2022 FIFA World Cup Group D

Group D of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be from 22 to 30 November 2022.[1] The teams in the group are France, Australia, Denmark and Tunisia. The top two teams will go to the round of 16.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings[3]
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
D1  France 1 UEFA UEFA Group D winners 13 November 2021 16th 2018 Winners (1998, 2018) 3 4
D2  Australia 4[nb 2] AFC AFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners 13 June 2022 6th 2018 Round of 16 (2006) 42[nb 2] 38
D3  Denmark 2 UEFA UEFA Group F winners 12 October 2021 6th 2018 Quarter-finals (1998) 11 10
D4  Tunisia 3 CAF CAF Third Round winners 29 March 2022 6th 2018 Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018) 35 30

Notes

  1. The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. 2.0 2.1 As the identity of the AFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4.[4]

Standings

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In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group D will play the runners-up of Group C.
  • The runners-up of Group D will play the winners of Group C.

Matches

All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]

Denmark vs Tunisia

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22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)
16:00
Denmark  0–0  Tunisia Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 42,925
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235466

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Denmark
Tunisia
GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel
CB 2 Joachim Andersen
CB 4 Simon Kjær (c) Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
CB 6 Andreas Christensen
DM 8 Thomas Delaney Substituted off in the 45+1th minute 45+1'
CM 23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
CM 10 Christian Eriksen
RW 13 Rasmus Kristensen Booked in the 24th minute 24'
LW 5 Joakim Mæhle
CF 11 Andreas Skov Olsen Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
CF 12 Kasper Dolberg Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Mikkel Damsgaard Substituted on in the 45+1th minute 45+1'
FW 21 Andreas Cornelius Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
MF 7 Mathias Jensen Booked in the 78th minute 78' Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
MF 25 Jesper Lindstrøm Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
Manager:
Kasper Hjulmand
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GK 16 Aymen Dahmen
CB 6 Dylan Bronn
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
CB 3 Montassar Talbi
RM 20 Mohamed Dräger Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri
CM 14 Aïssa Laïdouni Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
LM 24 Ali Abdi
AM 25 Anis Ben Slimane Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
AM 7 Youssef Msakni (c) Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
CF 9 Issam Jebali Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
Substitutions:
FW 23 Naïm Sliti Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
MF 8 Hannibal Mejbri Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
FW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi Booked in the 86th minute 86' Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
DF 21 Wajdi Kechrida Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
MF 13 Ferjani Sassi Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
Manager:
Jalel Kadri

Man of the Match:
Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia)[5]

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Walter López (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt)

France vs Australia

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22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)
22:00
France  4–1  Australia Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 40,875
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235470

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France
Australia
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Benjamin Pavard Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
CB 18 Dayot Upamecano
CB 24 Ibrahima Konaté
LB 21 Lucas Hernandez Substituted off in the 13th minute 13'
CM 14 Adrien Rabiot
CM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
RW 11 Ousmane Dembélé Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann
LW 10 Kylian Mbappé
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
Substitutions:
DF 22 Théo Hernandez Substituted on in the 13th minute 13'
MF 13 Youssouf Fofana Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
FW 20 Kingsley Coman Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
DF 5 Jules Koundé Substituted on in the 89th minute 89'
FW 26 Marcus Thuram Substituted on in the 89th minute 89'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
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GK 1 Mathew Ryan (c)
RB 3 Nathaniel Atkinson Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
CB 19 Harry Souttar
CB 4 Kye Rowles
LB 16 Aziz Behich
DM 13 Aaron Mooy Booked in the 90+5th minute 90+5'
RM 23 Craig Goodwin Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CM 14 Riley McGree Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CM 22 Jackson Irvine Booked in the 80th minute 80' Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
LM 7 Mathew Leckie
CF 15 Mitch Duke Booked in the 55th minute 55' Substituted off in the 56th minute 56'
Substitutions:
FW 25 Jason Cummings Substituted on in the 56th minute 56'
FW 11 Awer Mabil Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
FW 21 Garang Kuol Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
MF 26 Keanu Baccus Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
DF 2 Miloš Degenek Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
Manager:
Graham Arnold

Man of the Match:
Kylian Mbappé (France)[6]

Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Fourth official:
Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Reserve assistant referee:
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Corey Parker (United States)

Tunisia vs Australia

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26 November 2022 (2022-11-26)
13:00
Tunisia  0–1  Australia Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 41,823
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235469

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Tunisia
Australia
GK 16 Aymen Dahmen
CB 6 Dylan Bronn Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
CB 3 Montassar Talbi
RM 20 Mohamed Dräger Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri
CM 14 Aïssa Laïdouni Booked in the 26th minute 26' Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
LM 24 Ali Abdi Booked in the 64th minute 64'
AM 23 Naïm Sliti
AM 7 Youssef Msakni (c)
CF 9 Issam Jebali Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Ferjani Sassi Booked in the 90+3th minute 90+3' Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 10 Wahbi Khazri Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
DF 21 Wajdi Kechrida Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
FW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
Manager:
Jalel Kadri
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GK 1 Mathew Ryan (c)
RB 5 Fran Karačić Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
CB 19 Harry Souttar
CB 4 Kye Rowles
LB 16 Aziz Behich
DM 13 Aaron Mooy
CM 22 Jackson Irvine
CM 14 Riley McGree Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
RF 7 Mathew Leckie Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
CF 15 Mitch Duke Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
LF 23 Craig Goodwin Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Jamie Maclaren Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
MF 10 Ajdin Hrustic Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
DF 2 Miloš Degenek Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
FW 11 Awer Mabil Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
MF 26 Keanu Baccus Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
Manager:
Graham Arnold

