
Tunisia vs Malawi, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 20': Lloyd Aaron (Malawi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Chawanangwa Kaonga (Malawi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Tunisia 0, Malawi 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tunisia 0, Malawi 0.
- 45': Substitution, Malawi. Wisdom Mpinganjira replaces McDonald Lameck.
- 45': Substitution, Malawi. Yankho Singo replaces John Banda.
- 45': Substitution, Tunisia. Sayfallah Ltaief replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
- 52': Gomezgani Chirwa (Malawi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Second yellow card to Lloyd Aaron (Malawi) for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Tunisia. Ferjani Sassi replaces Naïm Sliti.
- 78': Substitution, Tunisia. Seifeddine Jaziri replaces Hazem Mastouri.
- 85': William Thole (Malawi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Goal! Tunisia 1, Malawi 0. Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Tunisia. Nader Ghandri replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
- 90'+2': Goal! Tunisia 2, Malawi 0. Elias Achouri (Tunisia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+7': Dylan Bronn (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Penalty saved. Richard Mbulu (Malawi) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Tunisia 2, Malawi 0.
- 0': Match ends, Tunisia 2, Malawi 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stade olympique Hammadi-Agrebi
Location: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunisia
Attendance: 30,000
WCQ - CAF Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tunisia | 7 | +12 | 19 |
2 | Namibia | 7 | +5 | 12 |
3 | Liberia | 7 | 0 | 10 |
4 | Equatorial Guinea | 7 | -3 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Tunisia (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Aymen Dahmen (GK) |
3 | Montassar Talbi |
6 | Dylan Bronn ![]() |
2 | Ali Abdi |
4 | Mahmoud Ghorbel |
14 | Aïssa Laïdouni |
10 | Hannibal Mejbri |
8 | Anis Ben Slimane ![]() |
19 | Hazem Mastouri |
7 | Elias Achouri |
23 | Naïm Sliti |
Malawi (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | William Thole (GK) ![]() |
7 | Nickson Mwase |
5 | Chembezi Denis |
15 | Gomezgani Chirwa ![]() |
12 | Alick Lungu |
6 | Lloyd Aaron ![]() |
17 | John Banda |
10 | Chawa ![]() |
2 | Mcdonald Lameck |
8 | Lloyd Njaliwa |
9 | Richard Mbulu |
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