Saransk: Yussuf Poulsen scored the solitary goal to give Denmark a winning start to their World Cup campaign. It was a heartbreak for Peru in their return to the World Cup in 36 years, as Christian Cueva missed a penalty before the half-time whistle.
95' - SAVE! Kasper Schmeichel punched it away
94' - Yellow Card! Goal-scorer Yussuf Poulsen of Denmark is booked
92' - Corner for Denmark in the dying minutes of the match. It was a short corner as Denmark look to waste some time
90' - Five minutes added as stoppage time
87' - Substitution! Renato Tapia is replaced by Pedro Aquino for Peru
87' - Yellow Card! Denmark's Thomas Delaney get the booking
86' - SAVE! This time on the Peru side. Christian Eriksen's shot was blocked by Peru goalkeeper
85' - Substitution! For Peru, Raul Ruidiaz is replaced by Jefferson Farfan
84' - SAVE! This time Kasper Schmeichel used his foot to deny Peru the equaliser
82' - SAVE! Nicolai Jorgensen almost increased the Denmark lead to two. It was a fine save from Peru defender
81' - Substitution! For Denmark, Andreas Christensen is replaced by M. Jørgensen
79' - Back heel from Peru captain Paolo Guerrero almost gave them the equaliser, but it went just wide of Denmark goal
74' - Back-to-back corner for Denmark. A welcome relief for the European side after constant Peru threats
71' - Another close shave for Denmark. Peru on the attack in search of the equaliser
69' - Peru came close again, but Jefferson Farfan, full stretch with his leg in front, failed to tap-in the ball inside Denmark goal
67' - Substitution! Pione Sisto is replaced by Martin Braithwaite for Denmark
62' - Substitution! Edison Flores is replaced by Peru captain Paolo Guerrero
61' - SAVE! Peru almost scored the equaliser immediately, but Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel made a fine save to deny Edison Flores
59' - GOAL! Denmark took the lead. Yussuf Poulsen with a brilliant goal as he strikes with left-foot from close range. Good, decisive assist from Christian Eriksen
57' - It was a combine mess by Peru strikers in front of the Denmark goal. A golden chance wasted
53' - Christian Eriksen's free-kick was weak and he shot the rebound chance over the Peru crossbar
52' - Free-kick for Denmark from the right flank of Peru box. The angle is tight though
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 SaranskChristian 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.
Starting XIsPeru: Pedro Gallese, Luis Advincula, Christian Ramos, Alberto Rodriguez (capt), Miguel Trauco, Yoshimar Yotun, Renato Tapia, Edison Flores, Christian Cueva, Andre Carrillo, Jefferson Farfan.
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
