Australia lost the opener to France 4-1, however, they bounced back from that setback to beat Tunisia 1-0.
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Australia and Denmark will battle it out for the final qualification spot from Group D of the FIFA World Cup 2022 on Wednesday. France have already booked a knockout ticket after winning their opening two group games. Thus the onus is now on these two countries to secure the other qualification place. Denmark will need nothing but a victory to have a chance at progressing through to the next round, while a draw could do the trick for Australia. However, they also need to keep an eye on the other match between Tunisia and France since the African nation still has a glimmer of hope in reaching the round-of-16 stage.
| Australia vs Denmark | Key details |
| Date | November 30 |
| Venue | Al Janoub Stadium |
| Kickoff time in India | 8:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in Australia | 2 am (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Denmark | 4 pm |
| Kickoff time in Qatar | 6 pm |
Denmark has not had the best of starts to the World Cup after managing just one point from their opening two group games. While they were expected to lose against defending champions France in their last match, Denmark’s surprise goalless draw against Tunisia in their opener was a major shock. They need all three points on Wednesday to have a chance to qualify for the last-16 round. Meanwhile, Australia lost the opener to France 4-1, however, they bounced back from that setback to beat Tunisia 1-0. With three points from two games, they are in driving seat to secure the other knockout ticket from the group.
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There are not many injury concerns both sides have to worry about ahead of this encounter. For Australia, Nathaniel Atkinson suffered an injury in their opener and missed their last match against Tunisia. It will be interesting to see if he can regain his fitness in time for this encounter. Otherwise, they have more or less everyone available for this contest. On the other hand, Denmark will miss Thomas Delaney for the entire tournament following his injury in the opener. Apart from him, they also have everyone else available for this match.
Australia possible line-up: Ryan, Karacic, Souttar, Rowles, Behich, Leckie, Irvine, Mooy, Goodwin, Duke, McGree
Denmark possible line-up: Schmeichel, Andersen, Kjaer, Christensen, Nissen, Hojbjerg, Eriksen, Maehle, Lindstrom, Damsgaard, Dolberg
Australia
| Opponents | Score |
| Tunisia | 0-1 (W) |
| France | 4-1 (L) |
| New Zealand | 0-2 (W) |
| New Zealand | 1-0 (W) |
| Peru | 1-0 (W) |
Denmark
| Opponents | Score |
| France | 2-1 (L) |
| Tunisia | 0-0 |
| France | 2-0 (W) |
| Croatia | 2-1 (L) |
| Austria | 2-0 (W) |
| Last 5 matches (all competitions) | Results |
| Denmark draw Australia | 1-1 |
| Denmark beat Australia | 2-0 |
| Australia beat Denmark | 1-0 |
| Australia lose to Denmark | 1-3 |
The FIFA World Cup match between Australia and Denmark will take place at Al Janoub Stadium on Wednesday at 8:30 pm IST.
The FIFA World Cup in Qatar can be seen on Sports18 – 1 SD & HD – in India. Sports 18 will be telecasting the games on the regular and HD Channels. Besides, Viacom18 Sports announced that JioCinema will live-stream all the World Cup games. Moreover, the match between Australia and Denmark can be seen on SBS, SBS On Demand in Australia; and DR 2, NRK1, dr.dk in Denmark.
