Australia smothers Tunisian fire with a headbutt

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The fury of Tunisia, that of its fervent fans, was suffocated by Australia without raising too much of a stir (0-1).

It was enough for him with an accurate header from

, a striker who is making a career in the second division of Japan.

A blow that, however, is neither decisive for them nor fatal for the Africans.

That goal marked Australia's third victory in a World Championship.

The fate of the tight group D will not be known until next Wednesday.

The Al Janoub stadium boils as usual when Tunisia takes the stage.

More than 30,000 Tunisians live and work in Qatar.

Most in and around Doha.

A large army moved to the fishing town of Al Wakrah, some 20 kilometers south of the Qatari capital.

Sounding the horn of their cars, waving their flags and making their homeland, some 4,000 kilometers from their land.

They, most of them in their debut at the Education City Stadium, found a reply from the passionate Australians.

With yellow spots, the color of the

' jersey among that noisy red-colored African majority.

The Australians erupted in jubilation as Duke's header led the way to a hope of reaching the round of 16.

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stumbled into a Tunisian defender and that poison ended up turning him into a gift for his teammate.

It was the second goal for a team that thought it could take a piece of pride from France, in its debut in the championship, but ended up overwhelmed.

That is why his survival in Qatar happened, yes or yes, to push Tunisia away with a slap of the hand, as it happened.

A happy morning for Australia, which contrasts with the disappointment of the African team, where

returned to put strength and vigor, sometimes almost to the limit.

Before half an hour, she had already earned the yellow card.

Her gestures on her lawn raised her fans again.

But that's not enough in football.

Neither in this World Cup.

Ryan's Wall

Tunisia wanted to make a quick response to the Australian goal, but ended up getting tangled up every time it entered goalkeeper

's box .

Between the lack of venom from

and

, and the opportunism of beefy center

, they found it impossible to settle the matter, no matter how many crosses rained down from the sunny skies of Al Wakrah.

There was more noise than football.

A Tunisian supporter, during the match. MIGUEL MEDINAAFP

Jalel Kadri

, the Tunisian coach, gesticulated from the band trying to reactivate his team.

Because the prospect of risking his neck against France, after only one point in two games, he invited to twist the face.

But Ryan, time and time again, proved a wall against that Tunisian rage.

A slap in the face for the tens of thousands of Tunisians living in Qatar.

Many of them put their hands together imploring heaven to give their team at least one chance that it did not have.

While the Africans despaired, Australia patiently awaited that lethal counterattack (which they did not need either) that would confirm their first victory in the championship.

To certify that on Wednesday, on that same grass, it will depend on itself to qualify for the round of 16.

Of course, for this he will have to send Denmark home.

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