Australia v Denmark, 30 November 2022

Kick-off: 6.00pm local (3.00pm GMT) . FIFA world ranking: Australia 38, Denmark 10 . In this final group game, Australia could qualify for the knockout stages of a World Cup finals for a second time (previously in 2006 in Germany) with a win while a draw would have sufficed if Tunisia had beaten already-qualified France (Tunisia won 1-0). Denmark had to win and hope Tunisia didn’t beat France. . Had this game ended in a draw, Tunisia would have progressed instead of Australia. . Australia had won three of their 18 previous games at World Cup finals (lost 11); versus Japan in 2006, Serbia in 2010 and Tunisia at this tournament. . Ten of the Socceroos’ 16 goals at World Cup finals had now been scored by players aged 30 and over, including all three so far at this tournament. . Australia's only previous win in 11 attempts at the World Cup finals against European opposition was against Serbia in 2010 (lost eight). . Australia had kept two clean sheets in their previous 18 games at World Cup tournaments; in a goalless draw draw with Chile in 1974 and the 1-0 win against Tunisia in their previous group game. . Australia became the third team to lose and concede four or more goals in their opening group game then progress to the knockout stages after Yugoslavia in 1990 and Ukraine in 2006. . Denmark remained without a win their last six games at World Cup finals (lost one); their longest such run in the competition. . Denmark had failed to qualify from the group stage in only one of their five previous participations at the World Cup finals. . Denmark’s second group game against France was the first of their last six games at World Cup finals to produce more than two goals (lost 2-1). The last time they scored more than one goal in a World Cup tournament game was a 2-1 win against Cameroon in 2010. . Denmark had now lost consecutive games at the group stage of a World Cup tournament for the first time. . Denmark failed in their attempt to qualify for the knockout stages at consecutive World Cup tournaments for a second time; previously in 1998 and 2002. . Australia and Denmark met at the World Cup group stage in 2018. Mile Jedinak’s penalty equalised Christian Eriksen's opener for Denmark. .