Now that the first phase of the tournament is completed, we are dedicating a blog post to give a review on each group and how did the action unfold and a look into the upcoming knockout stage. Teams have surprised us in a positive or negative way, and we are going to give you a good overview of what went down in the group stages. Join us as LV BET continues to be the partner during this FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
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Group D Review
France, Australia, Tunisia, and Denmark were the participants of a well-contested Group D. France and Australia topped the table with six points each, whereas a feisty Tunisia fell short of qualification by just two points. Denmark managed just one point from three games, ranking them high in the list of disappointing nations with good potential.
France
France was poised to see its national team top their group, and so they did, albeit with a late bump in the form of a Tunisian 1-0 defeat. As it turned out, Didier Deschamps’ talent-laden squad managed to trump its dressing room drama and go on to achieve two key wins against Australia and Denmark.
France to win against Poland is priced at 1/4 (1.25).
The French are evidently still the squad to beat, and the Poles will face the arduous task of halting them in their tracks. Will free-scoring Kylian Mbappe fire his nation to victory or will it be Robert Lewandowski to shine instead?
We are pricing Mbappe to score anytime at 5/7 (1.72) and Lewandowski to score anytime at 9/4 (3.25).
Australia
Although far from the top of the pecking order, Australia managed to hop past Denmark and Tunisia to secure its qualification to the knockouts. After receiving a thumping against France, the Socceroos managed to patch their defensive leak and bring home two spotless 1-0 wins, giving them a well-deserved spot in the round of 16. Argentina is up next for the Aussies.
Argentina not to score against Australia is priced at 9 (10.00).
In the seven times that these two nations have met, it was Argentina who prevailed the most with five wins, one draw and an Aussie win in 1988. Can Mitchell Duke and his comrades stun Messi’s Argentina?
Mitchell Duke to score anytime is priced at 11/2 (6.50), whereas Australia to win by a scoreline of 1-0 is available at 33 (34.00).
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