On the eve of the opening of the World Cup, iQIYI Sports has launched an exclusive [Top 32 Tour] series of planning, and the team introduced to you in this issue is [Tunisia]:
——Historical Achievements:
This tournament was Tunisia's sixth World Cup appearance, and the Carthaginian Eagles made their World Cup debut in 1978, beating Mexico 3-1 to claim the first victory for an African team in World Cup history, and then even drew with a strong West Germany, but unfortunately failed to qualify from the group. In 1998, 2002 and 2006, Tunisia reached the finals of three consecutive tournaments, but their performance in the World Cup main tournament was lackluster, all of them missing the round of 16 with 1 draw and 2 defeats in the group stage. In the 2018 World Cup, Tunisia lost to England and Belgium in quick group exits, but in the final match they beat Panama 2-1 to claim the team's second World Cup victory since 1978.
——Qualification History:
In the African Zone World Qualifier Top 40, Tunisia beat Equatorial Guinea, Zambia and Mauritania to finish first in the group and successfully enter the top 10 of the African World Qualifiers. In the round of ten, they drew Mali, Tunisia relied on an own goal of the opponent's defender to win 1-0 in the first leg, and returned home in the second leg, the Carthaginian Eagles teamed together to defend the 0-0 score to the end, and eliminated Mali 1-0 over two legs to advance to the World Cup.
- Grouping prospects:
Tunisia had no good luck this time and were drawn in Group D, with Kangaroos Australia in the same group, title favourites France and European Cup dark horse Denmark. Although Tunisia has a large gap in strength with France and Denmark, this does not mean that they are fish belly to be slaughtered, we must always remember the famous saying that there is no weak team in the World Cup, and anything can happen. In the previous warm-up matches against Japan and Chile, the Carthaginian Eagles gave people a bright performance.
——List of fixtures:
2022.11.22 (Tue) 21:00 Group Stage Round 1 Denmark vs Tunisia
2022.11.26 (Sat) 18:00 Group Stage Round 2 Tunisia vs Australia
2022.11.30 (Wed) 23:00 Group Stage Round 3 Tunisia vs France
——Staffing:
Compared to the last World Cup, Tunisia's squad has been completely new. The goalkeeper's main choice is Ben Saeed, who was put right during the African Cup of Nations and played solidly in the World Qualifiers. Defensively, Bron, who moved to Serie A Salernitana in the summer, will be the main candidate, having played at right-back in the last World Cup and is now fixed in the centre-back position. Another centre-back candidate is Talebi of Kazan Ruby, a tall centre-back with excellent front-facing interceptions.
In midfield, the main player behind the center is Cologne's Shiri, who has both good interceptions and the role of a dealer. He is preceded by defensive midfielder Raiduni who plays in Hungary and Ben Rumzan from his home league. Up front, Slitti and Saint-Etienne's Hazri will be the main wingers on the left and right, while Manchester United's talented rising star Mebri will be on the bench, and the centre-forward will be Jaziri, who plays in Egypt.
——Predicted starter:
Tunisia (4-3-3): Ben Said/Maloule, Thalepi, Bronn, Drieg/Raiduni, Shiri, Ben Rumzan/Slitti, Jaziri, Hazri