Chile are heading into the tie on the back of a 2-0 loss to South Korea, while Tunisia were held to a goalless draw in their 2023 AFCOCN qualification fixture.
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Chile will play Tunisia in an international friendly fixture as part of the 2022 Kirin Cup at the Misaki Park Stadium on Friday. This fixture serves as the semi-final of this year’s Kirin Cup , a four-team tournament held in Japan. Japan and Ghana will clash in the other semi-final, later in the day. Chile are heading into the tie on the back of a 2-0 loss against South Korea in an international friendly earlier this month, while the Africans were held to a goalless draw by Botswana in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers in their previous match.
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Chile are going through a poor run of form in 2022, having lost four of their five fixtures in all competitions. Their only victory came up against Bolivia in February. Meanwhile in the last match in South Korea, goals from Hwang Hee-chan and Son Heung-min handed Chile their third consecutive defeat. La Roja failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year after finishing seventh in the South American qualifiers, five points behind the playoff spot. La roja are going through a transition period after the retirement of some of their big names and many of the stars like Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal and past their prime. Without a major tournament looming, Eduardo Berizzo will be looking to regain confidence and rebuild his team for the future.
Tunisia on the other hand, began their June round of fixtures with a thumping 4-0 win over Equatorial Guinea. Youssef Msakni netted a brace while Naim sliti and Seifeddine Jaziri scored one goal each to pocket three points in their AFCON qualifiers Group J opener. The Northernmost nation in Africa has qualified for the World Cup in November courtesy of a 1-0 aggregate win over Mali in the playoffs. The Carthage Eagles are drawn in Group D alongside Denmark, France, and either Peru or Australia will join them. Therefore, Jalel Kadri will be aiming to use these fixtures to prepare his team in the best possible manner for the upcoming global event.
Chile has a fully fit squad with Alex Ibacache being the only absentee on account of suspension. Brereton is once again expected to lead the attack with Meneses, Alarcon, Nunez and Valencia in support. Medel would sit in front of the back-four.
As for Tunisia, Kadri has a full-strength squad at his disposal. Msakni, who netted a brace against Equatorial Guinea, is pushing for a place in the starting XI. Hannibal Mejbri and Laidouni will pull the string from the central midfield.
Chile probable starting lineup: De Paul, Mehssatou, Kuscevic, P Diaz, Opazo, Nunez, Alarcon, Medel, Meneses, Brereton, Valencia
Tunisia probable starting lineup: Ben Said, Abdi, Ilfa, Talbi, Maaloul, Romdhane, Jebali, Laidouni, Sliti, Jaziri, Al Arbi.
The Kirin Cup semi-final match between Chile and Tunisia will take place at the Misaki Park Stadium and it will kickoff at 11:45 pm IST on June 10, Friday
Live streaming of the international friendly match is available on I-cable, Viacom, Emtek, TDM, Astro, Singtel, VTV. You need to get a subscription of the mentioned channels. Meanwhile the viewers in Japan can watch the match on the terrestrial “TBS series”.
