Denmark vs France, two nations who are most likely to advance in the knockout stages from group C will meet each other tonight. While France has already qualified for the last 16, they will battle for the top position while Denmark will face a strong challenge to secure their position in the top 16.
Denmark have to secure atleast one point in their final group match against France to secure their qualification. Currently, France sits first in the group with 6 points and Denmark on 2nd with 4 points. Australia secured a draw against Denmark which kept them alive in the competition, they have 1 point and sits on 3rd position. France will try to their last match to assure their top spot.
Probability for advancing through the knockout stages
France has already qualified for the knockout stage and if they win or draw against Denmark, then they will face group D runnerups in the last 16. While if Denmark secures a draw or a win, they will advance through the knockout stages. Even if they were beaten and Australia seals a win against Peru, then it will be upto goal difference which will decide who will progress for the knockout stages.
Previous results
Denmark and France previously met in the 2002 worldcup group stages where an astonishing France was beaten by Denmark by 2-0.
In this worldcup, both of the matches won by France was narrowly won, 2-1 against Australia and 1-0 against Peru. While Denmark also narrowly escapes in a 1-1 draw against Australia while they secured a win against Peru by a goal to nil.
Players to watch
For Denmark, it will be their star player C.Eriksen who is their star performer for both the matches. He has a scored a goal in his last match and also has an assist.
While for France, there were many players to watch but the most exciting will be their youngest Fifa world cup goalscorer K. Mbappe. He becomes the youngest goalcorer by scoring against Peru in his last match. While other stars includes Griezmann and Pogba, both have one goal in their account.
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