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Tunisia

FIFA #57 · 4thin Group F · 0-0-3
Ugh, no.
Tunisia lost to the Netherlands
Netherlands2-1-0 3 – 1 Tunisia0-0-3
FT · Thu, Jun 25

Match Details

GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri) · 68,391 fans · Fox Sports 1, Telemundo, FOX One View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Tunisia 1, Netherlands 3.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Tunisia 1, Netherlands 3.
  • 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Elias Achouri (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3'Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Substitution, Tunisia. Sebastian Tounekti replaces Hazem Mastouri.
  • 90'Attempt missed. Hazem Mastouri (Tunisia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 85'Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 84'Nathan Aké (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84'Foul by Firas Chaouat (Tunisia).
  • 84'Substitution, Netherlands. Noa Lang replaces Cody Gakpo.
  • 83'Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).

Line Score

12T
NED 21 3
TUN 01 1

Match Leaders

Netherlands
Tunisia

FIFA World Cup Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Netherlands 3210+67
2 Japan 3120+45
3 Sweden 311104
4 Tunisia 3003-100

Key Events

90'Substitution, Tunisia. Sebastian Tounekti replaces Hazem Mastouri.
84'Substitution, Netherlands. Noa Lang replaces Cody Gakpo.
77'Substitution, Netherlands. Memphis Depay replaces Brian Brobbey.
75'Substitution, Tunisia. Firas Chaouat replaces Ismaël Gharbi.
72'Substitution, Netherlands. Crysencio Summerville replaces Donyell Malen.
72'Substitution, Netherlands. Justin Kluivert replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
72'Substitution, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Frenkie de Jong.
68'Substitution, Tunisia. Mortadha Ben Ouanes replaces Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida.
68'Substitution, Tunisia. Elias Achouri replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
67'Substitution, Tunisia. Hadj Mahmoud replaces Rani Khedira.
62'Goal! Tunisia 1, Netherlands 3. Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a corner.
54'Goal! Tunisia 1, Netherlands 2. Hazem Mastouri (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross following a corner.
7'Goal! Tunisia 0, Netherlands 2. Brian Brobbey (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
3'Own Goal by Ellyes Skhiri, Tunisia. Tunisia 0, Netherlands 1.

Team Stats

NetherlandsTunisia
General
71.4 Possession % 28.6
20 Shots 10
7 On Target 4
1 Offsides 2
6 Corners 4
10 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
602 Passes Completed 199
6 Crosses Won 4
5 Tackles Won 9
10 Interceptions 8
17 Clearances 35
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 4

Recent Form

Tunisia D L L L L
Netherlands D L W D W

Starting Lineups

Netherlands4-3-3
1 Verbruggen
22 Dumfries 6 van Hecke 62' 4 van Dijk A 5 Aké
8 Gravenberch 21 de Jong 14 Reijnders A
18 Malen 19 Brobbey 7' 11 Gakpo
9 Mastouri 54'
10 Mejbri A 13 Khedira 11 Gharbi 25 Slimane
2 Abdi 21 Ben Hamida 17 Skhiri 3' OG 3 Talbi 20 Valery
16 Dahmen
Tunisia5-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Tunisia

  1. AD #16 Aymen DahmenG
  2. ES #17 Ellyes SkhiriCD3' OG
  3. MA #21 Mohamed Amine Ben HamidaCD-L
  4. MT #3 Montassar TalbiCD-R
  5. AA #2 Ali AbdiLB
  6. YV #20 Yan ValeryRB
  7. RK #13 Rani KhediraCM-L
  8. IG #11 Ismaël GharbiCM-R
  9. HM #10 Hannibal MejbriLM
  10. AS #25 Anis SlimaneRM
  11. HM #9 Hazem MastouriF54'
Substitutes · 5 used

Netherlands

  1. BV #1 Bart VerbruggenG
  2. VV #4 Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. #6 Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R62'
  4. NA #5 Nathan AkéLB
  5. #22 Denzel DumfriesRB
  6. FD #21 Frenkie de JongCM
  7. #14 Tijjani ReijndersLM
  8. #8 Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. #19 Brian BrobbeyF7'
  10. #11 Cody GakpoLF
  11. #18 Donyell MalenRF
Substitutes · 5 used

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