FRANCE VS TUNISIA
France will face Tunisia today in the third round of World Cup Group D. This match will be played at the Education City Stadium at 8.30 pm IST.
France had already secured the knockout by winning both matches played. So Deschamps and his team can go on an unbeaten run with three out of three wins.
Meanwhile, Tunisia is currently left with little chance. They are in last place with only one point. If they beat France today, they can hope to reach the pre-quarters. This means that if France loses by 2 goals and the Denmark-Australia match is a draw, Tunisia can qualify for the knockout stage. Or if Denmark beat Australia and Tunisia beat France by one goal, they can enter the knockout stages. All this is very unlikely to happen. Therefore, there is little hope for Tunisia.
Tunisia is no big match for the French side, who easily beat Australia and Denmark. Considering their current form, it's likely to be a flurry of goals today. Anyway, expect a great match. Today's match result does not matter much to France as there are no major threats to their top spot. Maybe Deschamps will give a chance to some of the players who were on the bench in the last 2 matches in the starting XI today. Salima Mukansanga is the fourth official to officiate this match today.
With this match, Salima will become the first female referee from Africa to officiate for the World Cup. Anyway, let's wait and see
WIN PROBABILITY
France :- 70%
Tunisia :- 11%
Draw :- 19%
MATCH SCHEDULE
Date:- 30/12/2022
Time:- 8.30 AM (IST)
Venue:- Education City Stadium
INSIGHTS
1) France is unbeaten in their previous four meetings with Tunisia (W2 D2), their first encounter since a 1-1 draw in May 2010.
2) France has alternated wins (3) and losses (2) in each of their five FIFA World Cup matches against African nations, beating Nigeria 2-0 in their last match of 2014.
3) Tunisia remains winless at the 2022 World Cup (D1 L1); If they fail to win this match as well, it means they have not won a game in four out of six World Cups (1998, 2002 and 2006). The African team is yet to advance from the group in the World Cup.
4) France has won each of their last six World Cup matches, their longest winning streak in the competition. Only Italy (7 between 1934-1938) and Brazil (11 between 2002-2006) have ever had more successful runs.
5) Tunisia is yet to score from 27 shots in their two matches at the 2022 World Cup. The African team has never gone without a goal in a World Cup edition, with this their sixth match.
