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Australia defeated Denmark for 1-0 and advanced to round of 16 from Group d. While Tunisia eliminated eliminated despite defeating France for 1-0.Denmark exits the World Cup without winning a game while France top on goal diffrence.
Australia advance after defeating Denmark
Scorers
Mathew Leckie 60′
Match summary
As it was an equally crucial match for both the teams, both of them played carefully.Denmark was in control of the first half but both teams lacked attacking in the first minutes.
in the 19th minute Australian keeper Ryan makes a good save with his feet to stop Denmark from taking the lead.Australia did manage three shots on target in the first half, but all the attempts were tame and comfortable for Schmeichel to save.
In the second half, Australia increased the intensity of their game and they were rewarded as Leckie put them in the lead in the 60th minute.
Denmark were poor in the second half and could not trouble Ryan at all as Australia win 1-0 to progress to the knockout rounds.
It is the first time since 2006 that Australia has reached the round of 16. On the other hand, Denmark, who were expected to be the dark horses, had to go out world cup without finding a single win in the campaign.
Tunisia was eliminated despite beating France
Scorers
Wahbi Khazri 58′
Match summary
Since victory was inevitable, Tunisia played attacking from the beginning the match.On the other hand, France was without a handful of top players in the first eleven.
Tunisia tried hard in the first half of the game but could not find the goal. France was playing ddefensively in the match.
Tunisia scored in the 58th minute by Wahbi Khazri,Who turns and glides towards goal, stepping beyond two defenders before slotting the ball into the far corner of Mandanda’s goal!
With the goal conceded, France brought Mbappe and Griezmann from the bench.But the goal could not be found.Grisman scored in the last minute of the game but was disallowed by Var and the referee blew the final whistle.
At least Tunisia managed to get out after defeating the World Cup champions.On the other hand, France became the group champions thanks to goal difference