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90+7' That's it for today, Daniel Siebert has blown his whistle and the game is over.
90+3' Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) picks up a yellow card.
88' Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) darts into the penalty area to latch on to a pass, and he unleashes a low drive towards the middle of the net, but Mathew Ryan is alert and denies him.
85' Graham Arnold has decided to substitute Craig Goodwin and he is replaced by Awer Mabil (Australia).
85' Keanu Baccus (Australia) joins the action as a substitute, replacing Mathew Leckie.
75' Graham Arnold has decided to make a change. Milos Degenek (Australia) replaces Fran Karacic.
73' The manager has decided to make a substitution and Dylan Bronn walks off the pitch to be replaced by Wajdi Kechrida (Tunisia).
73' Jalel Kadri has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia) replacing Issam Jebali.
67' Substitution. Aissa Laidouni did his best and is replaced by Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia).
65' What was Ali Abdi (Tunisia) thinking? He will not get away with that. The referee shows him a yellow card.
64' Graham Arnold prepares a substitution. Riley McGree is replaced by Ajdin Hrustic (Australia).
64' We are about to witness a subsitution. Jamie Maclaren (Australia) for Mitchell Duke.
46' The teams are back out for the second half and here is a change on the pitch. Jalel Kadri gives a chance to Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) and Mohamed Drager is off.
46' Daniel Siebert blows his whistle and the second half starts.
45+6' The end of the first half.
45+3' CHANCE! Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) fires just wide of the right post from inside the box after running onto a splendid pass from Issam Jebali. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Australia.
41' A pass lands at the feet of Mohamed Drager (Tunisia) in the middle of the box, he looks up and shoots but the effort is superbly blocked by a defender. Good work from Tunisia as they win a corner.
26' Aissa Laidouni (Tunisia) commits a foul and is shown a yellow card.
23' GOAL! Mitchell Duke (Australia) reacts well to a deflected cross from Craig Goodwin and places a close-range header beyond the keeper into the right of the goal. 0-1.
1' The first half has started.
Preview
Tunisia starting XI: Dahmen; Talbi, Meriah, Bronn; Abdi, Skhiri, Laïdouni, Drager; Sliti, Msakni, Jebali.
Australia starting XI: Ryan; Karacic, Souttar, Rowles, Behich; Irvine, Mooy, McGree; Goodwin, Duke, Leckie.
Key battle: Tunisian forward Issam Jebali has already scored once against Australian keeper Mat Ryan once in 2022/23 when equalising for his club Odense in a league win over Ryan’s club-side FC Copenhagen in September, the first of four goalscoring appearances from his last ten starts for club or country. Ryan has conceded more than one goal just once from six games for Copenhagen or Australia since.
Hot stat: All but two of Tunisia’s last 20 matches produced one or no first half goals (1-0 x6, 0-0 x12).
World Cup trivia: Just one of the 16 nations to progress from the World Cup group stage in 2018 lost their opening game (Colombia).
