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Uncapped Jacobsen added to Danish squad [Wed Aug 31st, 2005]
Copenhagen (Reuters) - Denmark coach Morten Olsen has called up uncapped FC Copenhagen defender Lars Jacobsen to replace Per Nielsen in Denmark's squad for their World Cup European zone Group Two qualifiers against Turkey and Georgia.
Nielsen, captain of Danish champions Brondby, fractured his cheekbone in a league match on Sunday.
Denmark play Turkey in Istanbul on September 3 and Georgia in Copenhagen on September 7:
Squad: Goalkeepers: Thomas Sorensen (Aston Villa), Jesper Christiansen (FC Copenhagen).
Defenders: Brian Priske (Portsmouth), Lars Jacobsen (FC Copenhagen), Daniel Agger (Brondby), Thomas Helveg (Moenchengladbach), Niclas Jensen (Fulham), Michael Gravgaard (FC Copenhagen).
Midfielders: Thomas Kahlenberg (Auxerre), Christian Poulsen (Schalke 04), Thomas Gravesen (Real Madrid), Claus Jensen (Fulham), Daniel Jensen (Werder Bremen).
Forwards: Kenneth Perez (AZ Alkmaar), Martin Jorgensen (Fiorentina), Dennis Rommedahl (Charlton Athletic), Jesper Gronkjaer (VfB Stuttgart), Jon Dahl Tomasson (Stuttgart), Soren Larsen (Schalke), Morten Skoubo (Brondby).
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