Australian defender Harry Souttar is looking forward to the World Cup clash against Danes. 0:47
In what will go down as an all-time famous result for Australia, the Socceroos upset the Danes, 1-0, on a goal from Mathew Leckie to advance to the Round of 16 for the first time in seven years. It's the first time that Australia has ever won two games at a single World Cup, after winning just once over the last three tournaments.
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After coming into the tournament with high expectations considering its recent success at the Euros and relative lack of quality, the loss and elimination is a huge failure for the Danes.
The Socceroos were going to play on the counter from the beginning. Conventional logic said they would probably only need a draw to advance from the group. It was necessary for Tunisia to beat France in order for them to get through on goal differential and they did just that.
Australia's defense was very well defended. They added up to just 0.63 xG and never really threatened Mathew Ryan's goal.
Had it not been for one of the tournament's great individual moments of brilliance from Mathew Leckie, it wouldn't have mattered. The game-winning goal came on a run that began in Australia's defensive half. He received the ball just as he entered the attacking third and put it on the ground. It wasn't the first time Australia had made a threat on the counter and from that point forward, it effectively closed up shop.
Few fan bases were happier than the ones in Australia andDenmark. The Danes would have no problem getting through, along with defending champion France, and on to the knockout rounds. They were a trendy pick to make a deeper run even though they were the No.10 betting favorite.
Expectations are used to evaluate. The team crashing out in the group stage is a disaster for Hjulmand, who led the team to the semifinals of the delayed 2020 Euros. It's the first time in six World Cup appearances that the Danes didn't win a match, with one goal and one point.
Christian Eriksen's return will be remembered for a number of reasons.
There are only two players on Australia's roster that play in Europe. Saudi Arabia andQatar rely on players only from their domestic league. Eight players from the domestic league are from Australia. Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal all have at least one player from the top-five league.
It's important to point out that none of that guarantees anything, and that's what the breakdown shows. The World Cup has something to offer.
Mathew Ryan, Milos Degenek, Kye Rowles, Mathew Leckie, Mathew Mooy, Riley McGree and Mitchell Duke are all from Australia.
Bailey Wright was the 6th subs.
Jakim Maehle, Joakim Maehle, Martin Braithwaite, Christian Eriksen, Andreas Skov Olsen, Rasmus Kristensen, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, and Jesper Lindstrom are all from the Danes.
Subs: Alex Bah, Kasper Dolberg, and Robert Skov.
Mat Ryan is the best.
The goalkeeper faced 13 shots and only needed to make three saves, but he was much more active than that. He had more completed passes than anyone else on his team.
The worst person is Joakim Maehle.
He failed to slow down Leckie on his goal and it was the only one that would be remembered.
Australia broke the stalemate with a great counter- attack.
This goal by Mathew Leckie was CLINICAL π¦πΊπ₯ pic.twitter.com/3IdggxmYK5
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Australia fans celebrate at home even though it's 3 a.m.
Absolute SCENES in Australia at 3:30am local time as they qualified for the Round of 16 π¦πΊ
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