Australia reached the final 16 of the World Cup for under the second time of their historical past with a 1-0 win over a disappointing Denmark on Wednesday.
Winger Mathew Leckie scored the winner on the hour with a wise run and end to finish Denmark’s Qatar hopes on the group stage.
Australia, who made the knockout rounds in 2006 after they had Harry Kewell, Tim Cahill and Mark Viduka of their ranks, have now received back-to-back World Cup video games for the primary time.
They progressed to the knockouts in second place behind holders France in Group D and can play the winners of Group C. Poland are high of that group going into the ultimate spherical of matches.
This Socceroos should not have the celebs of yesteryear however they make up for it with spirit and arduous work, and confirmed flashes of high quality in a surprisingly subdued encounter.
Australia’s substitutes all had their arms round every others’ shoulders for the pre-match nationwide anthem, an indication of the togetherness that had taken them to the brink of the knockouts.
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