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34% Ball Possession TUNISIA and 66% Ball Possession FRANCE
Tunisia 1 – 0 France 
58′ Wahbi Khazri
🏆👉 France despite losing the FIFA World Cup game against Tunisia on Wednesday 30 December 2022 qualified for the Round of 16. The surreal ending however does not erase Tunisia’s historic feat. Imagine, France had the illusion of getting a draw in the 98th minute with Antoine Griezmann while the referee seems to blow his whistle, then a turnover. The goal was ruled out after a VAR review because Antoine Griezmann is caught offside. This is a historic victory for Tunisia over France, but which was not enough for Tunisia to overcome, for the first time in six participations, the first round of a World Championship. Tunisia had only one result available against France, precisely the success, but what blocked their way to the round of 16 of Qatar 2022 was the simultaneous victory of Australia against Denmark.
What was played in Al Rayyan was, against all odds, a one-way game for long stretches or almost. In fact, Tunisia took over the reins of the game from the first minutes and left them only in the final, when the energies failed and the transalpines really started to push on the accelerator.
- Italian Serie A players called up in this game
🇫🇷 France: Theo Hernández (Milan) listed as a substitute
Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) played from the 63rd minute replacing Jordan Veretout
Olivier Giroud (Milan) listed as a substitute
Tunisia: None
🏆👉 At 37 years and 247 days, Steve Mandanda will become the oldest player to play for France 🇫🇷, surpassing Bernard Lama in September 2000 against England (37 years and 148 days). @FrenchTeam @FIFAWorldCup @socios
🇹🇳 Tunisia vs France 🇫🇷
Wed. 30 November 2022 pic.twitter.com/SPHxWxOVF3— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 30, 2022
Tunisia opened the score in the 58th minute. Wahbi Khazri defeated France goalkeeper Steve Mandanda with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Aïssa Laïdouni.
🏆 👉 🇹🇳 Tunisia 1 – 0 France 🇫🇷, 58th minute, ⚽️ goal by Wahbi Khazri with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Aïssa Laïdouni. https://t.co/o6wUwvGHj3
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 30, 2022
Tunisia fans are going WILD 🤯🇹🇳 pic.twitter.com/2u5ipwlO1G
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 30, 2022
✅ Stats before the game: France have never lost in the previous four (W2, D2) played against Tunisia; this will be the first meeting between the two teams since May 2010 (1-1). France have alternated between winning and losing in the five games they played against African internationals at the World Cup, beating Nigeria 2-0 in the last of those games, in 2014. Tunisia has yet to win this World Cup (D1, L1); if not successful, the African team will have not achieved a single victory in four of their six participations in the competition (the other three in 1998, 2002 and 2006), nor will they have ever made it past the group stage of the tournament in the World Cup. Tunisia have not yet found the goal, despite having made 27 shots in the two matches of this World Cup. The African team – in their sixth participation in the competition – has never played an entire edition of the tournament without ever clocking in.
🏆👉Lineup TUNISIA (3-4-3): Dahmen; Ghandri, Talbi, Meriah; Maaloul, Skhiri, Laidouni, Khecrida; Khazri, Bel Rhomdane, Slimane.
🏆👉 Lineup FRANCIA (4-3-3): Mandanda; Disasi, Varane, Konaté, Fofana; Tchouameni, Camavinga, Guendouzi; Kolo Muani, Veretout, Coman.
📺 Click the video to watch Tunisia 1 – 0 France highlights on Wednesday 30 November 2022
Photo via twitter.com/FrenchTeam
Photo via twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup
Photo via twitter.com/FrenchTeam
Photo via twitter.com/FrenchTeam
Photo via twitter.com/FrenchTeam
𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 🔥
🏆 World Cup 2022
🏟️ Last Group D match
🇹🇳 Tunisia / France 🇫🇷
🕓 16:00 CET#TUNFRA #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/p9VWuzc7WW— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) November 30, 2022
🏆 👉Result 🇹🇳 Tunisia 1 – 0 France 🇫🇷
⚽️ Goals: 58′ Wahbi Khazri
🟨 Yellows: 28′ Wajdi Kechrida (T)
Corners: Tunisia 7 – France 8
✍ Ball Possession: 34% Tunisia and 66% @FrenchTeam
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 30, 2022
Photo via twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Group D
Tunisia 1 – 0 France
Wednesday 30 November 2022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
19:00 (local time in Qatar)
Referee: Matthew Conger (NZL)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Rule (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tevita Makasini (TGA)
Fourth Official: Salima Mukansanga (RWA)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Neuza Back (BRA)
Video Assistant Referee: Abdullah Al Marri (QAT)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Taleb Al Marri (QAT)
Support Video Assistant Referee: Fernando Guerrero (MEX)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Saoud Almaqaleh (QAT)
Goals: 58′ Wahbi Khazri (T)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
🏆👉Lineup TUNISIA (3-4-3): Dahmen; Ghandri, Talbi, Meriah; Kechrida, Skhiri, Laidouni, Maaloul; Ben Romdhane (74’ Chaaleli), Khazri (60’ Jebali), Ben Slimane (83’ Abdi).
Subs. Sliti, Msakni, Ben Said, Hassen, Balbouli, Ifa, Bronn, Drager, Sassi, Mejbri, Kennissi, Jaziri.
Head Coach: Kadri.
🏆👉 Lineup FRANCE (3-4-2-1): Mandanda; Konaté, Varane (63’ Saliba), Disasi; Coman (63’ Mbappé), Tchouaméni, Fofana (73’ Griezmann), Camavinga; Guendouzi (79’ Dembele), Veretout (63’ Rabiot); Kolo Muani.
Subs. Lloris, Areola, Pavard, Upamecano, Koundé, Theo Hernandez, Thuram, Giroud.
Head Coach: Deschamps.
