Coulthard's Jaw Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 It's the Al Janoub Stadium again, where Australia lost their first game of the World Cup against France Table Tunisia Pretty much a must win for them with France still to play. I thought they looked decent against Denmark so I make them favourites today. Australia A draw might be an OK result, but a win gives them more options for the Denmark game Teams TV Coverage Chappers presenting with Rush, Scott and the Schwarzer. Commentary from Vicki Sparks and Danny Murphy (I'm so so sorry). Head to Head Tunisia beat Australia 2-0 at the 2005 Confederations Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFuller Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 The match we were ALL waiting for. Genuinely one of the toughest matches to call. Predicted a 2-1 win for Australia, but wouldn't be surprised if it went the other way. Tunisia looked very well organised in their opener. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 1 minute ago, CFuller said: The match we were ALL waiting for. Lets see if we make page 2 with this one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Tough to call this one. Before a ball was kicked I fancied Tunisia to sneak through this group, but Australia looked better than I expected when they lost to France. Draw doesn’t help either side much so hopefully it opens up and it’s better than last nights game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Tunisia looked decent against Denmark, they should dominate this, we'll see if it's enough for the win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 Just now, Rob1981 said: Tough to call this one. Before a ball was kicked I fancied Tunisia to sneak through this group, but Australia looked better than I expected when they lost to France. Draw doesn’t help either side much so hopefully it opens up and it’s better than last nights game I thought yesterday was decent (before we stank the place out ) so I'm hoping the second round of games are when teams really start to open up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Tunisia another side in the ‘Scotland’ club. Multiple qualifications but never reached the knockout stage - 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018. Never seemed to get mentioned as contenders in the same breath as your Senegals and Nigerias and Ivory Coasts. But they keep turning up when it’s tough to qualify. They must be doing something right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Coulthard's Jaw said: I'm hoping the second round of games are when teams really start to open up. On paper, today is the best day so far. Surely? France v Denmark and Argentina v Mexico. Plus the Saudis again, who can now go through early if they beat a lacklustre Poland. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFuller Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Whenever Tunisia are on, I can't help thinking of Fakhreddine Ben Youssef's sticker from the last World Cup album. Didn't make the squad this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastRed Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, Coulthard's Jaw said: Vicki Sparks and Danny Murphy (I'm so so sorry). Vicki Sparks isn't too bad, better than some certainly 8 minutes ago, Coulthard's Jaw said: Lets see if we make page 2 with this one I wasn't sure you were even going to make kick off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 Just now, SouthCoastRed said: I wasn't sure you were even going to make kick off I'll be honest, was 50/50 at one point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_jagster Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Teams should go for it, best chance of a win. Hasn't been great so far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFuller Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 I have no rugrats. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_jagster Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 14 minutes ago, Rob1981 said: Never seemed to get mentioned as contenders in the same breath as your Senegals and Nigerias and Ivory Coasts. But they keep turning up when it’s tough to qualify. They must be doing something right. People go for star names, can't really think of any outstanding Tunisia players past or present. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Shexy football! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzelek Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, Rob1981 said: Tunisia another side in the ‘Scotland’ club. Multiple qualifications but never reached the knockout stage - 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018. Never seemed to get mentioned as contenders in the same breath as your Senegals and Nigerias and Ivory Coasts. But they keep turning up when it’s tough to qualify. They must be doing something right. Tunisia has never had the really big stars like the ones you mentioned, or Ghana, Egypt, Algeria etc. They are also never favourites for the AFCON (they won once on home soil in 2004), but usually makes it to the quarterfinals at least. They are not a spectacular team to watch, but they are well organized in the defence and have good fighting spirit, and in generally play "smarter" than many of the more spectacular teams in Africa. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius1998 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) Nice goal. Edited November 26, 2022 by Darius1998 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambolic Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Tidy finish that! Australia have played really well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 OUT OF THE BLUE!! A great header! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFuller Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Duke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Nice, early goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzelek Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Very nice header by Duke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 A goal for the entire continent! