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Tunisia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

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This article relates the participation of Tunisia during the 2022 FIFA World Cup organized in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022.[1] This is the country's sixth participation in the competition after 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2018.[2] Tunisia meets France, Denmark and Australia in Group D.[3] For the sixth time, Tunisia failed to qualify for the second round of the World Cup, as Tunisia finished the tournament ranked 21st after a 0–0 draw with Denmark, a 0–1 defeat against Australia and a 1–0 victory over France.

Qualification

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Summary

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Tunisia, which only has to intervene in the second round, meets Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea and Zambia. With four wins, a draw and a defeat, the third round is reached, but this is not effective until the day of the last match.[4] The third round is played over two legs and Tunisia take on Mali, the only third-round contender who has never qualified for a World Cup. In the first leg, they took the lead over Mali in the 36th minute thanks to an own goal from Moussa Sissako,[5] who received a red card four minutes later.[6] The Tunisians finished 1–0, so a goalless draw in the second leg was enough for them to qualify.[7] A total of 29 players are used; twenty of them are also in the squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, during which Tunisia are eliminated in the quarter-finals. Only Aïssa Laïdouni and Ali Maâloul have played all eight matches.[8] Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane plays seven games, but is not used in the first game. Farouk Ben Mustapha is the goalkeeper in all second round matches, but Bechir Ben Saïd, who is making his Africa Cup debut, plays in the third round. Sebastian Tounekti (one game) makes his first international appearance in qualifying.[9] The top scorer is captain Wahbi Khazri with three goals, all scored in the second round.[10] He received a second yellow card in the last match of the second round and was replaced by Youssef Msakni in the third round.[11] In total, eight players have scored at least one goal, plus an own goal by a Malian player, which allows Tunisia to qualify for the World Cup.

Second Round

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round

The draw for the ten groups will be held on 21 January 2020 in Cairo. The teams are divided into four pots according to their FIFA ranking.[12] The second round was supposed to start in March 2020,[13] but is postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic and does not start until September 2021.[14] On 3 September 2021, the national team begins its matches in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.[15] Tunisia wins the first three matches without conceding a goal, against Equatorial Guinea in Radès 3–0,[16] against Zambia in Ndola 2–0 and against Mauritania 3–0,[17] followed by a draw against the latter in Nouakchott 0–0 and a defeat against Equatorial Guinea in Malabo 0–1,[18][19] which postpones the qualification for the next round on the last day.[20] Coach Mondher Kebaier faces heavy criticism from fans.[21] This time the team's opponent is Equatorial Guinea. If the two countries are level on points before the last match,[22] Equatorial Guinea draw 1–1 against Mauritania[23] while Tunisia secures first place in its group with a victory 3–1 over Zambia,[24] qualification for the third round being achieved on 16 November,[25] Tunisia concluding the pool matches with four wins, one draw and one loss.[26] During the three matches which take place at the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, all are played behind closed doors due to the health protocol of the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular the match of the last day against Zambia, which the public had to attend before the refusal of the Confederation of African Football.[27]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 6 4 1 1 11 2 +9 13 Advance to third round
2  Equatorial Guinea 6 3 2 1 6 5 +1 11
3  Zambia 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7
4  Mauritania 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2
Source: FIFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
3 September 2021 Tunisia 3–0  Equatorial Guinea Tunis, Tunisia
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
Referee: Daniel Laryea Nii Ayi (Ghana)
7 September 2021 Zambia  0–2 Tunisia Ndola, Zambia
15:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
7 October 2021 Tunisia 3–0  Mauritania Tunis, Tunisia
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
10 October 2021 Mauritania  0–0 Tunisia Nouakchott, Mauritania
19:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Nouakchott
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
13 November 2021 Equatorial Guinea  1–0 Tunisia Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Estadio de Malabo
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
16 November 2021 Tunisia 3–1  Zambia Tunis, Tunisia
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Third Round

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round

The matches are knockout round robin matches. The five winners of the confrontations are qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The draw for the third round, initially scheduled for 18 December takes place on 22 January 2022 in Douala,[28] during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Mondher Kebaier is sacked following the elimination of Tunisia in the quarter of final at the African Cup of Nations and replaced by Jalel Kadri.[29] In the first leg at the Stade du 26 Mars in Bamako, Tunisia won 1–0 thanks to an own goal by Moussa Sissako on pressure from Msakni.[30] As for the return match at the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, in front of 50,000 spectators, it ended in a draw 0–0,[31] so that the team qualified for the World Cup for the sixth time in its history.[32]

25 March 2022 Mali  0–1  Tunisia Bamako, Mali
17:00 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
29 March 2022 Tunisia  0–0
(1–0 agg.)		  Mali Tunis, Tunisia
20:30 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

Qualification statistics

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Preparation

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Draw

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The draw for the final phase of the 2022 World Cup takes place on 1 April 2022 at the Doha Exhibition Centre. Tunisia are assigned to Pot 3 and could be drawn against defending champions Brazil, France, Germany or hosts Qatar. Tunisia meet France, Denmark and Australia in Group D.

