World Cup 2022 Group D looked pretty straightforward on paper, as France, Denmark, Australia and Tunisia collide.
That said, both Australia and Tunisia have the ability to be very tough opponents for the European powers and have proven tricky tests for their European foes.
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France and Denmark were expected to glide through to the last 16 (France made light work of Australia in their opening game) as the reigning champions have Kylian Mbappe leading the way as injuries have impacted their attacking unit. As for Denmark, they showed their quality to reach the semifinals of EURO 2020 and they were excellent in qualifying in Europe.
Australia are a nasty team to play against and will sit back, frustrate opponents and look to be dangerous on the counter. Their win against Tunisia was huge for them as they aim to reach the last 16 for just the second time in their history. As for Tunisia, they had a decent AFCON tournament last time (reaching the quarterfinals) but they look like the weaker of the teams in this group.
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Below is everything you need to know on World Cup 2022 Group D.
Group D schedule (all times ET)
Recap/highlights: France 4-1 Australia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Recap/highlights: Denmark 0-0 Tunisia – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: France 2-1 Denmark – Stadium 974, Doha
Recap/highlights: Tunisia 0-1 Australia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Wednesday, November 30: Tunisia vs France – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – 10am
Wednesday, November 30: Australia vs Denmark – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah – 10am
How To Watch Group D matches live
- When: November 22-30, 2022
- Group stage game kick-off times: 5am, 8am, 10am, 11am, 2pm (all ET)
- Location: Qatar
- TV channels en Español: Telemundo, Universo, Peacock
- Streamingen Español: Peacock (all 64 matches)
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Group D table
1. France – 3 points (+3 GD)
2. Australia – 3 points (-2)
3. Denmark – 1 point (-1)
4. Tunisia – 1 point (0)
France
Current FIFA world ranking: 4
World Cup titles: 2 (1998, 2018)
World Cup appearances: 15
How they qualified: Qualified automatically from UEFA (Won Group D)
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Key players: Hugo Lloris, Paul Pogba, Karim Benzema
Denmark
Current FIFA world ranking: 10
World Cup titles: 0
World Cup appearances: 5
How they qualified: Qualified automatically from UEFA (Won Group F)
Coach: Kasper Hjulmand
Key players: Kasper Schmeichel, Simon Kjaer, Christian Eriksen
Australia
Current FIFA world ranking: 38
World Cup titles: 0
World Cup appearances: 5
How they qualified: Qualified from AFC via the intercontinental playoffs
Coach: Graham Arnold
Key players: Mathew Ryan, Aaron Mooy, Mathew Leckie
Tunisia
Current FIFA world ranking: 30
World Cup titles: 0
World Cup appearances: 5
How they qualified: Qualified via CAF playoffs (Beat Mali)
Coach: Jalel Kadri
Key players: Ferjani Sassi, Wahbi Khazri, Youssef Msakni.
This article is originally published at nbc.com
