Sometimes football isn't pretty. Sometimes doing enough, just long enough, can lay the foundation, open the door. The counter-attack thus ended the struggles of Australia and Denmark's World Cup campaign. It took Matt Leakey 60 minutes to score, an endless hour of last defense and Tunisia's goal against France meant the French team had to win or withdraw. In the end, it was Denmark's ineptitude in the second half that brought an early end to the tournament, as their initial brilliance dwindled against a trailing Australia, but they bounced back when needed and again showed their level makes people believe.
His lack of experience. Hands were gagged inside the Al Janoub Stadium until the final whistle blew, when Christian Eriksen sprinted through two dangerous corners and Harry Suttar made one, two and three match-saving tackles. Arnold's side were drawn into the last 16 for the first time. Since 2006. On Saturday, they will face Argentina, Poland or Saudi Arabia depending on Wednesday night's results, in a continuation of a volatile and explosive World Cup.