The Tunisians haven't scored against any of these teams in their previous World Cup appearances. There have been four friendlies against France, two draws and two losses, and the Tunisians have faced the France B team twice at the Mediterranean Games, winning and losing once. They lost to Denmark at the 1960 Summer Olympics and in preparation for the 2002 World Cup; they also lost to Australia in a friendly match and won the 2005 Confederations Cup.

Preparation matches

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reparations start early, as the team plays two matches for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, the first against Equatorial Guinea in Radès 4–0 victory and the second against Botswana in Francistown draw 0–0.[33][34] Subsequently, the team is set to play the 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer in Japan from 10 to 14 June 2022,[35] with the participation of three other teams: Japan, Chile and Ghana.[36] In the semi-finals, Tunisia beat Chile 2–0 and then Japan 3–0 and thus won the title for the first time.[37]

Ferjani Sassi was named the tournament's best player,[38] while his compatriot Issam Jebali finished top scorer with two goals.[39] After that, the team played two friendlies: the first against Comoros, which ended in victory 1–0,[40] and the second which ended in a heavy loss against Brazil 5–1.[41] The Carthage Eagles end their preparations with a victory against Iran with a score of 2–0 a few days before the world cup, the match not being broadcast and taking place behind closed doors at the request of the Iranian federation.[42]

2 June 2023 AFCON qualification Tunisia 4–0  Equatorial Guinea Tunis, Tunisia
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
5 June 2023 AFCON qualification Botswana  0–0 Tunisia Francistown, Botswana
15:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Francistown Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
10 June 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer Chile  0–2 Tunisia Kobe, Japan
15:15 UTC+9 Report (JFA)
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 4,973
Referee: Tanimoto Ryo (Japan)
14 June 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer Japan  0–3 Tunisia Osaka, Japan
18:55 UTC+9 Report (JFA)
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 31,292
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
22 September Friendly Tunisia 1−0  Comoros Croissy-sur-Seine, France
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Omnisports Du Chemin De Ronde
Referee: Gabriel Henry (France)
27 September Friendly Brazil  5–1 Tunisia Paris, France
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
16 November Friendly Iran  0–2  Tunisia Doha, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Al Rayyan SC Training Stadium
Attendance: 0

Team

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Squad

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup squads

Tunisia announced their final squad on 14 November 2022.[43]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Aymen Mathlouthi (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 38) 73 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
2 2DF Bilel Ifa (1990-03-09)9 March 1990 (aged 32) 37 0 Kuwait Kuwait SC
3 2DF Montassar Talbi (1998-05-26)26 May 1998 (aged 24) 23 1 France Lorient
4 2DF Yassine Meriah (1993-07-02)2 July 1993 (aged 29) 61 3 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
5 3MF Nader Ghandri (1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 27) 8 0 Tunisia Club Africain
6 2DF Dylan Bronn (1995-06-19)19 June 1995 (aged 27) 36 2 Italy Salernitana
7 4FW Youssef Msakni (captain) (1990-10-28)28 October 1990 (aged 32) 88 17 Qatar Al-Arabi
8 3MF Hannibal Mejbri (2003-01-21)21 January 2003 (aged 19) 19 0 England Birmingham City
9 4FW Issam Jebali (1991-12-25)25 December 1991 (aged 30) 10 2 Denmark OB
10 4FW Wahbi Khazri (1991-02-08)8 February 1991 (aged 31) 72 24 France Montpellier
11 4FW Taha Yassine Khenissi (1992-01-06)6 January 1992 (aged 30) 48 9 Kuwait Kuwait SC
12 2DF Ali Maâloul (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 32) 83 2 Egypt Al Ahly
13 3MF Ferjani Sassi (1992-03-18)18 March 1992 (aged 30) 78 6 Qatar Al-Duhail
14 3MF Aïssa Laïdouni (1996-12-13)13 December 1996 (aged 25) 25 1 Hungary Ferencváros
15 3MF Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (1999-09-06)6 September 1999 (aged 23) 23 1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
16 1GK Aymen Dahmen (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 25) 5 0 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
17 3MF Ellyes Skhiri (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 27) 49 3 Germany 1. FC Köln
18 3MF Ghailene Chaalali (1994-02-28)28 February 1994 (aged 28) 31 1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
19 4FW Seifeddine Jaziri (1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 29) 29 10 Egypt Zamalek
20 2DF Mohamed Dräger (1996-06-25)25 June 1996 (aged 26) 34 3 Switzerland Luzern
21 2DF Wajdi Kechrida (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 27) 19 0 Greece Atromitos
22 1GK Bechir Ben Saïd (1992-11-29)29 November 1992 (aged 29) 10 0 Tunisia US Monastir
23 4FW Naïm Sliti (1992-07-27)27 July 1992 (aged 30) 69 14 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
24 2DF Ali Abdi (1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 28) 10 2 France Caen
25 4FW Anis Ben Slimane (2001-03-16)16 March 2001 (aged 21) 25 4 Denmark Brøndby
26 1GK Mouez Hassen (1995-03-05)5 March 1995 (aged 27) 20 0 Tunisia Club Africain

