On day seven of the World Cup in Qatar, eyes are mainly on Argentina. Star player Lionel Messi’s side will need to bounce back against Mexico after the severance against Saudi Arabia. France-Denmark also catches the eye.
World Cup event on November 26
- 11 am: Tunisia-Australia (Group D)
- 14.00 hrs: Poland-Saudi Arabia (Group C)
- 5:00 PM: France-Denmark (Group D)
- 8 pm: Argentina-Mexico (Group C)
Tunisia-Australia
- Referee: Daniel Seibert (Germany)
- Stadium: Al Janob Stadium in Al-Waqrah
Tunisia had a good start to the group stage. National coach Jalel Qadri’s side provided good opposition to strongly rated Denmark and held a goalless draw away from the fire at Al Rayyan.
A historic eighth final with a win over Australia. Tunisia have yet to qualify for the knockout rounds of the World Cup. In 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2018, the ‘Eagles of Carthage’ were stuck in the group stage.
Australia will be mainly looking for revenge against Tunisia after their disappointing 4-1 loss against reigning world champions France. ‘The Socceroos’ have only reached the knockout stages of the World Cup once: in 2006, when then-national coach Guus Hiddink guided the country to the last sixteen in Germany, which was also the final stop.
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Did you know: Special attention is paid to the security of Tunisia. Against Denmark, a clean sheet was kept for only the second time in sixteen World Cup matches. The last time West Germany failed to get the ball into the Tunisian goal was in 1978.
Balance previous encounters: 1 win in Tunisia, 0 draws, 1 win in Australia
Stand groep D
- 1. Frankrijk 1-3 (+3)
- 2. Tunesië 1-1 (0)
- 3. Denemarken 1-1 (0)
- 4. Australië 1-0 (-3)
Poland-Saudi Arabia
- Referee: Wilton Sampaio (BRA)
- Stadium: Education City Arena in Al Rayyan
The big question is whether Saudi Arabia can continue their fairytale run against Argentina at the World Cup. In any case, competition will no longer go amiss for residents of the country from the Middle East. King Salman declared a national holiday on Wednesday, a day after a 2-1 win over Argentina.
In Poland, Robert Lewandowski in particular will be bent on revenge. The striker missed a penalty kick in the first game against Mexico. Poland need three points against Saudi Arabia to qualify for the group stage for the first time since 1986.
Did you know: If Poland also gets a penalty against Saudi Arabia, no one will get a goal right away. Poland’s last three penalties at the World Cup have not been converted.
Balance previous encounters: 4 wins, 0 draws for Poland, 0 wins for Saudi Arabia
Stand groep C
- 1. Saoedi-Arabië 1-3 (+1)
- 2. Polen 1-1 (0)
- 3. Mexico 1-1 (0)
- 4. Argentinië 1-0 (-1)
France-Denmark
- Referee: Simon Marciniak (Pol)
- Stadium: Ground 974 in Doha
With a 4-1 win over Australia, France once again showed they are not suffering from too many injuries. Despite not having big names like N’Golo Kanté, Paul Pogba and Karim Benzema, the reigning world champions ‘The Socceroos’ were just as big.
Meanwhile, national coach Didier Deschamps’ injury list just got a little longer. Left-back Lucas Hernandez tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the early stages against Australia, meaning he will not play again this season.
On paper, Denmark is a tough opponent for France in this World Cup. The semi-finalists of the European Championship in 2021 have something to prove after dropping points against Tunisia. Four years ago in Russia, the Danes reached the eighth final, where they lost to Croatia on penalties.
Did you know: Olivier Giroud scored twice against Australia to equal Thierry Henry as France’s all-time top scorer (51 international goals). So he needs one more win to completely dethrone the former striker.
Balance previous encounters: France 8th, draw 2nd, Denmark 6th
Stand groep D
- 1. Frankrijk 1-3 (+3)
- 2. Tunesie 1-1 (0)
- 3. Denemarken 1-1 (0)
- 4. Australië 1-0 (-3)
Argentina-Mexico
- Referee: Daniel Orsato (Italy)
- Stadium: Lucille Iconic Stadium in Lucille
Big disappointment for Argentina after a bad defeat against Saudi Arabia. Star player Lionel Messi called it “a heavy blow” but also showed combativeness. “We changed ourselves. Now we have to prove that we are a real team.”
That should happen against Mexico with Eredivisie players Edson Alvarez, Jorge Sánchez (both Ajax) and Erick Gutiérrez (PSV). ‘Los Tricolores’ is an image to be established; In the last seven World Cups they have reached the eighth final ever. It was also often the final station.
Despite losing against Saudi Arabia, Argentina still has everything in its hands if Mexico wins. The last time ‘La Albiceleste’ was stuck in the group stage was in 2002.
Did you know: Argentina scored the most goals in their previous fifteen games against Saudi Arabia. Mexico kept a clean sheet against Poland for the third consecutive World Cup match. It last happened in 1966 and 1970.
Balance previous encounters: 16 wins against Argentina, 14 draws and 5 wins against Mexico
Stand groep C
- 1. Saoedi-Arabië 1-3 (+1)
- 2. Polen 1-1 (0)
- 3. Mexico 1-1 (0)
- 4. Argentinië 1-0 (-1)
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