The situation
Few would have bet that Australia would reach the last game of the group stage depending on itself to achieve, as in 2006, the pass to the round of 16 of the World Cup. But their victory against Tunisia allows the Oceanicians to stand up against Denmark knowing that victory qualifies them and that a draw, most likely, too. An idyllic panorama with the exception of the vertigo that can cause a team to go from having nothing to lose to having everything in their face, with the pressure that this implies. Although blessed pressure should think of Denmark. His accounts could not be clearer: win and hope that Tunisia does not do it against France , since in that case there are multiple combinations that go from the goals that are scored this afternoon, the difference with those conceded, the accumulated… Or until having to break the tie through the cards received and, if not, having to resort to a draw. Lack of punch has been Denmark’s problem throughout the World Cup . It was already announced against Tunisia and confirmed against France , where the great game displayed in the second half served nothing more than to keep that feeling of having deserved more that is of little use.
The details
Hjulmand thinks about his lead but can’t find a solution, while Australia, if it has stood out for something, is because of a solvent and applied defensive system that today has a high-level test to make history again. In Denmark, Kjaer aims to return after his hip discomfort. In Australia, manager Graham Arnold doesn’t seem to be in the business of disobeying the adage that what works doesn’t get messed with. And that is why it is most likely that he will repeat the same eleven that won Tunisia and that has caused vertigo at heights. A better vertigo than Denmark has to disaster.