Kit

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Italian company Kappa unveils the national team uniform on 29 September 2022.[44] The front decorations of the shirt form the shield of Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca.[45]

Home
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Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2

Group stage

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Group D

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D
Tunisia v Denmark.

In the first match in Group D, Mohamed Dräger threatens the opponent's goal, then Issam Jebali dominates Kasper Schmeichel, but the situation is prevented by an offside. In the 43rd minute, Jebali comes face to face with Schmeichel after hitting the goal and tries to beat the goalkeeper with a through shot, but he uses his thumbs and fends off the finish.[46] Christian Eriksen then makes an attempt beyond the goal line, but Aymen Dahmen is illustrated with a save.[47] From the corner that follows, Andreas Cornelius wastes an opportunity by finding himself alone at the far post, but his header only seals the structure of the goals. Due to the subsequent dominance over the ball, despite their best efforts, the Danes could not find a solution against the Tunisia defence, and the match ended in a goalless draw.[48] Thanks to his performance in this match, Aïssa Laïdouni receives the man of the match award.[49]

Tunisia v Australia.

In the second match, the team are led to a 1–0 loss against Australia,[50] with the technical framework and the players receiving criticism due to the weakness of the midfield and the attack,[51] which reduces the chances of Tunisia to qualify for the round of 16. In the final game against world champions France, Wahbi Khazri put Tunisia ahead in the 58th minute with a low shot to the bottom right corner.[52] At this stage, Tunisia is in a position to qualify in the group. However, two minutes later, Australia took the lead against Denmark in the other match, which sent Tunisia out of the knockout stage.[53] Captain Khazri wins the Man of the Match award.[54] This is Tunisia's first victory against a European team in the World Cup, and the team have collected the most points (four points) in the group stage since their first appearance in 1978 FIFA World Cup (three points). In this context, Wahbi Khazri is retiring from international retirement,[55] after 74 games in which he scored 25 goals.

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3  Tunisia 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4  Denmark 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group D, France, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, Poland.
  • The runners-up of Group D, Australia, advanced to play the winners of Group C, Argentina.

Denmark vs Tunisia

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The two teams had faced each other twice, most recently in 2002, a 2–1 win for Denmark in a friendly game. Denmark were not able to capitalize in their opening game; although Tunisia failed to score a single goal themselves, they still managed to secure their match without problems, with Aïssa Laïdouni earning the Man of the Match.[56]

Denmark 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Attendance: 42,925
Denmark
Tunisia
GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel
CB 2 Joachim Andersen
CB 4 Simon Kjær (c) downward-facing red arrow 65'
CB 6 Andreas Christensen
DM 8 Thomas Delaney downward-facing red arrow 45+1'
CM 23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
CM 10 Christian Eriksen
RW 13 Rasmus Kristensen Yellow card 24'
LW 5 Joakim Mæhle
CF 11 Andreas Skov Olsen downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 12 Kasper Dolberg downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Mikkel Damsgaard upward-facing green arrow 45+1'
FW 21 Andreas Cornelius upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 7 Mathias Jensen Yellow card 78' upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 25 Jesper Lindstrøm upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Kasper Hjulmand
GK 16 Aymen Dahmen
CB 6 Dylan Bronn
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
CB 3 Montassar Talbi
RM 20 Mohamed Dräger downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri
CM 14 Aïssa Laïdouni downward-facing red arrow 88'
LM 24 Ali Abdi
AM 25 Anis Ben Slimane downward-facing red arrow 67'
AM 7 Youssef Msakni (c) downward-facing red arrow 80'
CF 9 Issam Jebali downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
FW 23 Naïm Sliti upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 8 Hannibal Mejbri upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi Yellow card 86' upward-facing green arrow 80'
DF 21 Wajdi Kechrida upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 13 Ferjani Sassi upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Jalel Kadri

