# How Bangladesh can go to the semi-finals despite two big losses > Bangladesh needs a win against Afghanistan and depends on other match results to reach the World Cup semi-finals. After Afghanistan surprised everyone by beating Australia, Bangladesh has a chance. If Australia wins the… Published: 2024-06-25 · Desk: Sports · Source: The Daily Star Bangladesh needs a win against Afghanistan and depends on other match results to reach the World Cup semi-finals. After Afghanistan surprised everyone by beating Australia, Bangladesh has a chance. If Australia wins their next game, Bangladesh might be out. But if Australia loses and Bangladesh wins by 27 runs against Afghanistan, and India wins by 35 runs against Australia, Bangladesh can still advance despite their poor net run rate. Afghanistan also has a slim chance but needs big wins and specific results to make it to the semis, especially if Australia loses again. Original reporting: https://bangla.thedailystar.net/sports/sports-special/%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA-%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%AA/news-592016?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2w9e2kqhUy2BLARLTMvyZ1M2g7aOU60iYHIK7nNYhL1n3w1hoVSNedbrg_aem_FsnrKzAqbX6HTqBAPkQNHw HTML: https://tezzfeed.com/sports/how-bangladesh-can-go-to-the-semi-finals-despite-two-big-losses-1719126197957 Bangladesh desk: https://tezzfeed.com/bangladeshi-news.md Agent map: https://tezzfeed.com/llms.txt