Australia, Argentina, France reach final 16 (with a Tunisian twist)

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The Socceroos beat Denmark; Lionel Messi’s men pummelled Poland; Mexico humbled Saudi Arabia; and Tunisia upset the world champions.

with a 1-0 defeat of Denmark in Group D about 4am AEDT on Thursday at Al Wakrah, Qatar.

The Socceroos lost 1-0 to Italy in their only previous appearance in the knockout stages 16 years ago.Denmark got three saves from Kasper Schmeichel, but finished at the bottom of the group with one point.Nader Ghandri of Tunisia celebrates after scoring their team’s goal against France.Wahbi Khazri’s goal against the defending World Cup champions, France, was bittersweet as Tunisia were eliminated despite their victory in Doha, Qatar, about 4am AEDT on Thursday.

France had already booked their spot in the knockout stage and finished on top of Group D with six points, ahead of runner-up Australia, based on goal differential.Argentina advanced to the knockout stages of the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Poland in their final Group C match about 8am AEDT on Thursday, even though skipper Lionel Messi saw a first half penalty saved at Stadium 974.

Argentina took the lead just one minute into the second half when Alexis Mac Allister got on the end of Nahuel Molina’s cross and, despite making weak contact, he saw his shot creep over the line with Polish keeper Wojciech Szczesny beaten.

 

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