They hope to enter the "roosters" without their striking force.. The Tunisians cling to a glimmer of hope and expect a mission that is not impossible for France

Tunisians still hope to reach the second round of the World Cup finals currently being held in Qatar, despite the recent disappointing 0-1 defeat by Australia, the lackluster performance of the Tunisian elements, as well as the strength of the French opponent - the title holder of the last edition - and one of the most prominent candidates for the title.

The "Carthage Eagles" will meet their French opponent, the day after tomorrow - Wednesday - on the grounds of the Education City stadium, at the end of the fourth group matches, and they have one point from a negative draw against Denmark and a defeat against Australia, while the "Roosters" lead the standings with 6 points, from two victories over Both: Australia in the opening match by 4-1, and Denmark by 2-1.

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At a time when the calculations for the Tunisian national team reaching the second round seem complicated, many Tunisian fans and analysts cling to all the luck to achieve this achievement for the first time in the history of football in the country, as Youssef Msakni’s colleagues will have to win, and wait for the result of the match between Australia and Denmark, in the hope of defeating Australian team or tie.

This scenario is believed by the former player of the Tunisian national team, Ali Al-Kaabi, who competed in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, where he said in a statement to Reuters that the task is difficult against the world champion, but not impossible, especially since the 78 team managed to stop the defending champion - at the time - the German national team, And he was close to victory.

Al-Kaabi believes that the current tournament witnessed many surprises, and considers that the key to winning the match lies in team performance.

Will Deschamps relax his "strike force"?

What increases the Tunisians' optimism about this match - according to some analysts - is the possibility of resting France coach Didier Deschamps, for a number of prominent players after ensuring qualification, especially the star Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann, along with Osman Dembele, who constitute the striking attacking force of the world champions.

Observers believe that this matter would be in the interest of Tunisia if the team of coach Jalal Al-Qadri succeeded in exploiting this.

Mbappe in an embrace with Antoine Griezmann after scoring the victory goal against Denmark (French)

It is expected that the French coach will rest the aforementioned names, in order to avoid injury and be ready for the upcoming strong dates in the second round.

The world champions also have a group of heavy options in the front line, which are no less important than the aforementioned names.

Similar to Kingsley Coman, who played a few minutes in the past two matches.

Why not repeat the scenario of Morocco?

In the same context, sports analyst Abdel-Wahhab Bin Rahouma agreed with Al-Kaabi that the national team's chances are very slim, but all scenarios are possible, and the players have the final say.

Ben Rhouma added, "A large percentage of the Tunisians' aspirations to qualify for the next round vanished after the defeat from Australia, but even if the hope does not exceed 5%, the players must stick to it until the end and win."

Although the task has become elusive in achieving qualification for the second round - for the first time in the history of Tunisia's participation in the World Cup - the fans are calling on the team to play as a club against France and cling to hope.

It seems that Morocco's victory over Belgium - last Sunday - increased optimism and doubled the Tunisians' demands to face France with the same spirit and determination with which the team appeared against Denmark in the opening round.

It is noteworthy that the Tunisian national team - which is participating for the sixth time in the history of the World Cup finals - is at the bottom of the group standings, with one point equal to Denmark, after they tied in the opening round, while France qualified for the final price, and the other 3 teams compete for the second card, where Australia comes in the center. The second with 3 points.