Australia yatinga raundi ya 16 katika Kombe la Dunia la FIFA Qatar 2022

Shangwe na nderemo zimeshuhudiwa kote nchini Australia, baada ya timu ya taifa ya mpira wa miguu Socceroos kufuzu kwa raundi ya 16 ya Kombe la Dunia la FIFA 2022 nchini Qatar.

A flare is lit as Socceroos fans celebrate a goal scored by Australia as they watch Australia play Denmark in the FIFA World Cup, at Federation Square in Melbourne, Thursday, December 1, 2022. Source: AAP / CON CHRONIS/AAPIMAGE

Australia ili ingia uwanjani dhidi ya Denmark ikijua lazima ishinde mechi yake la sivyo ushiriki wao katika Kombe la Dunia utakuwa mashakani.

Kama ilivyo tarajiwa nakutabiriwa, Denmark ilimiliki mpira kwa muda mrefu, ila hiyo yote haikutosha kutikisa walinzi wa Australia katika mechi hiyo. Na katika dakika ya 60, nyota wa Melbourne City FC, Mathew Leckie aliwakwepa walinzi wa Denmark nakufyatua kombora kwa mguu wake wakushoto hadi ndani ya wavu wa Denmark.

Mathew Leckie (2L) of Australia celebrates with teammates after scoring the 1-0 during the FIFA World Cup 2022 group D soccer match between Australia and Denmark at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, 30 November 2022. EPA/Rolex dela Pena Source: EPA / Rolex dela Pena/EPA

Wakati huo huo katika mechi nyingine yakundi lao, Tunisia walikuwa wakiwapa matatizo bingwa watetezi Ufaransa na licha yakushinda mechi hiyo, ushindi wa Australia ulikuwa na maana kwamba Denmark pamoja na Tunisia walitupwa nje ya michuano hiyo.

Australia sasa inajiandaa kukabiliana na mtihani mgumu kutoka Lionel Messi na Argentina alfajiri ya Jumapili kwa masaa yamashariki Australia.