Denmark head coach Age Hareide is confident talisman Christian Eriksen can deal with whatever tactics Australia deploy to try to stop him — just like he does for Tottenham in the Premier League. The Danes could put themselves on the verge of qualification for the knockout stage with a second Group C victory today after a 1-0 win over Peru. The Socceroos, meanwhile, went down 2-1 against France in Kazan, so are fighting to keep their World Cup hopes alive.

With so much on the line, much has been made of just how Australia will look to shackle the creativity of Eriksen, who netted a hat-trick as Denmark beat the Republic of Ireland 5-1 in their qualifying play-off second leg in Dublin. Hareide, though, has no doubts the Spurs man will be ready for the challenge. "Christian is a player who can change matches, and we try to get him involved as much as we can," the Norway head coach told a press conference, broadcast on the official FIFA tournament website.