Striker Nicklas Bendtner has been left out of Denmark's 23-man World Cup squad due to a groin injury that he sustained playing for his club side Rosenborg in Norway before joining up with the national team a week ago.

The 30-year-old trained separately and played no part in Denmark's scoreless draw against Sweden in Stockholm on Saturday.

He tried to prove his fitness on Sunday but Norwegian coach Age Hareide later announced that Bendtner and defender Andreas Bjelland had been ruled out of the final 23-man squad for the tournament in Russia.

Denmark face Peru, Australia and France in Group C.

"We don't believe they'll be fit in time for the first game against Peru, it's too tight and that match is very important," Hareide said in a video published on the Danish FA's Twitter feed.