Russia 2018, just as anticipated, has taken off in grand style and there are more enthralling encounters yet to be witnessed. Peru and Denmark look set to face-off inside the Mordovia Arena after France and Australia feature in Group C's curtain raiser.
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On Saturday day, Christian Eriksen will lead a band of Danes to take on Peru who will be ushered out of the tunnel by their captain and all-time leading scorer Paolo Guerrero. The 34-years old Flamengo striker was originally banned by FIFA for doping but had the sanction uplifted in time to make the trip to Russia. As a result, he will be the focal point in the Peruvian set-up especially for the role he played in helping the South Americans secure their first appearance at the World Cup in almost 40-years.
Per many pre-World Cup analysis, either of Denmark or Peru will finish second in Group C and qualify alongside favorites France. As such, the upcoming battle has the potential to follow the Group B blockbuster between Portugal and Spain as one of the most interesting clashes at this year’s tournament.
Both countries sealed their World Cup spots via respective play-off wins and will enter the fixture on the back of a 15-game unbeaten run. The latest FIFA rankings validated the rise of incredible rise of the two countries with Peru currently sitting in 10th and Denmark in 11th on the chart.
For the Danes, the job will simply be to do better than at South Africa 2010 where they failed to progress out of the group stages for the first time in their history. Although they lack a prolific striker, the finesse of Christian Eriksen in attack will certainly come in handy.
Peru, on the other hand, will hope carry on the fighting spirit that took them through a tough qualification campaign in South America.
