Tunisia entered the 2022 FIFA World Cup with five previous appearances in the competition, all of them ending in a group stage elimination, and just two victories — a 3-1 win vs. Mexico in 1978 and a 2-1 win vs. Panama in 2018. After drawing 0-0 to Denmark and losing 1-0 to Australia, Tunisia found…

The Importance of Timing, the Art of Discipline and the Power of Humility   Heading into the final group games, it was all to play for in Group E – all four teams still had the possibility of going through. As if that wasn’t suspenseful enough, both games were kicking off at the same time…

When Australia, as a footballing congregation, took a collective breath at the end of the ninety-six minutes, there was a reality, beyond the elation, that wasn’t truly grasped until the next morning. Yes, it was partly due to the fact that Australia vs. Tunisia kicked off at 9PM, the perfect time, and yes, it was…

After opening their World Cup campaign with a 4-1 defeat to France, Australia defeated Tunisia 1-0 to move to second place in their group, with Mitchell Duke opening the scoring within 23 minutes and the Socceroos holding on for a much-needed three points, whilst Australia went with their trademark 4-3-3, Tunisia manager Jalel Kadri made…

After beginning their campaign with a 4-1 victory against Australia, France defeated Denmark 2-1 to become the first team to book their ticket to the Round of 16. Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring at the hour-mark, Andreas Christensen equalized shortly after, and Mbappé grabbed the winner in the 86th minute to secure three points and…

After beginning their World Cup campaign with a 0-0 draw against Croatia, Morocco picked up their third World Cup win and their first since 1998 by defeating Belgium 2-0 at Al-Thumama Stadium, taking advantage of their booming support to bounce back from a disallowed goal on the stroke of halftime and score two superb goals in…

After being held to a 0-0 draw against South Korea, Uruguay manager Diego Alonso made several changes to his line-up with Guillermo Varela coming in for Facundo Pellistri, Sebastián Coates coming in for Martín Cáceres and Edinson Cavani replacing Luis Suárez. La Celeste went with a 3-5-2 formation with Coates playing alongside Diego Godín and…

It was never going to be easy for the African teams in the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the first round of games showed that. None of the five teams were able to get a win and the two games they did manage to get a point were both goalless draws. At face value, it’s…

Whilst Portugal began their World Cup campaign with a 3-2 win against Ghana, their Group H rivals Uruguay were held to a 0-0 draw against South Korea. Despite having 57% possession and 10 shots to South Korea’s 7, only one shot on target was produced with La Celeste testing Kim Seung-gyu on one occasion. Diego…

Four years after losing to France in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, Croatia began their 2022 FIFA World Cup by taking on the Atlas Lions in their first group stage match. The match was in Al Khor, Qatar, but it could have just as easily been in Casablanca due to the large number of…