With France already qualified for the knockout stages, Australia and Denmark will battle it out for a chance to progress when they face-off in the final group match.
The two teams are meeting at this stage for the second successive FIFA World Cup tournament and Australia need a win to clinch second spot after a crucial 1-0 victory over Tunisia saw the Socceroos put one foot in the Round of 16. A draw could be enough though, as long as Tunisia do not beat France.
Christian Eriksen’s Denmark sit third in Group D after they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Les Bleus, which means they enter the decider on one point.
Nothing less than victory will do for Christian Eriksen and company if they are to progress.
The Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights for Australia vs Denmark at the 2022 World Cup. Follow below for complete results from the Group D match in Qatar.
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Australia vs. Denmark score
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| Australia | 0 | — | — |
| Denmark | 0 | — | — |
Goals:
None
Confirmed lineups:
Australia (4-1-4-1, right to left): 1. Ryan (GK) – 2 Degenek, 19. Souttar, 4. Rowles, 16. Behich – 13. Mooy – 22. Irvine, 14. McGree, 7. Leckie, 23. Goodwin – 15. Duke
Denmark (3-4-3, right to left): 1. Schmeichel (GK) — 2. Andersen, 6. A. Christensen, 5. Maehle — 13. Kristensen, 23. Hojbjerg, 7. Jensen, 10. Eriksen — 9. Braithwaite, 11. Skov Olsen, 25. Lindstrom
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Australia vs. Denmark live updates, highlights from 2022 World Cup
8th min: News from the other match in Group D. Have Tunisia taken the lead against France? No! It’s been ruled out for offside. As you were…
6th min: Rasmus Kristensen gets a decent ball in for Denmark but Mathias Jensen can’t connect with it at the near post. Half a chance.
4th min: A booking, already! Algerian referee Mustapha Ghorbal wastes no time getting his yellow card out after Aziz Behich pulls back his man. The Australia defender has to be on his guard now.
3rd min: Australia’s Riley McGree has the first attempt at goal, but his left-foot striker is blocked by Joachim Andersen.
1st min: And we’re off! Denmark try to get it forward straightaway, looking for Christian Eriksen, who is playing in a more advanced, number 10 role today.
3 mins from kickoff: And now for Denmark’s…
5 mins from kickoff: It’s time for the anthems! A spot of ‘Advance Australia Fair’ to begin with…
7 mins from kickoff: The pre-match pyrotechnics are getting underway, with the arrival of the teams imminent.
10 mins from kickoff: The Socceroos will be looking to Mitchell Duke for inspiration again today as they try to qualify from Group D.
As well as netting their winner against Tunisia, Duke has recorded the most shots (five), shots on target (two), successful aerial duels (seven) and touches in the opposition box (seven) of any Aussie in Qatar.
Mathew Leckie has been another pivotal player too. Expect to see the Melbourne City attacker in the thick of it today.
33 – No player has contested more duels in Group D of the 2022 #FIFAWorldCup than the @Socceroos‘ Mathew Leckie (33). Waltz. pic.twitter.com/sf9Iu4gK2l
— OptaJason (@OptaJason) November 30, 2022
20 mins from kickoff: Who’s up for this one then?
Here we go again… show us where you’re watching from! ⤵️#FIFAWorldCup #GiveIt100 #Socceroos pic.twitter.com/l5IV6Izg0u
— Socceroos (@Socceroos) November 30, 2022
30 mins from kickoff: A few stats for you as we move closer to kickoff at the Education City Stadium.
- This will be the second World Cup meeting between these two sides after a 1-1 group-stage draw in 2018. Overall, Australia have only beaten Denmark once in four matches.
- Australia have lost eight of their previous 11 games against European teams at the World Cup, failing to keep a clean sheet each time.
- After losing to France last time out, Denmark will be looking to avoid back-to-back World Cup group-stage defeats for the first time.
45 mins from kickoff: Here’s a reminder of the different qualification scenarios in Group D as we head into the final round of games, with France facing Tunisia at the same time as this one.
🇫🇷 have qualified for the knockout stages but 🇩🇰, 🇦🇺 & 🇹🇳 have it all to do if they want to make it out of Group D!#FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/PjhVehwEZm
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 30, 2022
1h from kickoff: And here is the Denmark team.
Coach Kasper Hjulmand has made three changes to the side beaten 2-1 by France. Mathias Jensen, Martin Braithwaite and Andreas Skov Olsen all come into the side, with Victor Nelsson, Mikkel Damsgaard and Andreas Cornelius dropping out.
Vores startopstilling til den altafgørende kamp mod Australien 💪🏼
Kom så drengene!#ForDanmark #worldcup
📸 @fbbillederdk pic.twitter.com/32QDvA5Sgh
— Fodboldlandsholdene 🇩🇰 (@dbulandshold) November 30, 2022
1 hr 15 mins from kickoff: The Australia team is out!
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold makes just one change from the side which beat Tunisia 1-0, with Milos Degenek coming in at right-back for his first start of the tournament, taking over from Fran Karacic.
It is the only position that has changed in Australia’s three group games – Nathan Atkinson starting the opener against France – with the other 10 players all retained for a third straight match.
