2022 FIFA World Cup Group D

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

## Teams

|rowspan=2|Draw position|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|Pot|rowspan=2|Confederation|rowspan=2|Method of qualification|rowspan=2|Date of qualification|rowspan=2 data-sort-type="number"|Finals appearance|rowspan=2|Last appearance|rowspan=2|Previous best performance|colspan=2|FIFA Rankings|
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|D1||1|UEFA|UEFA Group D winners|13 November 2021|16th|2018|**Winners** (1998, 2018)|3|4||||||||||
|D2||4|AFC|AFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners|13 June 2022|6th|2018|Round of 16 (2006)|42|38||||||||||
|D3||2|UEFA|UEFA Group F winners|12 October 2021|6th|2018|Quarter-finals (1998)|11|10||||||||||
|D4||3|CAF|CAF Third Round winners|29 March 2022|6th|2018|Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018)|35|30||||||||||
**Notes**

## Standings

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).

### Denmark vs Tunisia

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|GK|**1**|Kasper Schmeichel|||||
|CB|**2**|Joachim Andersen|||||
|CB|**4**|Simon Kjær (c)|||||
|CB|**6**|Andreas Christensen|||||
|DM|**8**|Thomas Delaney|||||
|CM|**23**|Pierre-Emile Højbjerg|||||
|CM|**10**|Christian Eriksen|||||
|RW|**13**|Rasmus Kristensen|||||
|LW|**5**|Joakim Mæhle|||||
|CF|**11**|Andreas Skov Olsen|||||
|CF|**12**|Kasper Dolberg|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**14**|Mikkel Damsgaard|||||
|FW|**21**|Andreas Cornelius|||||
|MF|**7**|Mathias Jensen|||||
|MF|**25**|Jesper Lindstrøm|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Kasper Hjulmand|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**16**|Aymen Dahmen|||||
|CB|**6**|Dylan Bronn|||||
|CB|**4**|Yassine Meriah|||||
|CB|**3**|Montassar Talbi|||||
|RM|**20**|Mohamed Dräger|||||
|CM|**17**|Ellyes Skhiri|||||
|CM|**14**|Aïssa Laïdouni|||||
|LM|**24**|Ali Abdi|||||
|AM|**25**|Anis Ben Slimane|||||
|AM|**7**|Youssef Msakni (c)|||||
|CF|**9**|Issam Jebali|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**23**|Naïm Sliti|||||
|MF|**8**|Hannibal Mejbri|||||
|FW|**11**|Taha Yassine Khenissi|||||
|DF|**21**|Wajdi Kechrida|||||
|MF|**13**|Ferjani Sassi|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Jalel Kadri|}|||||

### France vs Australia

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|GK|**1**|Hugo Lloris (c)|||||
|RB|**2**|Benjamin Pavard|||||
|CB|**18**|Dayot Upamecano|||||
|CB|**24**|Ibrahima Konaté|||||
|LB|**21**|Lucas Hernandez|||||
|CM|**14**|Adrien Rabiot|||||
|CM|**8**|Aurélien Tchouaméni|||||
|RW|**11**|Ousmane Dembélé|||||
|AM|**7**|Antoine Griezmann|||||
|LW|**10**|Kylian Mbappé|||||
|CF|**9**|Olivier Giroud|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**22**|Théo Hernandez|||||
|MF|**13**|Youssouf Fofana|||||
|FW|**20**|Kingsley Coman|||||
|DF|**5**|Jules Koundé|||||
|FW|**26**|Marcus Thuram|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Didier Deschamps|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Mathew Ryan (c)|||||
|RB|**3**|Nathaniel Atkinson|||||
|CB|**19**|Harry Souttar|||||
|CB|**4**|Kye Rowles|||||
|LB|**16**|Aziz Behich|||||
|DM|**13**|Aaron Mooy|||||
|RM|**23**|Craig Goodwin|||||
|CM|**14**|Riley McGree|||||
|CM|**22**|Jackson Irvine|||||
|LM|**7**|Mathew Leckie|||||
|CF|**15**|Mitch Duke|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**25**|Jason Cummings|||||
|FW|**11**|Awer Mabil|||||
|FW|**21**|Garang Kuol|||||
|MF|**26**|Keanu Baccus|||||
|DF|**2**|Miloš Degenek|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Graham Arnold|}|||||

### Tunisia vs Australia

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|GK|**16**|Aymen Dahmen|||||
|CB|**6**|Dylan Bronn|||||
|CB|**4**|Yassine Meriah|||||
|CB|**3**|Montassar Talbi|||||
|RM|**20**|Mohamed Dräger|||||
|CM|**17**|Ellyes Skhiri|||||
|CM|**14**|Aïssa Laïdouni|||||
|LM|**24**|Ali Abdi|||||
|AM|**23**|Naïm Sliti|||||
|AM|**7**|Youssef Msakni (c)|||||
|CF|**9**|Issam Jebali|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**13**|Ferjani Sassi|||||
|FW|**10**|Wahbi Khazri|||||
|DF|**21**|Wajdi Kechrida|||||
|FW|**11**|Taha Yassine Khenissi|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Jalel Kadri|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Mathew Ryan (c)|||||
|RB|**5**|Fran Karačić|||||
|CB|**19**|Harry Souttar|||||
|CB|**4**|Kye Rowles|||||
|LB|**16**|Aziz Behich|||||
|DM|**13**|Aaron Mooy|||||
|CM|**22**|Jackson Irvine|||||
|CM|**14**|Riley McGree|||||
|RF|**7**|Mathew Leckie|||||
|CF|**15**|Mitch Duke|||||
|LF|**23**|Craig Goodwin|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**9**|Jamie Maclaren|||||
|MF|**10**|Ajdin Hrustic|||||
|DF|**2**|Miloš Degenek|||||
|FW|**11**|Awer Mabil|||||
|MF|**26**|Keanu Baccus|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Graham Arnold|}|||||

