FILE PHOTO: International Friendly - Denmark v Mexico - Broendby Stadium - Copenhagen, Denmark - June 9, 2018. Danish Christian Eriksen during the international soccer test match. Ritzau Scanpix/Lars Moeller via REUTERS
SARANSK, Russia (Reuters) - Peru's long-awaited return to the World Cup could turn sour at the Mordovia Arena against Denmark on Saturday if they cannot keep playmaker Christian Eriksen in check and fail to nullify their opponents' height advantage.
Tottenham Hotspur's Eriksen has arrived in Russia on the back of fine campaigns for both club and country. He was the joint third-best scorer in European qualifying with 11 goals behind Robert Lewandowski (16) and Cristiano Ronaldo (15).
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