Morning all, and here we go again. I'd love to regale you with tales and predictions of derring--do, but we're wise to this now. This is going to be another portion of circumspection because that's generally how group stages are and particularly how these teams are. Australia can't afford to lose and know that if France beat Peru, their decisive game will be against a team already out, while Denmark will want to reduce the chaos to allow their class to prevail and take them through. Still, it's Thursday lunchtime and it's football, and their ain't no C in that.

World Cup / Group Stage

Solidarity Samara Arena / 21.06.2018

Denmark

Completed

Australia

C. Eriksen(7')

M. Jedinak(38' PEN)

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ByKevin Coulson

Updated 21/06/2018 at 13:52 GMT

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14:50

That was a decent quantity of fun. Denmark now know that if they beat France in their final game, they will win the group, but if they lose they might be going home, and should Peru beat France this afternoon, a draw might not be enough. Australia know they must beat Peru in their final game to have any chance of making the last 16.

14:50

Full-time: Denmark 1-1 Australia

90+2

Denmark win a corner down the right ... this might be the last chance ... and Eriksen swings out, the ball ends up with Braithwaite, and he lines up a shot ... but can't impart requisite power, sending it straight at Ryan.

90+1'

This has been a really enjoyable game, with decent tempo. Both sides have looked to push the pace and get it won; how weird that is noteworthy rather than the norm.

90'

We shall have three additional minutes.

88'

And now here come Australia, Arzani spanking a low shot that's beaten away before another cross comes in ... Leckie is barged off it in the act of shooting by Juric.

87'

But Demark are pushing now, Braithwaite and Sisto combining to find space down the left. But they can't find a route into the box, so go backwards before returning to the left, where Sisto plays a lovely reverse-pass to send Delaney into the box. With numerous pals awaiting a cross, he smashes the ball past all of them as though in some TV beer advert.

86'

Denmark have not played at all well today. If this finishes 1-1 they might well need to get something off France.

84'

Sisto is booked - for what I cannot tell you, because my telly jumped.

83'

Leckie again finds possession down the right, plays a cross into Stryger, and when it goes behind the linesman decides it's a goalkick. Not for me, Clive.

82'

Final shy for Australia: off goes Rogic, why I donot know, and on comes Irvine.

81'

Lovely pass from Rogic between centre-back and full-back to pick out Arzani down the right. He diddles Sisto beautifully along the by-line, feinting inside and nipping outside before hammering a low cross that eludes everyone.

79'

Arzani looks confident, and when Behich slides him a pass out on the left, he chwhips in a nasty-arse cross at Leckie, who gets up well but can't direct his header goalwards.

78'

A quiet period.

76'

Leckie, who's had a decent game, squares up Stryger and nips past him but can't force his way into the box.

74'

Oh dear. Nabbout, who was about to be replaced in any event, appears to have dislocated his shoulder in process of breaking his fall. It didn't look much, but he's in bare pain and Juric comes on in his stead.

72'

Here come Denmark as the crowd jeers - Jedinak is injured and play hasn't stopped. Sisto gets on the ball, 25 yards from goal, and using Mooy as a screen tries a curler of his own ... and this one is very close, whistling just past the far post.

72'

Rogic moves inside from the right, making room for a shot, and tries a low curler but doesn't send it out wide enough, so Schmeichel gathers easily enough.

71'

Strewth! Arzani knocks back to Mooy, who takes a touch to get the ball out of his feet before unleashing a rasper which curls towards the far top corner a extreme pace and with extreme venom, but rushes just over the top.

69'

And before that corner, a change apiece: Australia brought on Arzani, thought to be the most talented players they've produced since Harry Kewell and also a left-winger, for Kruse; Denmark swapped Jorgensen for Cornelius.

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