Football World Cup: Group D teams, draw & standings

  • 01/01/2022
Football World Cup: Group D teams, draw & standings

Draw & results

(NZ dates & times)

Wednesday, November 23

Denmark 0 Tunisia 0

France 4 (Rabiot, Giroud 2, Mbappe) Australia 1 (Goodwin)

 

Saturday, November 26

Tunisia 0 Australia 1 (Duke)

 

Sunday, November 27

France 2 (Mbappe 2) Denmark 1 (Christensen)

 

Thursday, December 1

Australia 1 (Leckie) Denmark 0

Tunisia 1 (Khazri) France 0

 

Sunday, December 4

8am - Round of 16: Argentina v Australia

 

Monday, December 5

4am - Round of 16: France v Poland

 

Teams

France

Union of European Football Associations

World Ranking: 4th

TAB Odds: $6

Defending champions

Winners 1998, 2018

Runners-up 2006

Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham United), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Rennes)

Defenders: Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris St Germain), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Raphael Varane (Manchester United)

Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (AS Monaco), Matteo Guendouzi (Olympique de Marseille), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Jordan Veretout (Olympique de Marseille)

Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (Paris St Germain), Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)

 

Denmark

Union of European Football Associations

World Ranking: 10th

TAB Odds: $26

Round of 16 2018

Goalkeepers: Oliver Christensen (Hertha Berlin), Kasper Schmeichel (Nice) 

Defenders: Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), Simon Kjaer (AC Milan), Rasmus Kristensen (Leeds United), Joakim Maehle (Atalanta), Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray), Jens Stryger Larsen (Trabzonspor), Daniel Wass (Brondby)

Midfielders: Thomas Delaney (Sevilla), Christian Eriksen (Manchester United), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur), Mathias Jensen (Brentford) 

Forwards: Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen), Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), Kasper Dolberg (Sevilla), Jesper Lindstrom (Eintracht Frankfurt), Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Bruges), Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg)

 

Tunisia

Confederation of African Football

World Ranking: 30th

TAB Odds: $501

Goalkeepers: Bechir Ben Said (US Monastir), Aymen Dahmen (CS Sfaxien), Mouez Hassen (Club Africain), Aymen Mathlouthi (Etoile Sahel)

Defenders: Ali Abdi (Caen), Dylan Bronn (Salernitana), Mohamed Drager (FC Luzern), Nader Ghandri (Club Africain), Bilel Ifa (Kuwait SC), Wajdi Kechrida (Atromitos), Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly), Yassine Meriah (Esperance), Montassar Talbi (Lorient)

Midfielders: Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Ghaylane Chaalali (both Esperance), Aissa Laidouni (Ferencvaros), Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City), Ferjani Sassi (Al Duhail), Elyas Skhiri (FC Cologne)

Forwards: Anis Ben Slimane (Brondby), Seifeddine Jaziri (Zamalek), Issam Jebali (Odense), Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), Taha Yassine Khenissi (Kuwait SC), Youssef Msakni (Al Arabi), Naim Sliti (Al Ittifaq)

 

Australia

Asian Football Confederation

World Ranking: 38th

TAB Odds: $501

Goalkeepers: Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC), Mat Ryan (FC Copenhagen), Danny Vukovic (Central Coast Mariners)

Defenders: Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian), Aziz Behich (Dundee United), Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew), Thomas Deng (Albirex Niigata), Fran Karacic (Brescia), Joel King (Odense Boldklub), Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian), Harry Souttar (Stoke City), Bailey Wright (Sunderland)

Midfielders: Keanu Baccus (St Mirren), Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian), Ajdin Hrustic (Hellas Verona), Jackson Irvine (FC St Pauli), Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), Aaron Mooy (Celtic) 

Forwards: Martin Boyle (Hibernian), Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners), Mitchell Duke (Fagiano Okayama), Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United), Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners), Awer Mabil (Cadiz), Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City), Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City)