Denmark coach Morten Olsen included injured goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen in his 30-man provisional World Cup squad on Monday.
Sorensen dislocated his elbow last month while playing for Premier League club Stoke and faces a race against the clock to be fit for the tournament in South Africa.
Olsen said Sorensen is making good progress and suggested only a major setback would see him miss out when the final 23-man selection is made before June 1.
Other names in the squad include Feyenoord striker Jon Dahl Tomasson, Ajax winger Dennis Rommedahl and Liverpool defender Daniel Agger. Olsen also included veterans Christian Poulsen of Juventus and Martin Jorgensen who plays for Danish club Aarhus.
A less expected pick was 29-year-old Malaga defender Patrick Mtiliga, who has only played one match for Denmark. Olsen said Mtiliga was a team player who would fit in well with the Danish squad.
"A football team is like a symphony orchestra. There are of course soloists but the team should be able to hold the rhythm," Olsen said.
Denmark has been drawn in Group E with the Netherlands, Japan and Cameroon. Olsen said he and assistant coach Peter Bonde have been studying their opponents' most recent matches.
"It would surprise me if they completely change the way they play," Olsen said.
Twenty-six players in the provisional squad were included for Denmark's friendly against Senegal on May 27. Olsen said the remaining four are on "standby."
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Thomas Sorensen, (Stoke), Jesper Christiansen (Copenhagen), Kim Christensen (IFK Goteborg), Stephan Andersen (Brondby)
Defense: Daniel Agger (Liverpool), Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn Rovers), Patrick Mtiliga (Malaga), Per Kroldrup (Fiorentina), Simon Busk Poulsen (AZ Alkmaar), Simon Kjaer (Palermo), William Kvist Jorgensen (Copenhagen)
Midfielders: Christian Poulsen (Juventus), Christian D. Eriksen (Ajax), Daniel Jensen (Werder Bremen), Jakob Poulsen (Aarhus), Michael Silberbauer (Utrecht), Mikkel Beckmann (Randers), Thomas Enevoldsen (Groningen), Thomas Kahlenberg (Wolfsburg), Dennis Rommedahl (Ajax), Jesper Gronkjaer (Copenhagen), Martin Jorgensen (Aarhus), Michael Krohn-Dehli (Brondby)
Forwards: Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal), Soren Larsen (Duisburg)
On standby: Anders Moller Christensen (Odense), Leon Jessen (Midtjylland), Mikkel Thygesen (Midtjylland), Morten Rasmussen (Celtic)
