Age Hareide: 'William Kvist could be out of World Cup'

Denmark head coach Age Hareide has conceded that William Kvist could miss the rest of the World Cup with the injury that he picked up in Sunday's 1-0 win over Peru.

Yussuf Poulsen scored the only goal of the match as Denmark opened their Group C campaign with a victory.

The three points might have come at a price for Denmark, however, with Hareide fearing that Copenhagen midfielder Kvist - stretchered off in the 36th minute - has suffered a fractured rib, which would end his tournament.

"We think it's a fractured rib – we'll have confirmation later on," Hareide told reporters. "If it's a fractured rib he's out for the rest of the World Cup for sure. We cannot replace a player at this point in the tournament so we'll be down to 22 if he is out."

Denmark's next group match is against Australia on Thursday afternoon.