Australia vs Denmark World Cup lineup, starting 11 for Group D match at Qatar 2022

With Group D leaders France already through to the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup, Australia and Denmark are fully aware that their meeting is essentially an early knockout game.

It's the Aussies who hold the advantage going into this match, having collected three points from two games to their opponents' one.

However, the respective pedigree of the sides no doubt makes the Europeans fancied, on paper at least, to claim the win they need to go through to the next round.

Below are the projected lineups for both teams.

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Australia vs Denmark lineups

Denmark boss Kasper Hjulmand has hinted he may look to get as much experience on the pitch as possible as his team bid to keep their World Cup hopes alive.

The Danes have reached the knockout stages in four of their five World Cup finals appearances, but know nothing less than three points will do against Australia if they are to keep that fine record up.

"Of course there is pressure," Hjulmand said. "(But) these players are very, very used to big games and the more experience you have of these kinds of events, from maybe feeling the pressure, you feel pride.

"It's a dream since you were a kid and now you are actually in a position where you can go out and play football for something. It is privilege."

Australia predicted starting 11

Australia (4-4-1-1, right to left): 1. Ryan (GK) — 5. Karacic, 19. Souttar, 4. Rowles, 16. Behich — 7. Leckie, 13. Mooy, 22. Irvine, 23. Goodwin – 14. McGree – 15. Duke 

• Injured: Martin Boyle (removed from squad), Nathaniel Atkinson (ankle)
• Suspended: None

Nathaniel Atkinson remains in doubt for the rest of the tournament, so Fran Karacic will likely keep his spot at right-back.  Australia could be otherwise unchanged.

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Denmark predicted starting 11

Denmark (3-4-3, right to left):1. Schmeichel (GK) – 2. Andersen, 4. Kjaer, 6. A. Christensen – 13. Kristensen, 23. Hojbjerg, 10. Eriksen, 5. Maehle —  25 Lindstrom. 14 Damsgaard, 21. Cornelius

• Injured: Delaney
• Suspended: None

After being rested for the Danes' defeat to France last time out, Simon Kjaer is expected to return at the heart of defence.

Denmark could, though, stick with a 3-4-3 (as opposed to the 3-5-2 used in their opener) as they look for greater attacking thrust in a must-win fixture.

The fact that Thomas Delaney's tournament is over due to a knee injury certainly makes the decision to lose a midfielder far easier.

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Australia vs Denmark World Cup squads

Here are the names on Denmark and Australia's World Cup squad lists in Qatar (caps correct as of start of Qatar 2022):

Denmark World Cup squad

Position	No.	Player	Club	Age	Caps
GK	1	Kasper Schmeichel	Nice (FRA)	35	86
GK	16	Oliver Christensen	Hertha Berlin (GER)	23	1
GK	22	Frederik Ronnow	Union Berlin (GER)	30	8
DEF	6	Andreas Christensen	Barcelona (SPA)	26	58
DEF	4	Simon Kjaer	AC Milan (ITA)	33	121
DEF	17	Jens Stryger Larsen	Trabzonspor (TUR)	31	49
DEF	2	Joachim Andersen	Crystal Palace (ENG)	26	19
DEF	3	Victor Nelsson	Galatasaray (TUR)	24	7
DEF	13	Rasmus Kristensen	Leeds United (ENG)	25	10
DEF	26	Alexander Bah	Benfica (POR)	24	4
DEF	5	Joakim Maehle	Atalanta (ITA)	25	31
DEF	18	Daniel Wass	Brondby (DEN)	33	44
MID	8	Thomas Delaney	Sevilla (SPA)	26	20
MID	10	Christian Eriksen	Manchester United (ENG)	30	117
MID	23	Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg	Tottenham (ENG)	27	60
MID	14	Mikkel Damsgaard	Brentford (ENG)	22	18
MID	15	Christian Norgaard	Brentford (ENG)	28	17
MID	7	Mathias Jensen	Brentford (ENG)	26	20
MID	25	Jesper Lindstrom	Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)	22	6
MID	24	Robert Skov	Hoffenheim (GER)	26	11
MID	11	Andreas Skov Olsen	Club Brugge (BEL)	22	23
FWD	19	Jonas Wind	Wolfsburg (GER)	23	15
FWD	21	Andreas Cornelius	Copenhagen (DEN)	29	41
FWD	9	Martin Braithwaite	Espanyol (SPA)	31	62
FWD	20	Yussuf Poulsen	RB Leipzig  (GER)	28	68
FWD	12	Kasper Dolberg	Sevilla (SPA)	25	37

Australia World Cup squad

Position	No.	Player	Club	Age	Caps
GK	1	Maty Ryan	FC Copenhagen (DEN)	30	76
GK	12	Andrew Redmayne	Sydney FC (AUS)	33	3
GK	18	Danny Vukovic	Central Coast Mariners (AUS)	37	4
DEF	2	Milos Degenek	Columbus Crew (USA)	28	39
DEF	16	Aziz Behich	Dundee United (SCO)	31	54
DEF	24	Joel King	OB (DAN)	21	3
DEF	3	Nathaniel Atkinson	Hearts (SCO)	23	6
DEF	5	Fran Karacic	Brescia (ITA)	26	10
DEF	19	Harry Souttar	Stoke City (ENG)	23	11
DEF	4	Kye Rowles	Hearts (SCO)	24	4
DEF	8	Bailey Wright	Sunderland (ENG)	30	27
DEF	20	Thomas Deng	Albirex Niigata (JAP)	25	2
MID	13	Aaron Mooy	Celtic (SCO)	32	54
MID	22	Jackson Irvine	St Pauli (GER)	29	50
MID	10	Ajdin Hrustic	Hellas Verona (ITA)	26	20
MID	26	Keanu Baccus	St Mirren (SCO	29	2
MID	17	Cameron Devlin	Hearts (SCO)	24	1
MID	14	Riley McGree	Middlesbrough (ENG)	23	11
FWD	11	Awer Mabil	Cadiz (SPA)	27	30
FWD	7	Mathew Leckie	Melbourne City (AUS)	31	73
FWD	6	Marco Tilio	Melbourne City (AUS)	21	5
FWD	9	Jamie Maclaren	Melbourne City (AUS)	29	26
FWD	25	Jason Cummings	Central Coast Mariners (AUS)	27	2
FWD	15	Mitchell Duke	Fagiano Okayama (JAP)	31	21
FWD	21	Garang Kuol	Central Coast Mariners (AUS)	18	2
FWD	23	Craig Goodwin	Adelaide United (AUS)	30	11