Australia 1-0 Denmark: Leckie nets as Socceroos held on to make it into last 16

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Australia reached the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time in 16 years after shocking Denmark.

The Danes, needing victory to progress, dominated possession but were caught out on the break when Australia scored the winner on the hour mark.

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Denmark lost the ball in the Australian box and Mathew Leckie finished a brilliant counter attack with a low shot past Kasper Schmeichel.

Australia finish in second place in Group D on six points, only behind world champions France on goal difference.

Denmark meanwhile exit Qatar 2022 with just one point from three games, sitting bottom of the group.

Match Events
0′ KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?

3′ Yellow Card! A. Behich booked

10′ Ryan makes a great save!

13′ Olsen’s shot flies into the sky

18′ Dangerous!

21′ Joakim Maehle’s shot too straight

28′ Eriksen’s shot wide out

48′ Australia’s shot flies into the sky

56′ Yellow Card! Degenek booked

59′ GOAL! Australia 1-0 Denmark (M.Leckie)

74′ Yellow Card! Robert Skov booked

Line-ups

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Lineups:

Australia XI: A. Behich, M.Leckie, Mooy, Ryan, Mitchell Duke, Degenek, J. Irvine, Craig Goodwin, Souttar, Kye Rowles, Riley McGree

Subs: D. Vuković, Andrew Redmayne, B.Wright, Awer Mabil, J. MacLaren, Ajdin Hrustic, Jason Cummings, Thomas Deng, Fran Karacic, Keanu Baccus, Nathaniel Atkinson, Cammy Devlin, Joel King, Marco Tilio, Garang Kuol

Denmark XI: Schmeichel, Eriksen, Braithwaite, Hojbjerg, Christensen, Andersen, Mathias Jensen, Rasmus Kristensen, Joakim Maehle, Olsen, Jesper Lindström

Subs: Kjaer, Wass, Larsen, Christian Nörgaard, Poulsen, Ronnow, A. Cornelius, Robert Skov, K. Dolberg, Victor Nelsson, Alexander Bah, Oliver Christensen, Mikkel Damsgaard, Jonas Wind

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