The draw, which was drawn Friday, in the Qatari capital, Doha, placed the Tunisian team with the French national team, the holder of the last edition of the World Cup, and the Danish team, waiting to know the identity of the fourth team, which will be the last team in Group D, after playing the Asian play-off match between the UAE and Australia, then The confrontation that brings together the winner of the Asian play-off with the Peruvian national team.
Relief and caution prevailed over the reactions in the football arena in Tunisia and in the media and social networking sites after the draw, as most opinions were unanimous that the Tunisian team is capable of causing a surprise in the fourth group.
Tunisia coach Jalal Al-Qadri confirmed that his country will play without calculations and will defend its chances of qualifying for the second round, although the teams in Group D are distinguished by experience and expertise and have a glorious past in the history of the World Cup, like the French team, he said.
In turn, the former Tunisian national team player, Tariq Al-Abdali, said that “the draw was merciful to the Tunisian team, which avoided the major teams and candidates for the title, such as Brazil, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands. in the history of the finals.
Al-Abdali said in his statement to Sky News Arabia: “At such a high level, there are no easy matches, our chances are, and with the exception of the French team, which outperforms us on paper in all respects, the chances are equal with the rest of the teams, all assumptions are contained in the fourth group.”
The former player of the Carthage Eagles and the Tunisian Esperance believes that “the team has a good group of players who are distinguished by determination, fighting spirit and group spirit, but this may not be enough to shine in the World Cup if it is not accompanied by good preparation and work from now on reviewing the many mistakes that appeared on the team, whether in the finals The 2022 African Cup or in the decisive role match for the World Cup qualifiers against Mali, especially at the level of attack, which needs great work to appear in an honorable face in Qatar 2022.
Tunisia is participating in the World Cup finals for the sixth time in its history, after Argentina 1978, France 1998, South Korea, Japan 2002, Germany 2006 and Russia 2018.
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