STARTING XI 🗒️
Presenting our starting side for today’s Group D decider against Denmark 👊🇦🇺
⚽ 2am AEDT, 6pm local
📺💻📱: SBS, SBS On Demand#GiveIt100 #Socceroos #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/uuMllicH0O— Socceroos (@Socceroos) November 30, 2022
1 hr 30 mins from kickoff: A little pre-game message from injured Socceroos star Martin Boyle
Now we cross to Chief Vibes Officer @MartinBoyle9 for his pre-match prediction 👀#GiveIt100 #Socceroos #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/PVTtz0Bhpo
— Socceroos (@Socceroos) November 30, 2022
2 hrs from kickoff: Eriksen, Schmeichel and Simon Kjaer are the key stars for the Denmark fans heading to the Al Janoub Stadium.
Your favourite 🇩🇰 player is _________✍️#FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 30, 2022
3 hrs from kickoff: Can Garang Kuol upstage Gavi as the youngest goal scorer at Qatar 2022?
🇦🇺 All the best to Garang Kuol as the @Socceroos face #DEN in their final #FIFAWorldCup
Group C match this afternoon!⚫️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/r4pC5GII6M
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) November 30, 2022
3 hrs 30 mins from kickoff: Graham Arnold insists his Australia side will not be playing for a draw against Denmark
🗣 “I’ve never coached to play for a draw.”
Australia head coach Graham Arnold is hopeful of guiding the country to their most wins at a World Cup #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/LBtGVqFKPW
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) November 30, 2022
4 hrs from kickoff: Australia fans went WILD after their 1-0 win over Tunisia but will they be celebrating at full time in Al Wakrah?
Australia fans in Melbourne went WILD after the goal that gave them their first World Cup win in 12 years 🔥
(via @Rory_Flanagan)pic.twitter.com/mFZDfiIIrS
— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 26, 2022
4 hrs 30 mins from kickoff: Denmark fans will be hoping for another piece of World Cup magic from their No.10 today!
Hey @ChrisEriksen8, that is one glorious strike of the football 🌟🎯 @dbulandshold | #FIFAWorldCup
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 30, 2022
5 hrs from kickoff: Hello, and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Australia vs. Denmark. The Socceroos sit in the driving seat, second in the table that is, ahead of today’s encounter but are only two points ahead of their third placed opponents. It’s set to be a cracker. Let’s get going!
16 – Aaron Mooy (@Socceroos) has won possession 16 times throughout the first two matchdays of the 2022 #FIFAWorldCup, the joint-second most of any player in Group D. Advocate. pic.twitter.com/hX3553Cnob
— OptaJason (@OptaJason) November 29, 2022
Australia vs. Denmark lineups, team news
With Hearts defender Nathaniel Atkinson still sidelined with an ankle injury which ruled him out of the match against Tunisia, Milos Degenek starts at right-back in the only change to the side, with Fran Karacic dropping out.
Australia confirmed lineup (4-1-4-1, right to left): 1. Ryan (GK) – 2 Degenek, 19. Souttar, 4. Rowles, 16. Behich – 13. Mooy – 22. Irvine, 14. McGree, 7. Leckie, 23. Goodwin – 15. Duke
With Thomas Delaney ruled out of the tournament with injury, xoach Kasper Hjulmand makes three changes to the side beaten 2-1 by France.
Mathias Jensen, Martin Braithwaite and Andreas Skov Olsen all come into the side, with Victor Nelsson, Mikkel Damsgaard and Andreas Cornelius dropping out.
Denmark confirmed lineup (3-4-3, right to left): 1. Schmeichel (GK) — 2. Andersen, 6. A. Christensen, 5. Maehle — 13. Kristensen, 23. Hojbjerg, 7. Jensen, 10. Eriksen — 9. Braithwaite, 11. Skov Olsen, 25. Lindstrom
Australia vs. Denmark live stream, TV channel
The match will start at 6 p.m. local time and take place at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, which opened in 2019 and has a capacity of 40,000.
| Date | Time | TV Channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Wed, Nov. 30 | 10:00 ET | FS1 UNIVERSO |
fuboTV, Fox Sports site/app, UNIVERSO Now, Peacock |
| Canada | Wed, Nov. 30 | 10:00 ET | TSN 2, RDS (French) | TSN site/app, RDS app |
| UK | Wed, Nov. 30 | 15:00 GMT | BBC Two | BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website |
| Australia | Thu, Dec. 1 | 02:00 AEDT | SBS | SBS On Demand |
| India | Wed, Nov. 30 | 20:30 IST | Sports18 | Voot, JioTV |
| Hong Kong | Wed, Nov. 30 | 23:00 HKT | Now TV (Ch. 617, 619) | Now TV |
| Malaysia | Wed, Nov. 30 | 23:00 MYT | Astro Arena 2 | Astro GO |
| Singapore | Wed, Nov. 30 | 23:00 SGT | StarHub FIFA World Cup, Singtel FIFA World Cup 141 |
Singtel TV GO, CAST, StarHub TV+, MeWatch |
| New Zealand | Thu, Dec. 1 | 04:00 NZDT | Sky Sport 1 NZ | Sky Go, Sky Sport NOW |
