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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Emma Kemp in Doha

Two minutes of chaos that fired Socceroos into World Cup last 16

Australian coach Graham Arnold celebrates victory over Denmark with assistant coach Rene Meulensteen.
Australian coach Graham Arnold celebrates victory over Denmark with assistant coach Rene Meulensteen. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters

It happened in the 58th minute, and René Meulensteen heard it first. The Socceroos assistant coach was in the dugout at Al Janoub Stadium when word filtered through that Tunisia had scored.

Over at the Education City Stadium, Wahbi Khazri had made a mazy run through a second-string France team and taken a 1-0 lead. It meant Australia, who were still 0-0 with Denmark, now had to win to advance as runners-up of Group D.

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