Australia meet African powerhouse Tunisia in the second match of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Australia won 1-0 to win their first World Cup victory. Australia can beat Tunisia thanks not only to the goalscoring hero Duque, but also to central defender Soutar for his excellent performance in the game.
Soutar won the ball 7 times in this game, 6 clearances and 3 blocks, keeping a clean sheet. Among them, Suttar's most glorious moment was when he defused Tunisia's single knife with a perfect tackle. Tunisia were trailing 1-0 and the team never gave up looking for a goalscoring opportunity. So, Tunisia created a one-handed chance.
Seeing that the Tunisian player was about to score single-handedly, Soutar suddenly struck. In this one-on-one defense, Soutar successfully defused Tunisia's single knife, leaving the opponent unsuccessful. Judging by the results of the subsequent matches, Tunisia could have scored points against Australia without Suttar's world-class tackle this time. There is no doubt that Soutar was responsible for Australia's first World Cup victory in Qatar, and his performance won recognition from fans.
I believe that many Chinese fans are no strangers to Sutar, because Australia was once in a group with the national football team in the round of 12. When the domestic media analyzes Australia's strength, it will focus on the defense gate Suttar. The media believes that if the Chinese team wants to defeat Australia, it must make good use of Wu Lei's dexterity and break through the back line of the Sutar town. However, Wu Lei, who has scored goals in La Liga, does not take advantage of Suttar's defense at all.
Wu Lei spent the rest of his game against Australia over two legs and with the exception of a penalty, he was stared at by Soutar for the rest of the game. Soutal's strong centre-back is definitely the anchor of Australia's backline, and if he hadn't resolved the danger many times, it would have been difficult for Australia to get three points in this match against Tunisia.