
Tunisia vs Equatorial Guinea, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Carlos Akapo (Equatorial Guinea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Yassine Meriah (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Substitution, Tunisia. Nader Ghandri replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Tunisia 0, Equatorial Guinea 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tunisia 0, Equatorial Guinea 0.
- 45': Substitution, Tunisia. Sayfallah Ltaief replaces Elias Saad.
- 69': Substitution, Tunisia. Haythem Jouini replaces Hamza Rafia.
- 76': Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Óscar Siafá replaces Dorian Junior.
- 78': Jannick Buyla (Equatorial Guinea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Goal! Tunisia 1, Equatorial Guinea 0. Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Tunisia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 87': Sayfallah Ltaief (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Tunisia. Mortadha Ben Ouanes replaces Elias Achouri.
- 90'+1': Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Béchir Ben Saïd (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Tunisia 1, Equatorial Guinea 0.
- 0': Match ends, Tunisia 1, Equatorial Guinea 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stade olympique Hammadi-Agrebi
Location: Radès, Tunisia
Attendance: 25,000
WCQ - CAF Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tunisia | 6 | +9 | 16 |
2 | Namibia | 6 | +6 | 12 |
3 | Liberia | 6 | +3 | 10 |
4 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | -4 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Tunisia (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Ben Said (GK) ![]() |
3 | Montassar Talbi |
4 | Yassine Meriah ![]() |
2 | Ali Abdi |
12 | Hamza Mathlouthi |
5 | Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane |
14 | Aïssa Laïdouni ![]() |
17 | Ellyes Skhiri |
10 | Elias Saad |
7 | Elias Achouri |
8 | Hamza Rafia |
Equatorial Guinea (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jesús Owono (GK) |
21 | Esteban Obiang |
11 | Basilio Ndong |
16 | Saúl Coco |
15 | Carlos Akapo ![]() |
14 | Pedro Obiang |
22 | Pablo Ganet |
5 | Omar Mascarell |
18 | Dorian Hanza |
8 | Jannick Buyla ![]() |
19 | Luis Nlavo |
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