The Les Bleus have already secured their passage to the knockout stage, making this match on Wednesday all about securing the top spot.
France will be keen to end their group assignments with a hundred percent winning record as they prepare to face Tunisia in the FIFA World Cup 2022. The Les Bleus have already secured their passage to the knockout stage, making this match on Wednesday all about securing the top spot. To be fair, the first position is more or less secured already for France unless they suffer a heavy loss and Australia register a big win over Denmark in the other fixture. Both results seem unlikely to happen, either way, Didier Deschamps would want to seal the top spot by registering a third successive victory in this World Cup.
Tunisia vs France | Key details |
Date | November 30 |
Venue | Education City Stadium |
Kickoff time in India | 8:30 pm |
Kickoff time in Tunisia | 4 pm |
Kickoff time in France | 4 pm |
Kickoff time in Qatar | 6 pm |
Tunisia are rooted at the bottom of the standings with just one point from two games in Group D. They did incredibly well to frustrate Denmark for a goalless draw in their opener. However, Tunisia were edged out by Australia in a 1-0 defeat in their next match. They will need the three points on Wednesday and require the result in the other match to go in their favour to have a chance of qualifying for the knockout phase. Meanwhile, France started with a convincing 4-1 win over Australia and followed it up with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Denmark. They have six points from two matches to their name.
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There are a few question marks over the availability of a couple of players in the Tunisia squad. It is unclear if full-back Mohamed Drager will be available for them from the start. However, their goalkeeper Bechir Ben Said should be available for the squad but it is unlikely he will start. On the other hand, France will be without substitute goalkeeper Alphonse Areola. Besides, Deschamps could deploy Eduardo Camavinga in the left-back as a trial since Theo Hernandez is the only established left-back in the unit for them. Deschamps is also expected to make a lot of changes in order to give rest to the first-team players ahead of the knockout stage.
Tunisia possible line-up: Dahmen, Bronn, Meriah, Talbi, Kechrida, Skhiri, Laidouni, Abdi, Msakni, Sliti, Jebali
France possible line-up: Mandanda, Pavard, Saliba, Varane, Camavinga, Guendouzi, Fofana, Coman, Griezmann, Thuram, Mbappe
Tunisia
Opponents | Score |
Australia | 0-1 (L) |
Denmark | 0-0 |
Iran | 0-2 (W) |
Brazil | 5-1 (L) |
Comoros | 1-0 (W) |
France
Opponents | Score |
Denmark | 2-1 (W) |
Australia | 4-1 (W) |
Denmark | 2-0 (L) |
Austria | 2-0 (W) |
Croatia | 0-1 (L) |
Last 5 matches (all competitions) | Results |
Tunisia draw France | 1-1 |
France beat Tunisia | 3-1 |
Tunisia draw France | 1-1 |
France beat Tunisia | 2-0 |
The FIFA World Cup match between Tunisia and France will take place at Education City Stadium on Wednesday at 8:30 pm IST.
The FIFA World Cup in Qatar can be seen on Sports18 – 1 SD & HD – in India. Sports 18 will be telecasting the games on the regular and HD Channels. Besides, Viacom18 Sports announced that JioCinema will live-stream all the World Cup games. Moreover, the match between Tunisia and France can be seen on beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports 1, TF1 Live, Free, TF1, Molotov in France; and TOD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia in Tunisia.