FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, November 26, 2022
Australia WWWWL 1
–
Tunisia WWWLD 0
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AUS101
TUN000
Al Janoub Stadium · 41,823 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Mitchell Duke winner helps Australia to edge Tunisia to seal first World Cup victory since 2010

Mitchell Duke's winner helped Australia beat Tunisia 1-0 at the Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday to seal their first World Cup victory in 12 years.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
16
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
1
41.9
Possession
58.1
9
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
239
Accurate Passes
378
351
Passes
497
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.1
66
Long Balls
80
23
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
6
12
Effective Tackles
4
19
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.2
11
Interceptions
8
37
Effective Clearances
22
37
Clearances
22

Head to Head

TUN leads series 1-0

Lineups

TUN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Aymen DahmenG
  2. 4Yassine MeriahCD
  3. 3Montassar TalbiCD-L
  4. 6Dylan BronnCD-R
  5. 14Aïssa LaïdouniCM-L
  6. 17Ellyes SkhiriCM-R
  7. 24Ali AbdiLM
  8. 20Mohamed DragerRM
  9. 9Issam JebaliF
  10. 7Youssef MsakniCF-L
  11. 23Naïm SlitiCF-R

AUS · 4-4-2

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 4Kye RowlesCD-L
  3. 19Harry SouttarCD-R
  4. 16Aziz BehichLB
  5. 5Fran KaracicRB
  6. 13Aaron MooyCM-L
  7. 22Jackson IrvineCM-R
  8. 23Craig GoodwinLM
  9. 7Mathew LeckieRM
  10. 14Riley McGreeCF-L
  11. 15Mitchell DukeCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Tunisia 0, Australia 1. Mitchell Duke (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 26' Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Tunisia. Ferjani Sassi replaces Mohamed Dräger.
  4. 64' Substitution, Australia. Jamie Maclaren replaces Mitchell Duke.
  5. 64' Substitution, Australia. Ajdin Hrustic replaces Riley McGree.
  6. 64' Ali Abdi (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 67' Substitution, Tunisia. Wahbi Khazri replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
  8. 73' Substitution, Tunisia. Taha Yassine Khenissi replaces Issam Jebali.
  9. 73' Substitution, Tunisia. Wajdi Kechrida replaces Dylan Bronn.
  10. 75' Substitution, Australia. Milos Degenek replaces Fran Karacic.
  11. 85' Substitution, Australia. Awer Mabil replaces Craig Goodwin.
  12. 85' Substitution, Australia. Keanu Baccus replaces Mathew Leckie.
  13. 90'+3' Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

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