Australia – Denmark. The Australians achieved the feat of beating Denmark on Wednesday (1-0) and qualified for the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup. Discover the summary of the match.
18:16 – Match recap: Australia’s historic qualification
To qualify for the round of 16, the Denmark had the obligation to win against Australia this Wednesday in Qatar in the third match of the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in this group D. The Danes started the meeting with their feet on the floor but did not failed to find the fault against the excellent goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, despite attempts by Jensen (11th) and Eriksen (29th). But little by little, Australia managed to thwart the Danish Dynamite, as evidenced by the score at the break (0-0).
The Socceroos will even succeed in the perfect hold-up in the second period by taking the advantage through Mathew Leckie, who played Andreas Christensen and Kasper Schmeichel (1-0, 60th) after a perfectly executed counter. Without really believing it, the Danes try to equalize until the whistle but without managing to really worry Mathew Ryan. A victory synonymous with qualification for the round of 16 of the World Cup, for the second time in the history of Australian football after 2006.
18:10 – Great disappointment for Denmark
Semi-finalists of Euro 2021 18 months ago, Denmark finished in last place in Group D behind France, Australia and Tunisia without any victory in three games in this 2022 World Cup. A disappointment certainly huge for the Danish Dynamite, who managed to reach the round of 16 in 2018 in Russia. The Danes lost in the penalty shootout against the Croats (1-1), future finalists in the competition against the Blues.
18:05 – A first since 2006 for Australia
The Australian team qualified for the second time in their history for the knockout stages of the World Cup today, for their sixth participation. The Socceroos had only passed the group stage in 2006, after finishing behind Brazil but ahead of Croatia and Japan in Pool F. They then lost in the round of 16 to the Italians (0-1), future winners of the competition, on a very contentious penalty whistled in added time.
6:00 p.m. – Australia qualify for the round of 16
With this success against Denmark (1-0), Australia finished in second place in Group D behind France, beaten by Tunisia at the same time (1-0). The Danes, with only one point taken in three games, finished in last place in this pool.
17:54 – The match Australia – Denmark is over (1-0)
Dominating territorially is not winning: after this match, possession of the ball is thus largely in favor of Denmark (68% against 32% for Australia), but each of the two teams has the same total number of shots on target counter (4) and it was the Australians who managed to take the lead on the scoreboard (1-0).
17:54 – Cornelius misses his head
On a new corner in favor of Denmark, Cornelius is found by Eriksen at the far post and finds himself alone but he sends the ball with his head above the bar. He could also have put in the axis …
17:52 – Corner for Denmark
Denmark get a corner in this extra time on the left side. Christian Eriksen hits him as Kasper Schmeichel goes into the box but Ryan catches the ball in the air!
17:49 – Six minutes of added time
Mr. Ghorbal allows six minutes of additional time in this second period between Australia and Denmark, while the score is still 1-0 for the Socceroos, virtually qualified.
17:48 – Australia: Leckie replaced
Exhausted and suffering from cramps, striker Mathew Leckie has been replaced for the last few minutes by Australian number 10, Ajdin Hrustic.
5:46 p.m. – Bah knocks aside
Alexander Bah is in an ideal position in the box after a tackle from an Australian defender but the Danish full-back misses his shot and the frame at the same time.
17:43 – Tunisia still leads against the Blues
Tunisia are still leading in the other game against France, which means that a Danish equalizer at the end of the game would mean elimination for Australia. The Socceroos must stay focused until the end…
17:40 – Australia: Duke replaced
The Australians have been falling back a lot for a few minutes and Graham Arnold decides to make a change to remedy this. Mitch Duke is replaced by Jamie MacLaren.
17:36 – Danes uninspired
The Danish Dynamite can not at all put the danger on the goal of Mathew Ryan in this second period, despite the changes made by coach Kasper Hjulmand.
17:33 – Yellow card for Skov
Entering the game a few minutes ago, the Dane Robert Skov received a yellow card in this meeting after making a big mistake on Keanu Baccus.
17:32 – Australia: McGree replaced
Australia coach Graham Arnold makes a substitution in the final quarter of the game against Denmark. Riley McGree is replaced by Bailey Wright.
17:28 – Denmark: Hjulmand makes two changes
Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand again makes two changes at once. Skov Olsen and Maehle exit, replaced by Skov and Cornelius respectively.
17:26 – Denmark no longer has a choice
The Danes are moving away from the knockout stages of the World Cup with this defeat looming against Australia. They only have 25 minutes left to succeed in reversing the situation.
17:23 – Tunisia leads against France
In the other match of this group D, Tunisia took the lead a few minutes ago against Les Bleus (1-0), thanks to a goal by Wahbi Khazri. Australia therefore needs a victory to qualify, which it obtains for the moment.
17:20 – Leckie unblocks the situation for Australia!
The Australians recover a ball in their half and play the blow very well to quickly get the ball back. In a duel with Christensen, Leckie plays with the Danish defender before crossing his shot to deceive Schmeichel! 1-0 for Australia.
17:18 – Mathew Leckie opens the scoring for Australia (1-0)!
60ᵉ. Mathew Leckie started the game for Australia in the 60th minute of the second half. The match between Australia and Denmark is now on: the scoreboard goes 1-0 at Al Janoub Stadium!
17:17 – Denmark: Dolberg and Damsgaard come into play
Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand felt he had to try something on the attacking side. Kasper Dolberg and Mikkel Damsgaard come on instead of Martin Braithwaite and Mathias Jensen.
17:16 – Yellow card for Degenek
Milos Degenek receives the second yellow card of the meeting for Australia after a gross foul at the entrance to the surface on the left side. The free kick is spoiled by Denmark and Eriksen.
17:14 – Denmark purrs
The Danes do not manage to ignite this meeting against Australia, which they must nevertheless win to qualify for the knockout stages of this World Cup.