News about Andreas Cornelius

Argentina and France met in one of the all-time great World Cup finals, with all of their peers competing to perform a masterpiece at the Lusail Stadium. For those 16 nations, the tournament has been off for a while. Those clubs that made it to the group stage returned home less than two weeks after playing only three matches. It was no surprise for some teams: they were never supposed to make the knockout rounds. For those people, it would have been a difficult pill to swallow. Sportsmail has taken a look back at the 16 teams that were cut from the competition field and rated how they did in the Middle East.

After defeating Tunisia 1-0 on Saturday, Australia is on the verge of emulating the class of 2006. Graham Arnold's men will progress and become only the second socceroos team in history to reach the Round of 16 at the tournament after a draw against Denmark. Mitchell Duke's header was the difference between Australia and Tunisia in the first game after a 4-1 loss at the hands of France.

PLAYER RATINGS: Kylian Mbappe (left), a player who played for France, led France to a 2-1 victory over Denmark in a World Cup Group D clash on Saturday afternoon. Adrien Rabiot and Antoine Griezmann (right), as did Denmark's Christian Eriksen (second left), but Andreas Cornelius (second right) suffered on his return to Kasper Hjulmand's side. Here, Sportsmail's Oliver Holt and Max Mathews rate and slate players from both teams following their match at the 974 Stadium in Doha, Qatar.

Fans have mocked former Cardiff City striker Andreas Cornelius for missing a golden opportunity during Denmark's 0-0 World Cup stalemate with Tunisia. Cornelius was introduced in the 65th minute in the hopes of finding the breakthrough after Denmark's struggles to break their opponents down. Andres Christensen nailed down a corner, and Cornelius discovered himself just a yard away from the goal with the goal at his mercy, less than five minutes later. He attempted a diving header rather than kicking the ball home with his foot, but his attempt fell off the post and fans were stunned that he hadn't scored.