Tunisians tuning up
TUNISIA fired out a World Cup warning to England after they fought back to claim a 2-2 draw in PORTUGAL last night.
Gareth Southgate’s side will face the Tunisians in their opening group game on June 18 in Volgograd.
Andre Silva of AC Milan and recent West Ham loanee Joao Mario gave the Portuguese a 2-0 lead after just 34 minutes.
But Anice Badri pulled a goal back just before halftime and then Fakhreddine Ben Youssef levelled for the visitors as they earned an impressive draw.
In other games, Liverpool target Nabil Fekir scored for FRANCE as they beat the REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 2-0. Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud had opened the scoring in Paris.
Former Anfield striker Mario Balotelli grabbed the first goal as Roberto Mancini began his reign as ITALY coach with a 2-1 win against SAUDI ARABIA.
And Everton striker Cenk Tosun scored twice as TURKEY beat IRAN 2-1.