World Cup 2022 Schedule - Group D Prediction: France and Denmark Go On

Jenny Lee November 15, 2022 | 10:04

Commenting directly on Group D of the World Cup 2022, the defending champion France will meet with charming opponents and the old scenario may happen.

World Cup Schedule - Group D Prediction

France and Denmark are much more appreciated than Australia and Tunisia in Group D of the World Cup 2022, it will not be surprising if these two teams go hand in hand.

Group D Schedule (ET)

November, 22: France vs Australia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah – 2pm

November, 22: Denmark vs Tunisia – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – 8am

November, 26: France vs Denmark – Stadium 974, Doha – 11am

November, 26: Tunisia vs Australia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah – 5am

November, 30: Tunisia vs France – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – 10am

November, 30: Australia vs Denmark – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah – 10am

World Cup 2022 Group D: Start Time, Dates, TV

When: November 20, 2022 to December 18, 2022

Group stage game kick-off times: 5am, 8am, 11am, 2pm (all ET)

Location: Qatar

TV channel in English: Fox

TV channels en Español: Telemundo, Universo, Peacock

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France and Denmark Take a Big Advantage

At the 2022 World Cup, France is in Group D with Denmark, Australia and Tunisia. Les Bleus is currently the defending champion after a convincing victory over Croatia (4-2) in the final in Russia four years ago. At this year's tournament, coach Didier Deschamps will not have the service of central midfield duo Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante due to injury, but France is still considered a top candidate for the championship.

The midfield of the current "Rooster" has too many quality names that can fill the absence of Kante and Pogba, such as Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni, who are playing well in the Real Madrid shirt. . In addition, Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille), Jordan Veretout (Marseille), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) and Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) are all ready to play when trusted.

The French team currently still owns a quality squad in all three lines, Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Karim Benzema in attack are all in good form, while Antoine Griezmann always knows how to leave a mark in the shirt. National team. In defense, Raphael Varane is currently racing against time to be able to attend the tournament in Qatar, but if he is absent, coach Deschamps will still be there William Saliba (Arsenal), Presnel Kimpembe (PSG), Jules Kounde (Barca). ) or Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich).

France's biggest opponent in Group D is Denmark. The two teams have just been in Group A1 in the Nations League 2022/23, Denmark played well when they won 12 points and ranked 2nd in this group, while Les Bleus only won 5 points and ranked 3rd. In both times Against France, Denmark won, they won 2-0 at home and won 2-1 away. Denmark is currently playing closely, they also have quality players playing in Europe.

Joachim Andersen, Simon Kjaer, Andreas Christensen, Christian Eriksen, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Kasper Dolberg or Mikkel Damsgaard are the most prominent players of Danish football. Under the guidance of coach Kasper Hjulmand, the "Lead Soldiers" can completely compete for the top of the table with France. In the past, Denmark and France also met many times in the World Cup or Euro.

Specifically, France and Denmark have had 3 times in the same group at the World Cup finals (1998, 2002, 2018). In the 3 times France and Denmark were in the same group at a World Cup final, there were 2 times when both teams went hand in hand and only once unexpectedly happened, it was in the 2002 World Cup. Accordingly, Denmark and Senegal progressed while Uruguay and France were eliminated. In addition, these two teams also have 3 times in the same group in the Euro finals (1984, 1992, 2000). In 6 times in the same group with Denmark, France has won 4 times and failed to make it past the group stage 2 times. One thing in common is that in all the times when they were in the same group with Denmark in the World Cup and Euro finals, Les Bleus did not win when they clashed with "Lead Soldiers".

Another factor against France is the fact that the World Cup champions in recent years have stopped early from the group stage of the tournament. It can be mentioned the case of Italy (winning the 2006 World Cup, stopping in the group stage of the 2010 World Cup), Spain (2010-2014), Germany (2014-2018) or France itself has encountered a similar case. (1998-2002). At the moment, France owns a squad of many stars, but the past statistics force them to play more focused and effort.

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France - Key Facts

Current FIFA world ranking: No. 4 (August, 2022)

Regional ranking: 2nd (UEFA)

World Cup titles: 2

World Cup appearances (last): 15 (Russia 2018)

How qualified: UEFA Group D winners: 5W-0L-3D

Coach: Didier Deschamps (France) since July, 2012

Key players: Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain / France), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid / Spain)

Denmark - Key Facts

Current FIFA world ranking: No. 10 (August, 2022)

Regional ranking: 8th (UEFA)

World Cup titles: —

World Cup appearances (last): 6 (Russia 2018)

How qualified: UEFA Group F winners: 9W-1L-0D

Coach: Kasper Hjulmand (Denmark) since August, 2020

Key players: Christian Eriksen (Manchester United / England), Joakim Maehle (Atalanta / Italy), Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford / England)

Small Opportunities for Tunisia and Australia?

The two remaining representatives of Group D, Tunisia and Australia, are not appreciated, they do not have outstanding players in Europe. Even Australia only won tickets to the World Cup after beating Peru in the play-off, this is the 5th time in a row they attended the biggest football festival on the planet. The most prominent players in Australian football at the moment are goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, defender Trent Sainsbury, midfield duo Aaron Mooy and Jackson Irvine, and striker Mathew Leckie.

As for Tunisia, they have participated in the World Cup finals five times in 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018 but never made it past the group stage. This year, in the group with the presence of Denmark and France, they will face many difficulties.

Even in October, FIFA threatened to exclude Tunisia from the 2022 World Cup. Specifically, FIFA asked to clarify the comments of Mr. Kamel Deguiche, Tunisia's Minister of Youth and Sports. The official threatened to "dissolve federal offices of various departments". Mr. Deguiche said that "the decisions of the FTF are heavily influenced by third parties".

The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) then had to send a letter clarifying the comments of Minister Deguiche, in order to keep the ticket to Qatar. With little experience and limited squad quality, it is completely understandable that Tunisia is considered the team that paved the way in Group D.

Australia - Key Facts

Current FIFA world ranking: No. 39 (August, 2022)

Regional ranking: 4th (AFC)

World Cup appearances (last): 5 (Russia 2018)

Coach: Graham Arnold (Australia) since July, 2018

Key players: Mat Ryan (Copenhagen / Denmark), Aaron Mooy (Celtic / Scotland)

Tunisi - Key Facts

Current FIFA world ranking: No. 30 (August, 2022)

Regional ranking: 3rd (CAF)

World Cup titles: —

World Cup appearances (last): 5 (Russia 2018)

How qualified: CAF Third Round winners (agg 1-0 vs. Mali)

Coach: Jalel Kadri (Tunisia) since January, 2022

Key players: Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier / France), Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City / England), Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly / Egypt)

The Most Watchable Star of Group D

France's Kylian Mbappe is probably the most watched star in Group E of the World Cup 2022. Four years ago, the player born in 1998 shone brightly in Russia, helping Les Bleus to the championship.

At the present time, the 23-year-old player is still playing extremely well in both club and national team colors. In the PSG shirt, Mbappe has 18 goals in 19 matches in the 2022/23 season, while he also has 28 goals in 59 appearances for France.

Key Match Group D

The most worth watching match in Group D is of course the match between France and Denmark, the match takes place at 23:00 (Vietnam time) on November 26.