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Denmark called up IFK Gothenburg goalkeeper Kim Christensen to replace injured Jesper Christiansen in the World Cup qualifier against Portugal.

FC Copenhagen's Christiansen (pictured) was carried off the pitch on Sunday after he injured his elbow in a collision with Brondby's Mikkel Bischoff in a premier league match that ended 1-1.

Denmark had already lost first-choice goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen for the Portugal match because of a suspension.

The injury means that the Group 1 leaders will start with Stephan Andersen in goal and Gothenburg's Christensen on the bench.

Andersen played in a 3-2 qualifier victory over Portugal in Lisbon last September.

"We are lucky that we have so many good goalkeepers," Denmark coach Morten Olsen told Berlingske Tidende.

Christiansen was likely to be sidelined for four to six weeks, the daily newspaper Politiken said on their website.

Sorensen will be back from suspension for Denmark's qualifier against Albania in Tirana on September 9. The Danes are top of Group 1 after five wins in six games.

Revised squad:

Goalkeepers: Kim Christensen (IFK Gothenburg), Stephan Andersen (Brondby), Thomas Sorensen (Stoke City)

Defenders: Anders Moller Christensen (Odense), Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn), Per Kroldrup (Fiorentina), Simon Kjaer (Palermo), William Kvist Jorgensen (Copenhagen)

Midfielders: Christian Poulsen (Juventus), Hjalte Bo Norregaard (Copenhagen), Jakob Poulsen (Aarhus), Michael Silberbauer (Utrecht), Dennis Rommedahl (Ajax)

Forwards: Jesper Gronkjaer (Copenhagen), Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord), Lasse Schone (NEC), Martin Jorgensen (Fiorentina), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal), Soren Larsen (Toulouse)

Reuters