Man of the Match:
Mitch Duke (Australia)[7]

Assistant referees:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Jan Seidel (Germany)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Karen Díaz Medina (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Corey Parker (United States)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)

France vs Denmark

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26 November 2022 (2022-11-26)
19:00
France  2–1  Denmark Stadium 974, Doha
Attendance: 42,860
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235467

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France
Denmark
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 5 Jules Koundé Booked in the 43rd minute 43'
CB 4 Raphaël Varane Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
CB 18 Dayot Upamecano
LB 22 Théo Hernandez
CM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
CM 14 Adrien Rabiot
RW 11 Ousmane Dembélé Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted off in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
LW 10 Kylian Mbappé
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
Substitutions:
FW 26 Marcus Thuram Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
FW 20 Kingsley Coman Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
DF 24 Ibrahima Konaté Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
MF 13 Youssouf Fofana Substituted on in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
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GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel (c)
CB 2 Joachim Andersen
CB 6 Andreas Christensen Booked in the 20th minute 20'
CB 3 Victor Nelsson
RM 13 Rasmus Kristensen Substituted off in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
CM 23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
CM 10 Christian Eriksen
LM 5 Joakim Mæhle
RW 25 Jesper Lindstrøm Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
LW 14 Mikkel Damsgaard Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CF 21 Andreas Cornelius Booked in the 23rd minute 23' Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Martin Braithwaite Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 12 Kasper Dolberg Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
MF 15 Christian Nørgaard Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
DF 26 Alexander Bah Substituted on in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
Manager:
Kasper Hjulmand

Man of the Match:
Kylian Mbappé (France)[8]

Assistant referees:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Cao Yi (China)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Australia vs Denmark

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30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
18:00
Australia  1–0  Denmark Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 41,232
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235468

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Australia
Denmark
GK 1 Mathew Ryan (c)
RB 2 Miloš Degenek Booked in the 57th minute 57'
CB 19 Harry Souttar
CB 4 Kye Rowles
LB 16 Aziz Behich Booked in the 4th minute 4'
RM 7 Mathew Leckie Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
CM 13 Aaron Mooy
CM 22 Jackson Irvine
LM 23 Craig Goodwin Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CF 14 Riley McGree Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
CF 15 Mitch Duke Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
Substitutions:
MF 26 Keanu Baccus Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
DF 8 Bailey Wright Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 9 Jamie Maclaren Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
MF 10 Ajdin Hrustic Substituted on in the 89th minute 89'
Manager:
Graham Arnold
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GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel
RB 13 Rasmus Kristensen Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CB 2 Joachim Andersen
CB 6 Andreas Christensen
LB 5 Joakim Mæhle Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
DM 23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
CM 7 Mathias Jensen Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
CM 10 Christian Eriksen (c)
RF 11 Andreas Skov Olsen Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
CF 9 Martin Braithwaite Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
LF 25 Jesper Lindstrøm
Substitutions:
DF 26 Alexander Bah Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 12 Kasper Dolberg Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
MF 14 Mikkel Damsgaard Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
MF 24 Robert Skov Booked in the 75th minute 75' Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
FW 21 Andreas Cornelius Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
Manager:
Kasper Hjulmand

Man of the Match:
Mathew Leckie (Australia)[9]

Assistant referees:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)
Reserve assistant referee:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)

Tunisia vs France

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30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
18:00
Tunisia  1–0  France Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 43,627
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235465

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Tunisia
France
GK 16 Aymen Dahmen
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
CB 5 Nader Ghandri
CB 3 Montassar Talbi
RM 21 Wajdi Kechrida Booked in the 28th minute 28'
CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri
CM 14 Aïssa Laïdouni
LM 12 Ali Maâloul
RW 25 Anis Ben Slimane Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
LW 15 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
CF 10 Wahbi Khazri (c) Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Issam Jebali Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
MF 18 Ghailene Chaalali Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
DF 24 Ali Abdi Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
Manager:
Jalel Kadri
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GK 16 Steve Mandanda
RB 3 Axel Disasi
CB 4 Raphaël Varane (c) Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
CB 24 Ibrahima Konaté
LB 25 Eduardo Camavinga
RM 13 Youssouf Fofana Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
CM 15 Jordan Veretout Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
LM 6 Mattéo Guendouzi Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CF 20 Kingsley Coman Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
CF 12 Randal Kolo Muani
Substitutions:
DF 17 William Saliba Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
FW 10 Kylian Mbappé Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
MF 14 Adrien Rabiot Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
FW 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
FW 11 Ousmane Dembélé Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia)[10]

Assistant referees:
Mark Rule (New Zealand)
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Reserve assistant referee:
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)

Discipline

Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the teams are tied after the overall and head-to-head rules. These points are based on yellow and red cards given to a team. The points are:[2]

  • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
  • direct red card: minus 4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card
 France 1 –1
 Australia 3 2 –5
 Denmark 2 2 1 –5
 Tunisia 1 3 1 –5

2022 FIFA World Cup Group D Media

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