7NEWS Australia published this video item, entitled “Anthony Albanese congratulates Socceroos for World Cup win over Denmark | 7NEWS” – below is their description.
Anthony Albanese has congratulated the Socceroos in parliament for their 1-0 win over Denmark at the FIFA World Cup, which secured a place in the tournament’s knockout stage for just the second time.
The prime minister joked that Australians may receive an extra public holiday if the team managed to won the trophy.
“It was a bit late at 4am in the morning to call a public holiday today, but I reckon if we win the World Cup, well that might be a different story.”
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Australia, officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world’s sixth-largest country by total area.
Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. The capital is Copenhagen. Denmark proper, consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 islands.
The Kingdom of Denmark comprises Denmark proper and the two autonomous territories in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Home rule was established in the Faroe Islands in 1948; in Greenland home rule was established in 1979 and further autonomy in 2009.
Denmark has highly developed mixed economy. Denmark became a member of the European Economic Community (now the EU) in 1973, but negotiated certain opt-outs; it retains its own currency, the krone. It is among the founding members of NATO, the Nordic Council, the OECD, OSCE, and the United Nations; it is also part of the Schengen Area. Denmark has close linguistic ties to its Scandinavian neighbours.
FIFA is a non-profit organization which describes itself as an international governing body of association football, fútsal and beach soccer. It is the highest governing body of football.
