Tunisia vs Mali, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Third Round

· 2nd Leg - Tunisia advance 1-0 on aggregate

Tunisia

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2nd Leg - Tunisia advance 1-0 on aggregate

Mali

Tunisia through to World Cup after 0-0 home draw with Mali

Tunisia qualified for a sixth World Cup finals appearance after a 0-0 draw at home to Mali ensured their place at the tournament in Qatar.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Amadou Haïdara (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
4': Foul by Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia).
4': Massadio Haïdara (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Attempt missed. Diadié Samassékou (Mali) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Massadio Haïdara with a cross following a set piece situation.
4': Offside, Mali. Diadié Samassékou tries a through ball, but Abdoulaye Diaby is caught offside.
9': Foul by Naïm Sliti (Tunisia).
9': Massadio Haïdara (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Foul by Youssef Msakni (Tunisia).
11': Moussa Djenepo (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Amadou Haïdara (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Youssef Msakni (Tunisia).
13': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Mohamed Dräger.
20': Adama Traoré (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Foul by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
22': Foul by Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia).
22': Massadio Haïdara (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Attempt missed. Amadou Haïdara (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.
29': Foul by Abdoulaye Diaby (Mali).
29': Montassar Talbi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Ghaylen Chaaleli (Tunisia).
31': Yves Bissouma (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Mali).
34': Substitution, Mali. Mohamed Camara replaces Amadou Haïdara because of an injury.
35': Diadié Samassékou (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia).
36': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Mali).
36': Naïm Sliti (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Mohamed Dräger (Tunisia).
39': Massadio Haïdara (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Attempt blocked. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ali Maâloul.
44': Foul by Boubakar Kouyaté (Mali).
44': Naïm Sliti (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+5': Boubakar Kouyaté (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Foul by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
45'+5': Attempt blocked. Moussa Djenepo (Mali) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
45'+5': First Half ends, Tunisia 0, Mali 0.
45': Second Half begins Tunisia 0, Mali 0.
47': Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Abdoulaye Diaby (Mali).
48': Attempt blocked. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bechir Ben Saïd.
49': Attempt missed. Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Maâloul with a through ball.
50': Foul by Boubakar Kouyaté (Mali).
50': Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Massadio Haïdara.
53': Attempt saved. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ali Maâloul with a cross.
55': Offside, Tunisia. Aïssa Bilal Laidouni tries a through ball, but Naïm Sliti is caught offside.
55': Boubakar Kouyaté (Mali) is shown the yellow card.
57': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Mali).
57': Montassar Talbi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia).
60': Yves Bissouma (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Ghaylen Chaaleli (Tunisia).
62': Mohamed Camara (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Hand ball by Ali Maâloul (Tunisia).
64': Substitution, Mali. Moussa Doumbia replaces Moussa Djenepo.
64': Attempt missed. Naïm Sliti (Tunisia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Youssef Msakni.
65': Foul by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
65': Mohamed Camara (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Substitution, Tunisia. Taha Khenissi replaces Seifeddine Jaziri.
67': Substitution, Tunisia. Ellyes Skhiri replaces Youssef Msakni.
68': Adama Traoré (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Ali Maâloul (Tunisia).
68': Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Mali).
69': Yves Bissouma (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Mali).
72': Mohamed Dräger (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Diadié Samassékou (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia).
73': Substitution, Mali. Ibrahima Koné replaces Abdoulaye Diaby.
73': Substitution, Mali. Aliou Dieng replaces Diadié Samassékou.
73': Substitution, Mali. Abdoulaye Doucouré replaces Yves Bissouma.
76': Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Aliou Dieng (Mali).
79': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Mamadou Fofana.
80': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Mali).
80': Taha Khenissi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Attempt blocked. Naïm Sliti (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
80': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Mamadou Fofana.
83': Foul by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
83': Mohamed Camara (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia).
83': Massadio Haïdara (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Adama Traoré (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Taha Khenissi (Tunisia).
87': Foul by Taha Khenissi (Tunisia).
87': Mohamed Camara (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Mamadou Fofana (Mali).
88': Taha Khenissi (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Substitution, Tunisia. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Naïm Sliti.
90'+1': Substitution, Tunisia. Bilel Ifa replaces Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane.
90'+1': Boubakar Kouyaté (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
90'+2': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Koné (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moussa Doumbia.
90'+3': Bechir Ben Saïd (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Moussa Doumbia (Mali).
90'+5': Foul by Taha Khenissi (Tunisia).
90'+5': Massadio Haïdara (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
90'+6': Moussa Doumbia (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Tunisia 0, Mali 0.
0': Match ends, Tunisia 0, Mali 0.

Statistics

MLI		TUN
13	Fouls	23
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	1
63.9	Possession	36.1
6	SHOTS	6
0	ON GOAL	1
0.0	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
411	Accurate Passes	190
520	Passes	297
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
4	Accurate Crosses	1
18	Crosses	5
0.2	Cross %	0.2
87	Long Balls	68
40	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	3
22	Effective Tackles	15
34	Tackles	23
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
12	Interceptions	12
2	Effective Clearances	17
2	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

Venue: Stade olympique Hammadi-Agrebi
Location: Radès, Tunisia

Line-Ups

Tunisia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Ben Said (GK)
3	Montassar Talbi
4	Nader Ghandri
12	Ali Maâloul
20	Mohamed Drager
8	Ghaylen Chaaleli
15	Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
14	Aïssa Laïdouni
19	Seifeddine Jaziri
7	Youssef Msakni
23	Naïm Sliti

Tunisia Substitutes:

Ferjani Sassi, Mortadha Ben Ouanes, Ali Ejjemel, Taha Yassine Khenissi, Hannibal Mejbri, Hamza Mathlouthi, Bilel Ifa, Anis Ben Slimane, Aymen Dahmen, Oussama Haddadi, Ellyes Skhiri, Saad Bguir.

Mali (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Ibrahim Mounkoro (GK)
15	Mamadou Fofana
5	Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
8	Diadie Samassekou
6	Massadio Haidara
2	Hamari Traoré
10	Yves Bissouma
4	Amadou Haidara
19	Moussa Djenepo
14	Adama Traoré
18	Abdoulay Diaby

Mali Substitutes:

Moussa Doumbia, Ibrahim Doumbia, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Mohamed Camara, Amadou Dante, Ibrahim Koné, Aliou Dieng, Lassana Coulibaly, Djigui Diarra, Almamy Touré, Senou Coulibaly, Youssouf Koita.

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