Man of the Match:
Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia)[57]

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Walter López (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt)

Tunisia vs Australia

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The two teams had faced each other twice, most recently in Tunisia's 2–0 win at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Australia beat Tunisia 1–0 as a result of a Mitchell Duke header in the 23rd minute to secure their first win in a World Cup match since they defeated Serbia 2–1 in 2010. This was also Australia's first clean sheet since they drew 0–0 with Chile in 1974.[58]

Tunisia 0–1 Australia
Report
Attendance: 41,823
Tunisia
Australia
GK 16 Aymen Dahmen
CB 6 Dylan Bronn downward-facing red arrow 73'
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
CB 3 Montassar Talbi
RM 20 Mohamed Dräger downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri
CM 14 Aïssa Laïdouni Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 67'
LM 24 Ali Abdi Yellow card 64'
AM 23 Naïm Sliti
AM 7 Youssef Msakni (c)
CF 9 Issam Jebali downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Ferjani Sassi Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 10 Wahbi Khazri upward-facing green arrow 67'
DF 21 Wajdi Kechrida upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Jalel Kadri
GK 1 Mathew Ryan (c)
RB 5 Fran Karačić downward-facing red arrow 75'
CB 19 Harry Souttar
CB 4 Kye Rowles
LB 16 Aziz Behich
DM 13 Aaron Mooy
CM 22 Jackson Irvine
CM 14 Riley McGree downward-facing red arrow 64'
RF 7 Mathew Leckie downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 15 Mitchell Duke downward-facing red arrow 64'
LF 23 Craig Goodwin downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Jamie Maclaren upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 10 Ajdin Hrustic upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 2 Miloš Degenek upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 11 Awer Mabil upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 26 Keanu Baccus upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Graham Arnold

Man of the Match:
Mitchell Duke (Australia)[59]

Assistant referees:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Jan Seidel (Germany)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Karen Díaz Medina (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Corey Parker (United States)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)

Tunisia vs France

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The two teams had faced each other four times, most recently in 2010 friendly, a 1–1 draw.

Wahbi Khazri put Tunisia into the lead in the 58th minute with a low shot to the bottom right corner. At that stage, Tunisia was in a position to qualify from the group. However, two minutes later Australia went in front against Denmark in the other match taking place at the same time, which put Tunisia outside of the qualifying positions.[60] In added time, Antoine Griezmann scored to seemingly make it 1–1 with a volley but the goal was ruled out by VAR for offside. Australia went on to beat Denmark, which meant that Tunisia finished third in the group and failed to get into the knockout stage for the sixth consecutive World Cup.[61]

Tunisia 1–0 France
 Report
Attendance: 43,627
Tunisia
France
GK 16 Aymen Dahmen
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
CB 5 Nader Ghandri
CB 3 Montassar Talbi
RM 21 Wajdi Kechrida Yellow card 28'
CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri
CM 14 Aïssa Laïdouni
LM 12 Ali Maâloul
RW 25 Anis Ben Slimane downward-facing red arrow 83'
LW 15 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 10 Wahbi Khazri (c) downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Issam Jebali upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 18 Ghailene Chaalali upward-facing green arrow 74'
DF 24 Ali Abdi upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Jalel Kadri
GK 16 Steve Mandanda
RB 3 Axel Disasi
CB 4 Raphaël Varane (c) downward-facing red arrow 63'
CB 24 Ibrahima Konaté
LB 25 Eduardo Camavinga
RM 13 Youssouf Fofana downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
CM 15 Jordan Veretout downward-facing red arrow 63'
LM 6 Matteo Guendouzi downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 20 Kingsley Coman downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 12 Randal Kolo Muani
Substitutions:
DF 17 William Saliba upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 10 Kylian Mbappé upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 14 Adrien Rabiot upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 7 Antoine Griezmann upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 11 Ousmane Dembélé upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia)[62]

Assistant referees:
Mark Rule (New Zealand)
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Reserve assistant referee:
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)

Statistics

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Playing time

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Players Denmark Australia France TT MJ MT Legend
Goalkeepers
Aymen Mathlouthi – – – – – – 0 0