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_jagster Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Unlucky for the defenders, how do you defend such a skiddy deflection like that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Nice move Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius1998 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 I like how Australia have played so far in their games. Before the tournament kicked off, I would have said they were Asia's 6th best team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 I got tickets for Australia v Denmark so could do with them winning this one so there’s still something to play for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 If you do that as a defender, it's yellow and a penalty. Bit weak from the ref. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmi88 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 I hate Danny Murphy. "As great a block as it was, you've got to score that". WHAT DO YOU THINK THE BLOCK WAS FOR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzelek Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Msakni should've scored there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Have seen worse matches. Tunisia might score yet. Liked the little talk between Hannibal and Duke at the end Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divinity Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 27 minutes ago, Darius1998 said: I like how Australia have played so far in their games. Before the tournament kicked off, I would have said they were Asia's 6th best team. I still would. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_jagster Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Tunisia lack intensity that they had in the first half against the Danes. Forward for them looks a handful but not much else in attack so far. Australia look ok. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
error username in use Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 9 looks handy for the white team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 I still expect us to lose this 2-1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahzun_Savas Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Australia played a lot better than I thought, but Tunisa still had a couple of good chances. We need to be very careful or all the good work will be undone and it will be 1-1. Duke's header was brilliant. Mooy has been excellent, so has Goodwin, Leckie been good as well. COME ON AUSTRALIA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahzun_Savas Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, Divinity said: I still would. We are definitely better than Qatar so we are the fifth perhaps. Still definitely far behind Japan and Saudi Arabia and probably Iran and South Korea as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahzun_Savas Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, Gandy said: I still expect us to lose this 2-1. Quite likely, still not very confident either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mahzun_Savas said: We are definitely better than Qatar so we are the fifth perhaps. Still definitely far behind Japan and Saudi Arabia and probably Iran and South Korea as well. I got us above Iran. Definitely behind the rest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 With Oceania now guaranteed a spot at every World Cup is there any chance of Australia going back or do the benefits of playing in Asia outweigh that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divinity Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, Coulthard's Jaw said: With Oceania now guaranteed a spot at every World Cup is there any chance of Australia going back or do the benefits of playing in Asia outweigh that? Is that a recent change? I don't see the point of us going back since we don't get any quality games there. Far better for everyone to just roll Oceania into Asia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 Just now, Divinity said: Is that a recent change? I don't see the point of us going back since we don't get any quality games there. Far better for everyone to just roll Oceania into Asia. Yeah when it goes up to 48 in 2026, Oceania are guaranteed one spot (and could in theory get a second team in through the playoffs but that feels unlikely ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 That header for the opener couldn't have been any better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Just now, Baptista_8 said: That header for the opener couldn't have been any better. Tim Cahill is surely proud of that one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, Coulthard's Jaw said: With Oceania now guaranteed a spot at every World Cup is there any chance of Australia going back or do the benefits of playing in Asia outweigh that? It’s hard to see they would ever miss out on qualifying from Asia though, because as well as Oceania getting a guaranteed spot, Asia is going from 4.5 to 8.5 In general, I’m quite supportive of them going up to 48 teams but Asia is probably the one part of the world where letting more teams in dilutes the quality. 8th/9th best in Asia and you start hitting teams like Iraq, Oman and Syria. If they went back to Oceania, probably more chance of Australia losing the automatic spot to NZ than losing out to one of those. So maybe they are still better off where they are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 Just now, Rob1981 said: It’s hard to see they would ever miss out on qualifying from Asia though, because as well as Oceania getting a guaranteed spot, Asia is going from 4.5 to 8.5 Yes this is a fair point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 I guess the other Oceania countries would need to vote them back in as well? And not sure how likely this is if it harms their own chances of qualifying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzelek Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 It doen't make any sense for the to switch back. They'll be basicly guranteed a spot through the AFC qualification, while it would come down to two games against NZ in Oceania. And although Australia would win most of them, I could easely see NZ grabbing the spot every now and then. And than Austarlia would have to play playoffs against a team from South America, and we know how that usually goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Couple of cracking crosses in from the left for Australia but just one player in the box attacking it each time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 So close from Leckie there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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