Tunisia beat the World Cup early with a 1-goal win in the final round of Group D.
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semifinals
However, as Australia in the same group beat Denmark by the same score, Tunisia could not escape from the game even with a win. In the final moments of the match, a number of players from the Tunesian bench gathered around and watched the live broadcast of Australia vs Denmark on their cell phones in the hope that Denmark could recover their lost ground, but unfortunately, it was not to be.
Tunisia (Tw)
an upset (esp. in sports)
Beat France, but
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With fate already in Australia's hands against Denmark, five minutes into the second half of extra time, the cameras panned to the Tunisia bench, where several players huddled together, including goal-scorer Kasri, who had already been substituted, to check the live feed on the team cameraman's cell phone, the
Manchester United Football Club
The youngster, Michael Gabriel, turned away from the game after seeing Australia's 1-0 win over Denmark, and the crowd showed their sadness.
Tunisian utility player Kasri said after the game that he failed to
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It's very disappointing because we didn't do enough in the previous 2 games, but I believe the team did enough to make the people of Tunisia proud.
