With a great goal from Mathew Leckie, Australia beat Denmark 1-0 and qualified for the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar, an instance in which it could be Argentina’s rival: if Scaloni’s team defeats Poland and wins their group, the round of 16 match will be against the oceanicians. The Australian victory left Tunisia without a chance, who also had a heroic World Cup farewell as they beat substitutes France 1-0 to leave the tournament with the best possible image.
With France cut as the leader and almost the winner of the group -only a win against and an Australian victory could unseat them from first place-, the interest of the definition went to the duel between the Australians and the Danes, who could solve hand in hand the escort of the gauls But while both starred in a duel without major variations, with the Danes crashing into the wall raised by the Australians, Tunisia took the lead against France through its captain Wahbi Khazri and changed history: the Tunisians, in addition to achieving their first victory against a European rival, they got into the round of 16.
However, three minutes after the Tunisia goal came the play of the day in Group D: Leckie put together a one-man attack against the surprised Danish defense and with a cross shot he beat the resistance of goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. The goal put the Australians back in the qualifying zone, which sharpened their position to hold the result against the onslaught of Denmark.
The minutes ran and all the Danish attempts died between the central defenders and the hands of goalkeeper Mat Ryan. Simultaneously, Tunisia maintained the victory against France, beyond the entry of some headlines such as Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann or Adrien Rabiot. In the ninth minute of discount, the Atlético de Madrid striker reached the tie to maintain the undefeated, but the VAR marked an advanced position that kept everything the same: France rested but lost, Australia celebrated the triumph and the classification, Tuñez celebrated a victory history beyond not advancing and Denmark became the great disappointment, since not only did it not fulfill its role as favorite to pass, but it left with one point and two losses in a tournament in which it was expected to do a lot plus.
