Peru to face Denmark in World Cup debut

00:05 | Saransk (Russia), Jun. 16.

Peru's national soccer team will today make its debut against Danish counterpart at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, which began on June 14.

The clash is scheduled to kick off at 7:00 PM (local time) at Mordovia Arena in Saransk.

The red-white delegation arrived in said city last Thursday for this important World Cup match.

While in Russia, the squad has held five training sessions with the purpose of giving a great performance at soccer's mega event.

Among the team's stars, strikers Paolo Guerrero and Jefferson Farfan stand out. Guerrero is Peru's all-time top scorer, having made a total of 34 goals wearing the red-white jersey.

It must be noted Peru currently has an unbeaten streak of 15 games. The Incas saw a draw with Sweden (0-0) in a friendly match last week. Previously, they defeated Saudi Arabia (3-0), Scotland (2-0), Iceland (3-1), and Croatia (2-0) in preparatory games.

Thus, they retain the 11th position in the FIFA ranking.

As is known, Peru managed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup after 36 years.

Comunicamos la lista oficial de 23 jugadores que disputarán la @fifaworldcup_es: https://t.co/w353rsUWMN pic.twitter.com/2IGx8Nz956
— Selección Peruana (@SeleccionPeru) June 4, 2018

Peru's FIFA World Cup matches

The national squad is placed in Group C, along with France, Denmark, and Australia.

Peru-Denmark (7:00 PM local time)

Saturday, June 16

Mordovia Arena in Saransk

Peru-France (8:00 PM local time)

Thursday, June 21

Ekaterinburg Arena in Ekaterinburg

Peru-Australia (5:00 PM local time)

Tuesday, June 26

Fisht Stadium in Sochi

El hincha peruano aguarda por el debut de la Blanquirroja mañana ante @DBUfodbold ??????#PreparadosParaTodo #Rusia2018

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— Selección Peruana (@SeleccionPeru) June 15, 2018

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Published: 6/16/2018

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