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

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Published : Nov 26, 2022, 3:17 PM IST

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.

Time: 3:30 PM

TUNISIA VS AUSTRALIA (Group D)

Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium

FIFA Rankings: Tunisia is ranked 30 while Australia is 38

Head-To-Head: Both the teams have been on equal front when faced each other. Each team have won one each thus far. In their last meeting in 2005, Australia lost to Tunisia 0-2 while in 1997, Australia beat them 3-0.

Last match: Tunisia held on to 0-0 draw against Demark while Australia lost a lopsided contest to France by a margin of 1-4.

Team's World Cup record: Tunisia have recorded 2 wins, 5 draws and as many as 9 losses while Australia have won 2, drew 4 and lost 11 in World Cups.

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Time: 6.30 PM

POLAND VS SAUDI ARABIA (Group C)

Stadium: Education City Stadium

FIFA Rankings: 26th for Poland, 51 for Saudi Arabia.

Head-To-Head: The contests between the two teams have been one-sided so far. Poland have won 4 times while Saudi Arabia are yet to register a win against them. In their last two matches, Saudi Arabia lost to Poland 1-2 in 2006 while in 1994, the scoreline remained the same.

Last match: Poland drew their last match against Mexico. The scoreline read 0-0 while Saudi Arabia upset Lionel Messi-led Argentina 2-1.

Team's World Cup record: Poland have won 16 matches, drew 6 and lost 13 matches. Saudi Arabia have won 4 contests, drew 2 and lost 11.

Read: FIFA World Cup: All you need to know so far

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Time: 9:30 PM

FRANCE VS DENMARK (Group D)

Stadium: Stadium 974

FIFA Rankings: The last World Cup winners France are ranked 4th while Denmark are stationed at 10th in FIFA rankings.

Head-To-Head: The clash between the two sides have been volatile and the anticipation is even bigger as the two great teams vie for wins. France have a lead of 8 wins over Denmark while Denmark have won 6.

Last Match: France beat Australia 4-1, while Denmark last world cup match scoreline read 0-0 against Tunisia.

Team's World Cup record: In the tournament, France have won 35 times, drew 13 and held onto 19 losses. Denmark, contrarily, have 9 wins, 6 draws and as many losses.

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Time: 12:30 AM (Sunday)

ARGENTINA VS MEXICO (Group C)

Stadium: Lusail Stadium

FIFA Rankings: The Messi side are ranked 3rd in the World while Mexico are 13th in the rankings.

Head-To-Head: Argentina have an upper hand with 16 wins as opposed to Mexico's 5. Both team settled on a draw 14 times.

Last Match: Argentina lost their opener against Saudi Arabia 1-2 while Mexico drew 0-0 against Poland.

Team's World Cup record: The Argentina side have won 43 number of times in the tournament, drew 15 and lost 24 games. Mexico have won 16, drew 15 and lost 27 matches.

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