### France vs Denmark

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|GK|**1**|Hugo Lloris (c)|||||
|RB|**5**|Jules Koundé|||||
|CB|**4**|Raphaël Varane|||||
|CB|**18**|Dayot Upamecano|||||
|LB|**22**|Théo Hernandez|||||
|CM|**8**|Aurélien Tchouaméni|||||
|CM|**14**|Adrien Rabiot|||||
|RW|**11**|Ousmane Dembélé|||||
|AM|**7**|Antoine Griezmann|||||
|LW|**10**|Kylian Mbappé|||||
|CF|**9**|Olivier Giroud|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**26**|Marcus Thuram|||||
|FW|**20**|Kingsley Coman|||||
|DF|**24**|Ibrahima Konaté|||||
|MF|**13**|Youssouf Fofana|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Didier Deschamps|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Kasper Schmeichel (c)|||||
|CB|**2**|Joachim Andersen|||||
|CB|**6**|Andreas Christensen|||||
|CB|**3**|Victor Nelsson|||||
|RM|**13**|Rasmus Kristensen|||||
|CM|**23**|Pierre-Emile Højbjerg|||||
|CM|**10**|Christian Eriksen|||||
|LM|**5**|Joakim Mæhle|||||
|RW|**25**|Jesper Lindstrøm|||||
|LW|**14**|Mikkel Damsgaard|||||
|CF|**21**|Andreas Cornelius|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**9**|Martin Braithwaite|||||
|FW|**12**|Kasper Dolberg|||||
|MF|**15**|Christian Nørgaard|||||
|DF|**26**|Alexander Bah|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Kasper Hjulmand|}|||||

### Australia vs Denmark

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|GK|**1**|Mathew Ryan (c)|||||
|RB|**2**|Miloš Degenek|||||
|CB|**19**|Harry Souttar|||||
|CB|**4**|Kye Rowles|||||
|LB|**16**|Aziz Behich|||||
|RM|**7**|Mathew Leckie|||||
|CM|**13**|Aaron Mooy|||||
|CM|**22**|Jackson Irvine|||||
|LM|**23**|Craig Goodwin|||||
|CF|**14**|Riley McGree|||||
|CF|**15**|Mitch Duke|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**26**|Keanu Baccus|||||
|DF|**8**|Bailey Wright|||||
|FW|**9**|Jamie Maclaren|||||
|MF|**10**|Ajdin Hrustic|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Graham Arnold|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Kasper Schmeichel|||||
|RB|**13**|Rasmus Kristensen|||||
|CB|**2**|Joachim Andersen|||||
|CB|**6**|Andreas Christensen|||||
|LB|**5**|Joakim Mæhle|||||
|DM|**23**|Pierre-Emile Højbjerg|||||
|CM|**7**|Mathias Jensen|||||
|CM|**10**|Christian Eriksen (c)|||||
|RF|**11**|Andreas Skov Olsen|||||
|CF|**9**|Martin Braithwaite|||||
|LF|**25**|Jesper Lindstrøm|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**26**|Alexander Bah|||||
|FW|**12**|Kasper Dolberg|||||
|MF|**14**|Mikkel Damsgaard|||||
|MF|**24**|Robert Skov|||||
|FW|**21**|Andreas Cornelius|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Kasper Hjulmand|}|||||

### Tunisia vs France

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|GK|**16**|Aymen Dahmen|||||
|CB|**4**|Yassine Meriah|||||
|CB|**5**|Nader Ghandri|||||
|CB|**3**|Montassar Talbi|||||
|RM|**21**|Wajdi Kechrida|||||
|CM|**17**|Ellyes Skhiri|||||
|CM|**14**|Aïssa Laïdouni|||||
|LM|**12**|Ali Maâloul|||||
|RW|**25**|Anis Ben Slimane|||||
|LW|**15**|Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane|||||
|CF|**10**|Wahbi Khazri (c)|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**9**|Issam Jebali|||||
|MF|**18**|Ghailene Chaalali|||||
|DF|**24**|Ali Abdi|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Jalel Kadri|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**16**|Steve Mandanda|||||
|RB|**3**|Axel Disasi|||||
|CB|**4**|Raphaël Varane (c)|||||
|CB|**24**|Ibrahima Konaté|||||
|LB|**25**|Eduardo Camavinga|||||
|RM|**13**|Youssouf Fofana|||||
|CM|**8**|Aurélien Tchouaméni|||||
|CM|**15**|Jordan Veretout|||||
|LM|**6**|Mattéo Guendouzi|||||
|CF|**20**|Kingsley Coman|||||
|CF|**12**|Randal Kolo Muani|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**17**|William Saliba|||||
|FW|**10**|Kylian Mbappé|||||
|MF|**14**|Adrien Rabiot|||||
|FW|**7**|Antoine Griezmann|||||
|FW|**11**|Ousmane Dembélé|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Didier Deschamps|}|||||

## 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:
- 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;

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