The 2nd TOP16 game on Monday is going to be between Australia and Denmark. Both teams had 2 wins and 1 loss in the group, but in this match I predict that the Australians are going to win after 90 minutes.

There were a lot of emotions during Australia's games in the group stage. While they started the tournament with a 1:0 win over Ireland, the winning goal was scored through penalty. In the next game, Australia was stunned by Nigeria which scored a total of 3 goals and got a shocking win. It was "now or never" time for Australia in the group stage finale against Canada. They showed real character as they scored a total of 4 goals (two more were canceled) and advanced to the next round.

Denmark didn't have the toughest group but their performance wasn't so great. Against China, the score was tied for the majority of the game but the Europeans managed to score in the 89th minute and get the victory. Against England, they were relatively close but lost 0:1. Against Haiti, Denmark was up 1:0 for the majority of the game and won 2:0 in the end.

The biggest question for Australia is whether Sam Kerr is going to play. In the 4:0 win over Canada, Australia doubled the amount of open-play goals it had previously scored, plus registered its best single match xG (2.7) so far. Bring those performance levels with Kerr in the mix and Australia could start to hit its potential. Going forward, Denmark is a quintessential slightly above-average side - 14th in goals scored, 15th in xG, 17th in progressive passes and 19th in progressive carries. At the back, it has been marginally more impressive. Ninth for goals conceded, ninth for xG against, 14th in progressive passes allowed and 25th in progressive carries allowed.

While both teams have 2 wins and 1 loss, I like Australia's chances much better. They are playing at home, and the help from local fans should give an extra boost. The Australians already showed that they can play when it matters the most. The co-hosts have won 75% of the TOP16 games and have won 11 out of the last 13 games, and during this stretch, they have 8 games with clean sheets. The game won't be easy but the Australians should be able to win in the regular time.

周一的第二场TOP16比赛将在澳大利亚和丹麦之间进行。两队在小组赛中都有2胜1负，但在这场比赛中，我预测澳大利亚队将在90分钟后获胜。

在小组赛阶段，澳大利亚的比赛充满了各种情绪。虽然他们以1:0战胜爱尔兰开始了比赛，但制胜一球是通过点球打进的。在接下来的比赛中，澳大利亚被尼日利亚队打了个措手不及，尼日利亚队进了3球，取得了令人震惊的胜利。对于澳大利亚来说，在小组赛最后一场对阵加拿大的比赛中，这是“机不可失”的时刻。他们表现出了真正的个性，他们共进了4球(其中2球被取消)，并进入了下一轮。

丹麦的小组并不是最艰难的，但他们的表现也不是很好。对阵中国队时，双方在比赛的大部分时间里比分持平，但欧洲人在第89分钟进球并取得胜利。对阵英格兰时，他们的比分相对接近，但以0比1输掉了比赛。在对海地的比赛中，丹麦在大部分时间里都以1:0领先，最终以2:0取胜。

对澳大利亚来说，最大的问题是萨姆·科尔能否上场。在4:0战胜加拿大的比赛中，澳大利亚的开放比赛进球数翻了一番，并且创下了迄今为止最好的单场比赛xG(2.7)。把这些表现水平和科尔的组合，澳大利亚可能会开始发挥其潜力。展望未来，丹麦队是一支典型的略高于平均水平的球队——进球数排名第14，射门次数排名第15，传球次数排名第17，传球次数排名第19。在后场，它稍微令人印象深刻一些。失球数排名第九，对阵对手人数排名第九，传球次数排名第14，抬球次数排名第25。

虽然两支球队都有2胜1负，但我认为澳大利亚的机会要大得多。他们在主场比赛，当地球迷的帮助应该会给他们带来额外的推动力。澳大利亚人已经证明了他们可以在关键时刻发挥作用。在前16场比赛中，联合东道主赢得了75%的胜利，在最近的13场比赛中赢了11场，在这段时间里，他们有8场比赛零封对手。这场比赛不会轻松，但澳大利亚人应该能够在常规时间内获胜。