, which will allow him to break free if Andreas Christensen can find a pass to the midfield. It was a 3v3 in the Danish final third; Eriksen baited Christian Ramos into stepping out to the midfielder instead of tracking “Yurari” Poulsen’s wide run. 'But we have great possibilities. Denmark better though, it looks like, which could make Peru more dangerous if they commit bodies forward. 29'   Real chance for Peru. The full-time whistle blows in Saransk and despite their monumental efforts, Peru have slipped to defeat on their return to the World Cup stage. Denmark's Norwegian coach, Age Hareide, doesn't dispute that the 26-year-old Eriksen is a major star. He is his country's all-time record goalscorer. On Saturday’s third of four FIFA World Cup 2018 matches, Denmark narrowly beat out an exciting Peru side. Just a few minutes ago, Argentina were awarded a penalty but Lionel Messi, of all people, saw his spot-kick saved. The Over-Under on total goals scored in this 2018 World Cup match is 2.Before you bet on Peru vs. Denmark, you need to see what renowned European soccer expert David Sumpter has to say. He is good taking on defenders and cutting inside and creating problems with his link play. We can tell you the model leans toward the under in this match, but it has also released a very strong money line pick, which it's sharing over at SportsLine. However, while both sides can be proud of their performances, there are tactical aspects that Denmark and Peru must iron out if they are to advance far in this competition. They have held the 2014 runners-up Argentina to a 1-1 draw with an heroic rearguard action. He was responsible for carrying the Danes through their qualification play-off against the Republic of Ireland and national hopes will be pinned on him in Russia.