Points Table
50' - Counter-attack from Peru. Jefferson Farfan's shot, inside the Denmark box, was blocked by defender Andreas Christensen comfortably
48' - Nicolai Jorgensen was caught off-side while retrieving the Pione Sisto cross next to the Peru goal
Second half begins....
Players coming out for the second half
HT - It's 0-0 in Saransk
Christian Cueva earned a penalty for Peru through VAR in the dying minutes of the first half, only to shot it well over the Denmark crossbar. It's goalless between Peru and Denmark at the half-time break in their opening Group C match. Peru started aggressively and dominated the early proceedings before Denmark settled down in the later half of the first 45 minutes.
46' - Two minutes added as stoppage time
46' - MISSED! Christian Cueva shot it well over the Denmark crossbar. What a miss.
45' - VAR in favour of Peru. It's a penalty
44' - Peru shouted for a penalty, but again referee didn't budge. Ref taking the help of VAR to decide on the penalty decision.
39' - Christian Eriksen hit the wall and the rebound attempt from Lasse Schone was comfortably save by Peru goalkeeper
38' - Yellow Card! Peru's Renato Tapia get the first booking of the match. And it's a free-kick for Denmark from a dangerous position
36' - Substitution! Denmark's William Kvist stretchered off and is replaced by Lasse Schone
32' - Denmark's William Kvist getting another on-the-field treatment. Looks like Denmark will need a forced substitution
29' - Jefferson Farfan's strike from close range, after a good dissecting run, was deflected for a corner
27' - Thomas Delaney's long-ranger was well above the Peru crossbar
26' - Back-to-back corner for Denmark. Good defending by Peru as the ball was headed out of danger immediately
24' - Denmark slowly settling down after early Peru domination
20' - Pione Sisto's effort from the close range was blocked by Peru defenders
18' - First corner for Denmark. Ref whistled in favour of Peru goalie, who fell down during the frenzy
16' - Peru corner kick was corrected to goal kick for Denmark. VAR to the rescue for Denmark defender, who protested the initial decision
13' - SAVE! Fine save by Kasper Schmeichel, jumping full stretch to his right. It was a thunderous low strike from Peru's Andre Carillo
11' - Another Peru attack, but the final touch was heavy. Schmeichel collected the ball calmly
8' - Another long-ranger, this time from Peru's Yoshimar Yotun from 30 yards out, was straight to Denmark goalie Kasper Schmeichel
7' - Peru have started aggressively. The long-ranger was straight to Denmark goalkeeper
2' - Early attack from Peru. They shouted for a penalty after Christian Cueva went down inside the box, but the ref signalled otherwise.
Here we go...
KICK-OFF TIME
Interesting Fact: No players in the current Peru line-up were born, the last time their country made it to the World Cup in 1982
It's the first time the two sides are playing each other in the international arena
With less than 10 minutes left to the kick-off time, players are coming out into the field. And it's time for the national anthems.
Team News
Peru left out all-time top-scorer Paolo Guerrero from their starting line-up for their World Cup opener. Denmark went in without any unexpected changes and will be led by Tottenham Hotspur playmaker Christian Eriksen.
The line-ups
Starting XIs
Peru: Pedro Gallese, Luis Advincula, Christian Ramos, Alberto Rodriguez (capt), Miguel Trauco, Yoshimar Yotun, Renato Tapia, Edison Flores, Christian Cueva, Andre Carrillo, Jefferson Farfan.
Coach: Ricardo Gareca (ARG)
Denmark: Kasper Schmeichel, Henrik Dalsgaard, Andreas Christensen, Simon Kjaer (capt), Jens Larsen, William Kvist, Thomas Delaney, Christian Eriksen, Nicolai Jorgensen, Yussuf Poulsen, Pione Sisto.
Coach: Age Hareide (NOR)
Referee: Bakary Gassama (GAM)
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Group C match between Peru and Denmark at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk. The match starts at 21:30 IST
(Reuters Photo)