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By Emma SandersBBC Sport astatine Al Janoub Stadium, Qatar
Last updated connected 5 minutes ago.From the conception World Cup
Mitchell Duke is the 2nd Australian to people a header astatine the World Cup, aft Tim Cahill who did truthful doubly - against Serbia successful 2010 and Chile successful 2014Australia held connected to a constrictive first-half pb to prime up a important triumph implicit Tunisia that keeps live their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup past 16.
Knowing decision would spot them marque an aboriginal exit from the competition, Graham Arnold's broadside came retired of the blocks afloat of vigor and intent.
Mitchell Duke took vantage of their affirmative commencement erstwhile helium superbly flicked Craig Goodwin's transverse into the acold country to enactment them 1-0 up aft 23 minutes.
That sparked an outburst of jubilant solemnisation from the tiny contingent of Australia fans down the goal, which momentarily silenced the hostile and unwavering enactment for Tunisia.
Hissed and jeered passim by striking clusters of Tunisia fans draped successful reddish astatine the Al Janoub Stadium, Australia held their nervus to assertion their archetypal triumph astatine a World Cup since 2010.
They survived a hopeless onslaught from Tunisia successful the 2nd half, with Youssef Msakni forcing goalkeeper Mathew Ryan into a prevention astatine his adjacent post, though that came moments aft Mathew Leckie had travel inches distant from connecting with Goodwin's transverse astatine the different end.
Stoke City defender Harry Souttar enactment successful a superb performance, making respective cardinal blocks and tackles arsenic Australia dug in.
Australia, who suffered a humbling decision by France successful their opening match, volition instrumentality connected pugnacious opponents Denmark adjacent - but with qualification successful their ain hands.
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Tunisia
Squad number16Player nameDahmen
Squad number6Player nameBronn
Squad number4Player nameMeriah
Squad number3Player nameTalbi
Squad number20Player nameDräger
Squad number17Player nameSkhiri
Squad number14Player nameLaïdouni
Squad number24Player nameAbdi
Squad number23Player nameSliti
Squad number7Player nameMsakni
Squad number9Player nameJebali
Squad number10Player nameKhazri
Squad number11Player nameKhenissi
Squad number13Player nameSassi
Squad number21Player nameKechrida
Australia
Squad number1Player nameRyan
Squad number5Player nameKaracic
Squad number19Player nameSouttar
Squad number4Player nameRowles
Squad number16Player nameBehich
Squad number7Player nameLeckie
Squad number22Player nameIrvine
Squad number13Player nameMooy
Squad number23Player nameGoodwin
Squad number15Player nameDuke
Squad number14Player nameMcGree
Squad number2Player nameDegenek
Squad number9Player nameMaclaren
Squad number10Player nameHrustic
Squad number11Player nameMabil
Squad number26Player nameBaccus
Line-ups
Tunisia
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 16Dahmen
- 6BronnSubstituted forKechridaat 73'minutes
- 4Meriah
- 3Talbi
- 20DrägerSubstituted forSassiat 45'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
- 17Skhiri
- 14LaïdouniBooked astatine 26minsSubstituted forKhazriat 67'minutes
- 24AbdiBooked astatine 64mins
- 23Sliti
- 7Msakni
- 9JebaliSubstituted forKhenissiat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Mathlouthi
- 2Ifa
- 5Ghandri
- 8Mejbri
- 10Khazri
- 11Khenissi
- 12Maâloul
- 13Sassi
- 15Ben Romdhane
- 18Chaalali
- 19Jaziri
- 21Kechrida
- 22Ben Saïd
- 25Ben Slimane
- 26Hassen
Australia
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Ryan
- 5KaracicSubstituted forDegenekat 75'minutes
- 19Souttar
- 4Rowles
- 16Behich
- 7LeckieSubstituted forBaccusat 85'minutes
- 22Irvine
- 13Mooy
- 23GoodwinSubstituted forMabilat 85'minutes
- 15DukeSubstituted forMaclarenat 64'minutes
- 14McGreeSubstituted forHrusticat 64'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Degenek
- 6Tilio
- 8Wright
- 9Maclaren
- 10Hrustic
- 11Mabil
- 12Redmayne
- 17Devlin
- 18Vukovic
- 20Deng
- 21Kuol
- 24King
- 25Cummings
- 26Baccus
Referee:Daniel Siebert
Attendance:41,823
Live Text
Match ends, Tunisia 0, Australia 1.
Second Half ends, Tunisia 0, Australia 1.
Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) is shown the yellowish paper for manus ball.
Hand shot by Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia).
Foul by Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia).
Milos Degenek (Australia) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Milos Degenek (Australia) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wajdi Kechrida.
Attempt blocked. Naïm Sliti (Tunisia) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Taha Yassine Khenissi.
Attempt blocked. Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.
Substitution, Australia. Keanu Baccus replaces Mathew Leckie.
Substitution, Australia. Awer Mabil replaces Craig Goodwin.
Attempt saved. Montassar Talbi (Tunisia) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal.
Foul by Ali Abdi (Tunisia).
Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
Substitution, Australia. Milos Degenek replaces Fran Karacic.
Attempt missed. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) header from the centre of the container is precocious and wide to the left.
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