Australia beat Denmark to enter the Women's World Cup quarter-finals.

Australia beat Denmark to advance to the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup.

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Sam Kerr made a comeback in this match which proved to be helpful in winning Australia.

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Australia defeated Denmark 2–0 in the Round-16.

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Australia coach Tony Gustavsson said, "I think the one thing that's happened with this team is that they were very tight and cohesive when this tournament started."

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Denmark coach Lars Sondergaard said, "It really felt like an away game."

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Australia will next face either France or Morocco in Brisbane on Saturday.

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Sam Kerr will be in the running to start at the World Cup for the first time, in which he was expected to star.

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This is only the second time that Australia has reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup, the previous one being in 2015.

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