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Second "do or die" for Argentina and "final" qualification for Denmark and Australia (Qualification scenarios)

The 3rd and 4th groups conclude today with great games and we will finally see which 4 teams will qualify for the next stage.

Australia and Denmark play... qualifying final, with the Australians having a lead, since they already have 3 points. Thus, Australia also qualifies with a draw (as long as Tunisia does not beat France), while the Danes only want a win, as well as a better goal difference than the Tunisians (in case they beat France).

On the other hand, France has already qualified and all it wants is not to lose to the Tunisians in order to seal the first place of the Group, which was its primary goal. A lot of crazy scenarios will have to be done for Didier Deschamps' players to lose the lead.

In the matches now in Group 3 it becomes the come and see and go for a finale unsuitable for heartbreakers. To understand what we are saying all four teams have hopes of qualifying and it is not unlikely that we will see ties. We have and we say:

Poland: Qualifies with a win or a draw in the match against Argentina. If they lose, they want a draw or a win for Mexico in the other match so they can chase the ticket through goal difference.

Argentina: He definitely wants a win against Poland. There is also a scenario for qualifying with a draw, as long as the same result comes in the other match. With a draw in Poland – Argentina and Mexico's victory over S.Arabia, then we will have... battle on goal difference, where – at the moment – Argentina have a slight advantage. If Leo Messi's side are defeated now, they will be left out of the World Cup.

Saudi Arabia: With a victory it will reach a historic qualification. With a draw and defeat of Argentina in the other match they will also get the golden ticket, while if they lose they stay out of the last place of the group.

Mexico: He is in the worst position of all and his hopes are judged only by whether he can beat Saudi Arabia and, at the same time, Argentina lose to Poland. The second possibility concerns a combination again, with a victory of Tata Martino's team and a positive result of Argentina in the other game (win or draw that is) and there Mexico must cover the goal difference with either team.

The program in detail:

17:00 Australia v Denmark (4th group), (Al-Janoub Stadium, Al-Wakrah)

Very interesting game between two teams, which have chances to qualify for the next stage of the competition. The Australians are also favoured by a draw, while the Danes definitely want a win.

17:00 Tunisia – France (4th group), (Education City Stadium, Doha)

Given the difference in quality between the two teams. The French aim to win and seal the first place in the group. If they present themselves as the first two matches they are not expected to face difficulties

21:00 Poland v Argentina (3rd group), (974 Stadium, Doha)

That and if it's a machete. In order not to get into trouble, Argentina will have to win again, as it did a few days ago with Mexico. On the other hand, the Poles are also comfortable with a draw. Even if they lose there is a scenario to qualify again, something we analyzed above.

21:00 Saudi Arabia – Mexico (3rd group), (Lusail Stadium, Lusail)

The two teams want victory to hope for qualification. Saudi Arabia with a victory passes, while on the contrary Mexico and win should come a favorable result for this in the second game (we analyzed above the qualification scenarios). It is worth the risk in the victory of Saudi Arabia as he showed us in the first two matches of the Group. If he wins, he qualifies and that's a big challenge.