TT : Total minutes played
MJ : Number of matches played
MT : Matches played as a starter
 : Goal
 : Assist
upward-facing green arrow : Player on
downward-facing red arrow : Player off
 : Captain
Yellow card : Yellow card
Red card : Red card

Aymen Dahmen 90 90 90 270 – – 3 3
Bechir Ben Saïd – – – – – – 0 0
Mouez Hassen – – – – – – 0 0
Defenders
Bilel Ifa – – – – – – 0 0
Montassar Talbi 90 90 90 270 – – 3 3
Yassine Meriah 90 90 90 270 – – 3 3
Nader Ghandri – – 90 90 – – 1 1
Dylan Bronn 90 downward-facing red arrow 73 – 163 – – 2 2
Ali Maâloul – – 90 90 – – 1 1
Mohamed Dräger downward-facing red arrow 88 downward-facing red arrow 46 – 134 – – 2 2
Wajdi Kechrida upward-facing green arrow 2 upward-facing green arrow 17 90 Yellow card 109 – – 3 1
Ali Abdi 90 90 Yellow card upward-facing green arrow 83 263 – – 3 2
Midfielders
Hannibal Mejbri upward-facing green arrow 10 – – 10 – – 1 0
Ferjani Sassi 2 upward-facing green arrow 44 Yellow card – 46 – – 2 0
Aïssa Laïdouni downward-facing red arrow 88 downward-facing red arrow 67 Yellow card 90 245 – 1 3 3
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane – – downward-facing red arrow 74 74 – – 1 1
Ellyes Skhiri 90 90 90 270 – – 3 3
Ghailene Chaalali – – upward-facing green arrow 74 74 – – 1 0
Anis Ben Slimane downward-facing red arrow 67 – downward-facing red arrow 83 150 – – 2 2
Forwards
Youssef Msakni downward-facing red arrow 80 90 – 170 – – 2 2
Issam Jebali downward-facing red arrow 80 downward-facing red arrow 73 upward-facing green arrow 60 213 – – 3 2
Wahbi Khazri – upward-facing green arrow 23 downward-facing red arrow 60 83 1 – 2 1
Taha Yassine Khenissi upward-facing green arrow 10 Yellow card upward-facing green arrow 17 – 27 – – 2 0
Seifeddine Jaziri – – – – – – 0 0
Naïm Sliti upward-facing green arrow 23 90 – 113 – – 2 1
Total
 Tunisia 90 90 90 270 1 1 – –

Controversies

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Threatening to be excluded

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At the end of October 2022, an internal dispute concerning the Minister of Youth and Sports, Kamel Deguiche, and the president of the federation, Wadie Jary, threatens Tunisia's participation in the World Cup.[63] Indeed, the two men are known to hate each other and the first wishes to dissolve the federation to separate from the second.[64] FIFA systematically penalizes cases of interference in the world of football, it therefore warns the Tunisian federation: by means of a letter, it warns that it reserves the right to exclude Tunisia from the competition in case of taking power over the federation by Deguiche.[65]

Allegations of interference in the squad

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Dozens of news websites in Tunisia reported that coach Jalel Kadri was subjected to pressure during the formation of the Tunisian team's squad for the 2022 World Cup, according to the player Saad Bguir, who was excluded from the final list and who was on the initial list.[66] He also announced his international retirement through a phone call on the TV program Stade Plus on Carthage Plus, until the president of the Tunisian Football Federation, Wadie Jary, left his position.[67] It started when Bilel Ifa was excluded from the list a day before the official announcement, and was later brought back after fans outraged on social media. On 14 November 2022, hundreds of fans greeted the team bus in Doha upon their arrival, but the president of the Federation was insulted in the worst terms.

Also, the selection of four goalkeepers was under pressure from the Tunisian Football Federation to meet the wishes of certain teams on the financial level, FIFA, since the 2010 FIFA World Cup, paying a subsidy to each. team, of which at least one player has been called up in each edition of the competition. On 28 November 2022, former national team player Issam Jemâa said on Radio IFM,[68] that TFF officials had sacrificed one of the players to call four goalkeepers into the final list, as the choice was on Bilel Ifa, who returned to the team after the anger of the fans, Taha Yassine Khenissi, who was medically examined for two hours, so they could find him injured or Seifeddine Jaziri, who was called up due to financial transactions between him and the brother of the president of the TFF, Wajih Jary. In the final, Saad Bguir was abandoned.[69]

References

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