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Denmark vs Tunisia, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Denmark
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0 - 0
Tunisia

Denmark held to drab goalless draw by Tunisia at World Cup

Substitute Andreas Cornelius hit the post and Denmark had a late penalty appeal turned down in a goalless draw with Tunisia at the World Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Ali Abdi.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Issam Jebali.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Issam Jebali (Tunisia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 8': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Denmark).
  • 8': Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Dräger (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 11': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anis Ben Slimane with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Denmark).
  • 20': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Ali Abdi.
  • 21': Foul by Ali Abdi (Tunisia).
  • 21': Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Kasper Dolberg (Denmark) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Joachim Andersen (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
  • 23': Offside, Tunisia. Dylan Bronn tries a through ball, but Issam Jebali is caught offside.
  • 24': Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark).
  • 24': Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Foul by Yassine Meriah (Tunisia).
  • 30': Kasper Dolberg (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Ali Abdi.
  • 33': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Montassar Talbi.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
  • 36': Foul by Yassine Meriah (Tunisia).
  • 36': Kasper Dolberg (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Yassine Meriah (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Ben Slimane with a cross.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Issam Jebali (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Youssef Msakni with a through ball.
  • 43': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 44': Dylan Bronn (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Denmark).
  • 44': Foul by Issam Jebali (Tunisia).
  • 44': Joachim Andersen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Substitution, Denmark. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Thomas Delaney because of an injury.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Issam Jebali (Tunisia).
  • 45'+3': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Yassine Meriah.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Denmark 0, Tunisia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Denmark 0, Tunisia 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Issam Jebali (Tunisia) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Dräger with a cross following a corner.
  • 46': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ali Abdi with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Foul by Joakim Maehle (Denmark).
  • 49': Mohamed Dräger (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Dräger (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef Msakni.
  • 52': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Joakim Maehle.
  • 52': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Dylan Bronn (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 53': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Andreas Skov Olsen.
  • 55': Offside, Denmark. Rasmus Kristensen tries a through ball, but Mikkel Damsgaard is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Kasper Dolberg (Denmark) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
  • 60': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Denmark).
  • 60': Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Yassine Meriah.
  • 65': Substitution, Denmark. Mathias Jensen replaces Simon Kjaer.
  • 65': Substitution, Denmark. Andreas Cornelius replaces Kasper Dolberg.
  • 65': Substitution, Denmark. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Andreas Skov Olsen.
  • 67': Substitution, Tunisia. Naïm Sliti replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
  • 67': Hand ball by Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia).
  • 69': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
  • 69': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Aymen Dahmen.
  • 70': Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) hits the right post with a header from very close range following a corner.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Andreas Christensen (Denmark) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
  • 71': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Denmark) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
  • 78': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Denmark).
  • 78': Naïm Sliti (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Mathias Jensen (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia).
  • 80': Substitution, Tunisia. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Youssef Msakni.
  • 80': Substitution, Tunisia. Taha Yassine Khenissi replaces Issam Jebali.
  • 85': Foul by Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia).
  • 85': Mathias Jensen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Mohamed Dräger (Tunisia).
  • 88': Substitution, Tunisia. Wajdi Kechrida replaces Mohamed Dräger.
  • 88': Substitution, Tunisia. Ferjani Sassi replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
  • 90': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Wajdi Kechrida.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Cornelius.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Aymen Dahmen.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Denmark).
  • 90'+3': Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': VAR Decision: No Penalty Denmark.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Wajdi Kechrida.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia).
  • 90'+7': Joachim Andersen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark).
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Denmark 0, Tunisia 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Denmark 0, Tunisia 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
9 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 1
38.7 Possession 61.3
13 SHOTS 11
1 ON GOAL 5
0.1 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
280 Accurate Passes 501
374 Passes 595
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 8
13 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 67
20 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 3
16 Effective Tackles 6
24 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 11
37 Effective Clearances 11
37 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Education City Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 42,925

FIFA World Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 United States 3 +4 6
2 Australia 3 0 4
3 Paraguay 3 -2 4
4 Türkiye 3 -2 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

DEN Denmark (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4 Simon Kjaer
6 Andreas Christensen
2 Joachim Andersen
10 Christian Eriksen
23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
8 Thomas Delaney
5 Joakim Maehle
13 Rasmus Kristensen Yellow Card
12 Kasper Dolberg
11 Andreas Skov Olsen
Denmark Substitutes:
Christian Nørgaard, Victor Nelsson, Robert Skov, Martin Braithwaite, Jens Stryger Larsen, Daniel Wass, Alexander Bah, Jonas Wind, Mikkel Damsgaard, Yussuf Poulsen, Jesper Lindstrom, Oliver Christensen, Mathias Jensen, Frederik Ronnow, Andreas Cornelius.

TUN Tunisia (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Aymen Dahmen (GK)
4 Yassine Meriah
3 Montassar Talbi
6 Dylan Bronn
14 Aïssa Laïdouni
17 Ellyes Skhiri
24 Ali Abdi
20 Mohamed Drager
9 Issam Jebali
7 Youssef Msakni
25 Anis Slimane
Tunisia Substitutes:
Naïm Sliti, Bechir Ben Saïd, Wajdi Kechrida, Ali Maâloul, Taha Yassine Khenissi, Wahbi Khazri, Hannibal Mejbri, Ferjani Sassi, Ghaylen Chaaleli, Seifeddine Jaziri, Nader Ghandri, Aymen Mathlouthi, Mouez Hassen, Bilel Ifa, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane.

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