(Pedro Aquino on realising that Peru’s World Cup is almost over and, as yet, they have neither a goal nor a point)
Australia and Denmark played out an entertaining 1-1 draw whereby an excellent Christian Eriksen strike was cancelled out by yet another penalty, awarded by the referee via VAR and scored by Mile Jedinak.
The draw was, in the end, a fair outcome as Denmark were the better team in the first half whereas Australia were superior in the second.
The point moves Denmark to four in total and means they will probably only need a draw from their game against France to qualify. The point for Australia keeps alive their faint hopes of progression but means that they will have to beat Peru to have any chance whatsoever. (more…)