Harder stars as Denmark beat Haiti to reach knockout stage at Women's World Cup 2023
Denmark booked their place in the World Cup last 16 with a 2-0 win over Haiti to finish second in Group D behind England.
Haiti were undone by a penalty for a third game in a row, with Pernille Harder scoring from the spot after Dayana Pierre-Louis' handball.
Sanne Troelsgaard sealed the Danes' progression to the knockout stages with a second goal deep into injury time.
Denmark face Group B winners and co-hosts Australia in Sydney on Monday.
It will be Denmark's first World Cup knockout match in 28 years, since they lost to Norway in the quarter-finals of the 1995 tournament.
Ranked 13th in the world, the Danes were guaranteed of a place in the round of 16 with a win and a better outcome than China's result against England in the other match in the group.
Haiti, meanwhile, needed a victory and the Lionesses beat China 6-1, they were easily reaching the last 16.
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