Confirmed: Denmark name 35-man extended FIFA World Cup squad

Denmark have named their provisional 35-man FIFA World Cup squad which sees star names Christian Eriksen, Simon Kjaer and Kasper Schmeichel included alongside new faces Robert Skov, Kenneth Zohore and Mathias Jensen.

Coach Age Hareide also found room for former Arsenal and Juventus striker Nicklas Bendtner and 35-year-old Michael Krohn-Dehli who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain's La Liga.

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Other notable inclusions for the Caltex Socceroos group stage opponents are Chelsea centre-back Andreas Christensen, Ajax midfielder Lasse Schöne and Huddersfield Town duo  Mathias Jorgensen and Jonas Lössl.

Denmark will face Sweden and Mexico in pre-FIFA World Cup friendlies before taking on Peru, Australia and France in Group C.

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FULL DENMARK 35-MAN EXTENDED SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester), Jonas Lossl (Huddersfield), Frederik Ronow (Brondby), Jesper Hansen (FC Midtjylland)

Defenders: Simon Kjaer (Sevilla), Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), Mathias Jorgensen (Huddersfield), Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Monchengladbach), Andreas Bjelland (Brentford), Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford), Peter Ankersen (FC Copenhagen), Jens Stryger (Udinese), Riza Durmisi (Real Betis), Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich), Nicolai Boilesen (FC Copenhagen)

Midfielders: William Kvist (FC Copenhagen), Thomas Delaney (Werder Bremen), Lukas Lerager (Bordeaux), Lasse Schone (Ajax), Mike Jensen (Rosenborg), Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), Daniel Wass (Celta Vigo), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Southampton), Mathias Jensen (FC Nordsjaelland), Michael Krohn-Dehli (Deportivo La Coruna), Robert Skov (FC Copenhagen)

Forwards: Pione Sisto (Celta Vigo), Martin Braithwaite (Bordeaux), Andreas Cornelius (Atalanta), Viktor Fischer (FC Copenhagen), Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), Nicolai Jorgensen (Feyenoord), Nicklas Bendtner (Rosenborg), Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff).