Tunisia notched a famous victory by beating much-changed reigning world champions France in the Group D final, but it wasn’t enough to reach the round of 16.
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Veteran midfielder Wahbi Khazri scored the game-winner for Tunisia in the second half as they were in the round of 16 for two minutes, but then Australia took the lead in the other Group D match as the Socceroos held on to take the lead. second place ahead of Tunisia.
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France boss Didier Deschamps rested several key players, including Mbappe, Griezmann, Rabiot and Dembele (who all made a big impact late on off the bench), while Giroud, Lloris and Upamecano didn’t feature at all.
The French thought they had leveled through Griezmann with 14 seconds left in eight minutes of injury time, but VAR ruled out the goal for offside and Tunisia claimed victory.
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Tunisia finished in third place with four points in Group D, while France finished top with six points as they were ahead of second-placed Australia on goal difference.
How to watch Tunisia vs France live stream link and start time
Kick off: 10 a.m. ET – Wednesday, November 30
Stadium: Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
TV channels in Spanish: Telemundo
Transmission in Spanish: Peacock (all 64 games)
Key stories, players to watch closely
Tunisia need to take more risks in attack and this is all or nothing for them now. They need to win and hope that Australia against Denmark ends in a draw as they have the advantage over Australia when it comes to goal difference. If they win and Denmark win it will also come down to goal difference to see if they reach the round of 16. Khazri starts this match to give them a quality bonus in attack.
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France now have the luxury of resting some of their key players ahead of the round of 16, but Deschamps will be keen to make it three wins from three in the group stage to keep up the momentum. Camavinga, Mandanda, Guendouzi and Camavinga begin. France only needs one point to guarantee top spot in the group, but in reality their huge goal difference advantage over Australia (6 goals better) means they have already won the group.
Tunisia fast facts
Current FIFA World Ranking: 30
World Cup titles: 0
World Cup appearances: 5
How they qualified: Qualified via CAF playoffs (Beat Mali)
Coach: Jalel Kadri
Key players: Ferjani Sassi, Wahbi Khazri, Youssef Msakni
France fast facts
Current FIFA World Ranking: 4
World Cup titles: 2 (1998, 2018)
World Cup appearances: 15
How they qualified: Automatically qualified from UEFA (Won Group D)
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Key players: Hugo Lloris, Paul Pogba, Karim Benzema
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