Australia’s future at the 2022 World Cup could come down to this.
The Socceroos are in desperate need of a positive result against Tunisia. Their opening 4-1 loss to France, coupled with the draw between today’s opponents and Denmark, means Graham Arnold’s men must get some points on the board.
Of course, this also represents a potentially key game for Tunisia. That opening draw with Denmark was useful, but with France to come on the final matchday, a victory over Australia could be a huge boost to their last-16 hopes.
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Tunisia vs Australia score
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| Tunisia | — | — | — |
| Australia | — | — | — |
Goals:
None
Projected lineups:
Tunisia predicted lineup (3-4-2-1, right to left): 16.Dahmen (GK) — 6. Bronn, 4. Meriah, 3. Talbi — 20. Drager, 17. Skhiri, 8. Mejbri, 24. Abdi — 25. Slimane, 10. Khazri — 9. Jebali
Australia predicted lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 1. Ryan (GK) — 5. Karacic, 19. Souttar, 4. Rowles, 16. Behich — 22. Irvine, 13. Mooy, 10. Hrustic — 7. Leckie, 9. Maclaren, 23. Goodwin
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Tunisia vs Australia live updates, highlights from 2022 World Cup
3hrs 30mins from kickoff: One of the great stories of Australian football is the rise of Garang Kuol, the refugee who fled South Sudan and came through the ranks in Australia, with less than a year separating his senior debut and international debut.
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4hrs from kickoff: Whilst Australians will be out in force supporting their boys at home, they will be outnumbered at the Al Janoub Stadium by masses of Tunisia fans. Qatar has a high expat population of Tunisians, and many have made the trip, meaning that come kickoff we will see swathes of red all around the stadium.
— Tunisie Football (@tunisiefootball) November 25, 2022
4hrs 30 mins to kickoff: Australia, also known as the Socceroos, won’t be short of support for this one back home; with the match taking place at the primetime of Saturday 9:00 p.m. AEDT, pubs, bars and clubs will be packed full of fans decked out in Green and Gold willing their boys on to victory.
Saturday night, prime time #FIFAWorldCup… HOW GOOD!
🆚 Tunisia
⚽ 9pm AEDT, 1pm local
🏟️ Al Janoub Stadium
📺💻📱: SBS, SBS On Demand#GiveIt100 #Socceroos pic.twitter.com/1dNQUVYNCC— Socceroos (@Socceroos) November 25, 2022
5 hrs from kickoff: Australia’s future at this World Cup could come down to today. After that opening 4-1 loss to France, and with Denmark to come on matchday three, they need a win against Tunisia — and a good win, at that.
Scoring at a World Cup was even better than I dreamt it 🇦🇺⚽️ in the end not the result we wanted but we go into the next game with confidence! had to go with my idol Fernando Torres celebration on the same stage that he did it. pic.twitter.com/7Zu7n5DN5W
— Craig Goodwin (@craig_goodwin11) November 22, 2022
Tunisia vs Australia lineups, team news
Neither side picked up any injuries in their opening World Cup games and will in fact welcome back players for this clash.
The Socceroos look set to start No. 10 Ajdin Hrustic after he sat out of the France game due to a minor injury and he’ll likelty replace Riley McGree from the off. Nathaniel Atkinson, who struggled against France, is also confirmed to be out injured, with Milos Degenek or Fran Karacic to replace him.
Australia notably opted for a defensive 4-5-1 formation against France and could revert to the 4-3-3 shape they often used in qualification as they chase goals in this game. That formation change would likely see some fresh faces used up front with the likes of Awer Mabil and Jamie Maclaren pushing for starts.
Tunisia, meanwhile, are expected to name star player Wahbi Khazri on their teamsheet after he wasn’t used in the Denmark match. Manchester United midfielder Hannibal Mejbri was used as a substitute in that game and could be in the frame to start from the off.
Tunisia predicted starting 11
Tunisia predicted lineup (3-4-2-1, right to left): 16.Dahmen (GK) — 6. Bronn, 4. Meriah, 3. Talbi — 20. Drager, 17. Skhiri, 8. Mejbri, 24. Abdi — 25. Slimane, 10. Khazri — 9. Jebali
- Injuries: None
- Suspensions: None
Australia predicted starting 11
Australia predicted lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 1. Ryan (GK) — 5. Karacic, 19. Souttar, 4. Rowles, 16. Behich — 22. Irvine, 13. Mooy, 10. Hrustic — 7. Leckie, 9. Maclaren, 23. Goodwin
- Injuries: None
- Suspensions: None
Tunisia vs. Australia live stream, TV channel
The match will start at 1 p.m. local time and take place at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, which opened in 2019 and has a capacity of 40,000.
| Date | Time | TV Channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Saturday, Nov. 26 | 05:00 ET | FS1, Telemundo | fuboTV, Fox Sports site/app, Telemundo Deportes site/app, Peacock |
| Canada | Saturday, Nov. 26 | 05:00 ET | TSN, CTV, RDS (French) | TSN site/app, CTV site/app, RDS app |
| UK | Saturday, Nov. 26 | 10:00 GMT | BBC One | BBC iPlayer |
| Australia | Saturday, Nov. 26 | 21:00 AEDT | SBS | SBS On Demand |
| India | Saturday, Nov. 26 | 15:30 IST | Sports18 | Voot, JioTV |
| Hong Kong | Saturday, Nov. 26 | 18:00 HKT | Now TV (Ch. 616, 618) | Now TV |
| Malaysia | Saturday, Nov. 26 | 18:00 MYT | Astro | Astro GO |
| Singapore | Saturday, Nov. 26 | 18:00 SGT | StarHub (Ch. 251/252), Singtel TV | MeWatch, Singtel TV GO, CAST, StarHub TV+ |
| New Zealand | Saturday, Nov. 26 | 23:00 NZDT | Sky Sport 7 beIN Sports | Sky Go, Sky Sport NOW |
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