Australia vs Tunisia: 1-0
Australia vs Tunisia: 1-0
Australia beat Tunisia 1-0 at the Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday to register their first World Cup victory in 12 years as they provisionally moved as much as second in Group D behind reigning champions France.
Striker Mitchell Duke scored halfway by means of the primary half with a glancing header from the previous keeper Aymen Dahmen to present Australia with the lead, whereas Tunisia’s finest likelihood got here when skipper Youssef Msakni shot simply extensively.
The victory, solely the third for Australia in six visits to the World Cup finals, was the proper response to their 4-1 drubbing at the hands of France on Tuesday.
Australia now transfers to 3 factors within the group, stage with France who may save their place within the final 16 with a victory over Denmark afterward Saturday.
Tunisia made clear their intentions from the beginning, ranging 5 defenders and two holding midfielders throughout the pitch and alluring the Australians to attempt to break them down.
Australia had some success getting the ball down the flanks however the closing ball into the realm was not often received wherever close to a blue shirt because the Tunisian defenders wrapped up the Socceroo forwards.
Craig Goodwin’s cross from the left seemed to be heading the identical manner till it took a hefty deflection off a Tunisian defender and looped to Duke, who nodded it into the far proper nook of the online.
The purpose was the primary conceded by Tunisia towards any workforce barring Brazil in their final 11 matches and compelled the Tunisians out of their defensive shell.
They introduced the squad’s high scorer Wahbi Khazri within the second half as they upped the tempo searching for an equalizer, however the Australian defense stood agency with goalkeeper and skipper Mat Ryan a relaxing presence on the again.
The victory snapped Australia’s seven-match winless run at World Cups since they finally picked up three factors in a victory over Serbia in 2010.
