Kjaer included in Danish party

28 May 2010 14:58

Injured defender Simon Kjaer has been included in Denmark's final 23-man squad for the World Cup finals.

The 21-year-old suffered a knee injury during Denmark's 2-0 friendly win against Senegal on Thursday and will undergo scans later this week to reveal the extent of damage to his ligaments.

The Palermo defender would be boss Morten Olsen's first choice to partner Liverpool's Daniel Agger in central defence should he be fit.

Denmark are able to replace Kjaer in their squad if he is ruled out of the finals, although any such move would have to be made before their opening game against Holland on June 14.

Olsen cut four players from his squad on Friday with goalkeeper Kim Christensen, midfielders Michael Silberbauer and Michael Krohn-Dehli and striker Morten Rasmussen all omitted.

Denmark will play in Group E at the World Cup finals alongside Holland, Japan and Cameroon.

Denmark World Cup squad: Thomas Sorensen (Stoke), Stefan Andersen (Brondby), Jesper Christiansen (FC Copenhagen); Daniel Agger (Liverpool), Simon Kjaer (Palermo), Per Kroldrup (Fiorentina), Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn), Simon Busk Poulsen (AZ Alkmaar), William Kvist Jorgensen (FC Copenhagen), Patrick Mtiliga (Malaga); Daniel Jensen (Werder Bremen), Christian Poulsen (Juventus), Christian Eriksen (Ajax), Jakob Poulsen (AGF), Martin Jorgensen (AGF), Mikkel Beckmann (Randers), Thomas Enevoldsen (FC Groningen), Thomas Kahlenberg (Wolfsburg), Dennis Rommedahl (Ajax), Jesper Gronkjaer (FC Copenhagen); Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal), Soeren Larsen (Duisburg).

Source: PA