On January 30, the Africa Cup of Nations reached the quarter-final stage, with the winning favourite Tunisia playing the dark horse Burkina Faso. In first-half stoppage time, Faisal Ouattara scored and in the second half Khazri fell into the box and the referee refused to award a penalty. In the end, Tunisia lost 0-1 and once again missed the final four.
In the 27th minute, Tunisia won a free kick in front of the goal, Andhaziri directly attacked the goal from 25 meters away, which was saved by the Burkina Faso goalkeeper.
In the second minute of half-time, the passively beaten Burkina Faso suddenly broke out, Ibrahim Toure directly stopped, Faisal Ouattara rushed on the right, and the angle of the box was open, tunisia was 0-1 behind.
In the 51st minute, Burkina Faso once again offered a lightning counter-attack, Bayara received a cross from his teammate, and his right-footed shot from inside the box was saved, missing the opportunity to extend the scoreline.
In the 68th minute, Ali Maruler took a direct free kick at goal, the ball went straight to the dead corner, and was once again deflected by Kofi.
In the 77th minute, there was controversy on the pitch, and Tunisian core Khazri was violently thrown into the box by his opponent. The referee awarded a penalty at the first time, and then watched the VAR and then changed the decision. Of course, in slow motion, it is also seen that Sumaira Ouattara kicked the ball first, and then put down Hazri because of inertia, not intentionally fouling.
In the 83rd minute, Faisal Vallarta elbowed Ali Maroule while scrambling for the top, and the Tunisian defender fell to the ground in pain. The referee watched the VAR again and pulled out a red card to send off the Burkina Faso striker, making the pitch 10 to 11.
Statistics show that the two sides have a total of 33 fouls in this game, including 17 in Burkina Faso and 16 in Tunisia, of which 5 were yellow and 1 received red cards, which can be described as tragic.
However, Tunisia was still powerless to change the situation behind, and eventually lost 0-1 to the opponent. Tunisia has encountered Burkina Faso five times since 1998, with a result of 1 draw and 4 losses. Having played in the African Cup of Nations knockout rounds 3 times, Tunisia is the backdrop for the opponent's carnival.
As winners of the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia has been in the top 8 of the last four tournaments, but have been out of the quarter-finals three times, with the exception of the last one, when they swept Madagascar 3-0 to reach the semi-finals and eventually lost to Senegal.
Tunisia is out, and perhaps the most depressed is the rising star Mebri in the Manchester United echelon. The 19-year-old talented midfielder was not reused by coach Kebayr in this tournament, scoring only two appearances. In this quarter-final, Mebry sat on the bench for 90 minutes and witnessed the team once again being blocked out of the semi-finals.