Tunisia vs France, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupTunisia stun holders France but eliminated from World Cup
French-born Wahbi Khazri scored the only goal of the game as Tunisia upset World Cup holders France 1-0 at the Education City Stadium on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Jordan Veretout.
- 7': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
- 7': Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Offside, Tunisia. Wahbi Khazri tries a through ball, but Nader Ghandri is caught offside.
- 12': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
- 14': Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Jordan Veretout (France).
- 15': Corner, France. Conceded by Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane.
- 15': Corner, France. Conceded by Yassine Meriah.
- 16': Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 22': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia).
- 25': Attempt missed. Kingsley Coman (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana following a fast break.
- 27': Offside, Tunisia. Ali Maâloul tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
- 28': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Wajdi Kechrida (Tunisia).
- 28': Wajdi Kechrida (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt saved. Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aïssa Laïdouni with a cross.
- 31': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Jordan Veretout.
- 32': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 33': Foul by Jordan Veretout (France).
- 33': Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 35': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 35': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
- 36': Foul by Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia).
- 36': Kingsley Coman (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Offside, Tunisia. Anis Ben Slimane tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia).
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aïssa Laïdouni following a fast break.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Tunisia 0, France 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tunisia 0, France 0.
- 47': Foul by Yassine Meriah (Tunisia).
- 47': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt missed. Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 54': Foul by Wajdi Kechrida (Tunisia).
- 54': Mattéo Guendouzi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Goal! Tunisia 1, France 0. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aïssa Laïdouni.
- 60': Substitution, Tunisia. Issam Jebali replaces Wahbi Khazri because of an injury.
- 60': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
- 60': Nader Ghandri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, France. William Saliba replaces Raphaël Varane.
- 63': Substitution, France. Adrien Rabiot replaces Jordan Veretout.
- 63': Substitution, France. Kylian Mbappé replaces Kingsley Coman.
- 64': Offside, France. Randal Kolo Muani tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 66': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
- 66': Issam Jebali (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 70': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Issam Jebali (Tunisia).
- 73': Substitution, France. Antoine Griezmann replaces Youssouf Fofana.
- 74': Substitution, Tunisia. Ghaylen Chaalali replaces Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane.
- 75': Foul by Issam Jebali (Tunisia).
- 75': Ibrahima Konaté (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Issam Jebali (Tunisia).
- 78': William Saliba (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 79': Corner, France. Conceded by Wajdi Kechrida.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Axel Disasi (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
- 80': Corner, France. Conceded by Nader Ghandri.
- 81': Corner, France. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 82': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
- 82': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by William Saliba.
- 82': Axel Disasi (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Foul by Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia).
- 83': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia).
- 83': Substitution, Tunisia. Ali Abdi replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
- 85': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
- 86': Foul by Issam Jebali (Tunisia).
- 86': Ibrahima Konaté (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Randal Kolo Muani (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 90': Corner, France. Conceded by Nader Ghandri.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ghaylen Chaalali (Tunisia).
- 90'+2': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Corner, France. Conceded by Wajdi Kechrida.
- 90'+4': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Issam Jebali (Tunisia).
- 90'+6': Corner, France. Conceded by Yassine Meriah.
- 90'+8': Offside, France. Aurélien Tchouaméni tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 90'+8': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Antoine Griezmann (France) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90'+11': VAR Decision: No Goal Tunisia 1-0 France.
- 90'+13': Second Half ends, Tunisia 1, France 0.
- 0': Match ends, Tunisia 1, France 0.
Statistics
 FRA |
TUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 65.9 | Possession | 34.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 534 | Accurate Passes | 243 |
| 622 | Passes | 312 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 19 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 37 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 19 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Education City Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 43,627
Venue: Education City Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 43,627
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Winner Playoff Path C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Tunisia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Aymen Dahmen (GK) |
| 5 | Nader Ghandri |
| 3 | Montassar Talbi |
| 4 | Yassine Meriah |
| 14 | Aïssa Laïdouni |
| 17 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 12 | Ali Maâloul |
| 21 | Wajdi Kechrida  |
| 10 | Wahbi Khazri |
| 15 | Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane |
| 25 | Anis Ben Slimane |
France (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 24 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 4 | Raphaël Varane |
| 25 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 3 | Axel Disasi |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 15 | Jordan Veretout |
| 13 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 12 | Randal Kolo Muani |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 20 | Kingsley Coman |
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