Qatar World Cup 2022: Australia squeezed out a 1-0 triumph over Denmark in Group D on Wednesday, as the former is through to the pre-quarters along with France, knocking out the latter, while the Socceroos fans were overjoyed.
Australia came up with a fighting performance against Denmark in the final group-stage match of Group D of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Played at the Al Janoub Stadium Stadium in Al-Wakrah on Wednesday, the Socceroos edged past with a slender 1-0 conquest, thanks to the lone winner from Matthew Leckie in the 60th minute, with the highly-vital assist coming from Riley McGree. As it moves into the pre-quarters along with defending champion France, the Socceroos have made it to the knockouts for only the second time in their WC history, having made it for the first time during the 2006 edition in Germany.
Australia make it to the Round of the 16 of the World Cup. What an achievement!!
— Manas Singh (@menacesingh)As a result, the fans were overjoyed by this result. Considering the game, the Danish were better with possession and attack, registering 13 scoring attempts compared to the Australians' eight. Interestingly, none of the sides produced enough promising chances, while the Socceroos converted their only shot on target.
The Socceroos: proof that you don't have to 'stick to the football' to be good at it. https://t.co/IDebQDqwpG
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🇦🇺 Fans back home in Australia celebrating the teams qualification to the next round at 3 am in Melbourne
Football is crazy
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The Danish Dynamite was also better, considering its passes, coming up with 550 and was also marginally better in fouls committed (10) compared to Australia (11). While the latter fell into the off-side trap on an occasion, Denmark was trapped thrice. Also, the Danish earned six corners, compared to the Australians' two, but failed to convert either into a goal.
Massive congratulations to the …minor miracle being there,proper miracle now…superb achievement…xmb
— Mark Bosnich (@TheRealBozza)