Soccer Football - World Cup - Group C - Peru vs Denmark - Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia - June 16, 2018 Denmark's players celebrate after the match as Peru's Paolo Guerrero looks dejected REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
SARANSK, Russia (Reuters) - Peru did everything but find the back of the net during the 1-0 loss against Denmark in their World Cup opener on Saturday and having all-time leading scorer Paolo Guerrero sitting on the bench for an hour did not help.
The Los Incas qualified for the World Cup finals after a 36-year absence, defeating New Zealand in a two-legged inter-continental playoff to book their tickets to Russia.
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