{"id":157043,"date":"2018-06-16T14:06:27","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T18:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/06\/16\/peru-denmark-yussuf-poulsen-wc\/"},"modified":"2018-06-16T14:10:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T18:10:41","slug":"peru-denmark-yussuf-poulsen-wc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2018\/06\/16\/peru-denmark-yussuf-poulsen-wc\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru 0-1 Denmark: Yussuf Poulsen strikes give Denmark its first three points"},"content":{"rendered":"

MORDOVIA, Russia (June 16, 2018) –<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Denmark won its first FIFA World Cup match in eight years after defeating Peru with a superb goal by\u00a0Yussuf Yurary Poulsen.<\/p>\n

Peru 0-1 Denmark: Yussuf Poulsen strikes give Denmark its first three points<\/h1>\n

Poulsen opened the score in the 59th minute after a wonderful pass by Tottenham’s midfielder Christian Eriksen. Denmark took the three points and tied France in the first place of Group C.<\/p>\n

The Danish team stayed calm despite the harassment Peru put on them all game long.<\/p>\n

VAR awarded a penalty kick for Peru in the\u00a045th minute but\u00a0Cristian Cuevas missed the opportunity to give his country the lead after shooting the ball above the crossbar.<\/p>\n

Indeed, for the second time in Day 3 of the World Cup, the VAR appeared after taking place for the first time in the World Cup history in France 2-1 win against Australia in Group’s C opener.<\/p>\n

Peru failed to score but the South American team tried everything just to fall short in their first World Cup game since 1982.<\/p>\n

Peru’s coach Ricardo Gareca\u00a0decided to not include the striker Paolo\u00a0Guerrero in the starting line-up and he paid the consequences. Gerrero entered in the second half and almost tied the match in the 83rd minute with a kick that nearly crossed the line.<\/p>\n

Peru’s last World Cup game had been in the 0-5 defeat to Poland in the Group state in 1982. This was the first meet ever between Peruvians and Danishes in an international\u00a0game.<\/p>\n

Key points<\/h3>\n
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  1. Denmark’s goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel had three remarkable saves to earn The Man of the Match award.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    2. Peru missed four shots on target, including the blown penalty by Cuevas.<\/p>\n

    3.\u00a0Gareca\u00a0decision to left Gerrero on the bench in the first half could have been the turning point.<\/p>\n

    Up Next<\/h3>\n

    Peru will face off France on June 21 at\u00a0Central Stadium,\u00a0Yekaterinburg. Denmark will battle against Australia on June 21 at\u00a0Cosmos Arena,\u00a0Samara.<\/p>\n

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