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FIFA World Cup: Everything you need to know about today's matches

The planet's biggest sporting carnival is underway and as we progress into the matches, here's the dissection of teams that will be meeting today for an enthralling encounter so that anticipation of these games becomes even more exciting.

FIFA World Cup: Everything you need to know about today's matches
FIFA World Cup: Everything you need to know about today's matches

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Published : Nov 30, 2022, 3:23 PM IST

Updated : Nov 30, 2022, 3:39 PM IST

Time:8:30 PM

AUSTRALIA VS DENMARK (Group D)

Stadium:Al Janoub Stadium

FIFA Rankings:Australia -- 38, Denmark -- 10

Head-To-Head: Australia have one game against Denmark while Denmark have 2 wins against the Kangaroos while one remained draw. In 2018, Denmark drew against Australia 1-1 while they beat them 2-0 in 2012.

Last match in the ongoing WC: Australia lost to defending champs France 1-4 before winning the game against Tunisia 1-0. Denmark held Tunisia to 0-0 while they too lost against France 1-2.

Team's World Cup record:Overall, 3 wins for Australia, 4 draws and 11 losses -- not a record to boast while Denmark have had 9 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses.

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Time: 8.30 PM

TUNISIA VS FRANCE (Group D)

Stadium:Education City Stadium

FIFA Rankings:Tunisia are ranked 30th while France are 4th.

Head-To-Head:Tunisia have 2 wins while France have 3. There are 4 draws between the teams. Recently, Tunisia drew against the defending champions France in 2010 -- 1-1, before losing against them 1-3 in 2008.

Last match in the ongoing WC:Tunisia drew against Denmark 0-0 and lost to Australia 0-1, an underwhelming performance so far which they would look to rectify against France. Meanwhile, France have won its first two matches, first against Australia 4-1, the second against Denmark 2-1.

Team's World Cup record: Tunisia have 2 wins, 5 draws and have lost 10 times in the tournament whereas France have won 36 matches, drew 13 and lost 19.

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Time: 12:30 AM (Thursday)

POLAND VS ARGENTINA (Group C)

Stadium: Stadium 974

FIFA Rankings: Poland -- 26, Argentina -- 3

Head-To-Head: Poland have 3 wins at their disposal, while Argentines have won 6 times against them. Both teams settled for a draw twice. In 2011, Poland defeated Argentina 2-1 while almost a decade ago in 1992, Argentina beat Poland 2-0.

Last match in the ongoing WC: Poland ended with a no-result contest against Mexico with an encounter that read the scoreline 0-0. In its second match, they beat Saudi Arabia 2-0. Argentina, meanwhile, had a shocking loss in the opener against Saudi Arabia 1-2 but rose on Messi's shoulders to register a victory in the next contest with 2-0 win over Mexico.

Team's World Cup record:Poland have 17 victories, 6 draws and 13 losses in the tournament. Argentina have 44 wins, 15 draws and 24 losses.

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Time: 12:30 AM (Thursday)

SAUDI ARABIA VS MEXICO (Group C)

Stadium:Lusail Stadium

FIFA Rankings: Saudi Arabia -- 51, Mexico -- 13

Head-To-Head: Saudi Arabia are yet to register a victory against Mexico while the latter have won 4 times and one match was settled for a draw. In 1999, Mexico won in a one-sided contest by 5-1 against the Saudis while in 1998, both the teams contented with a 0-0 draw.

Last match in the ongoing WC: Saudi Arabia registered a memorable victory into the start of their campaign against Lionel Messi-led Argentina, beating them 2-1 but lost to Poland 0-2. Mexico had a 0-0 draw against Poland and lost to Argentina 0-2 in their second match.

Team's World Cup record: Saudis have 4 wins, 2 draws and 12 losses in their bag while Mexico have 16 wins, 15 draws and 28 losses.

Last Updated : Nov 30, 2022, 3:39 PM IST

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