Group D qualification scenarios: Who will join France in last 16?

The results from the second round of fixtures leave Denmark and Tunisia’s hopes of making the last 16 hanging by a thread.

Published : Nov 27, 2022 09:22 IST

Australia boosted its chances of making the knockouts after a win against Tunisia.
Australia boosted its chances of making the knockouts after a win against Tunisia. | Photo Credit: AFP
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Australia boosted its chances of making the knockouts after a win against Tunisia. | Photo Credit: AFP

France beat Denmark 2-1 on Saturday to become the first team to advance to the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup.

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In the first match of the day, Australia held onto a one goal lead to win its first game in Qatar. The results from the second round of fixtures leave Denmark and Tunisia’s hopes of making the last 16 hanging by a thread.

Here is how Group D looks after Saturday’s games:

Position Teams Matches Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Points
1 France 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 6
2 Australia 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 3
3 Denmark 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
4 Tunisia 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1

On Wednesday, France faces Tunisia while Denmark takes on Australia. If France wins, then Tunisia will be knocked out and the winner between Australia and Demark will join France. A draw would be enough for Australia to advance.

A draw will not be enough for Tunisia, though, to survive in the competition. However, if Tunisia wins, the qualification chances will be open to all teams.

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In case Tunisia wins, it will need Australia to either draw or lose the game against Denmark. Australia would be level on four points after a draw, but Tunisia would go through on better goal difference.

In case Denmark wins, Tunisia would hope that its goal difference remains better than Denmark’s. If both - Denmark and Tunisia - are level on goal difference, the team which scores more goals will go through.

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