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Tunisia vs Australia

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When: Today, 1pm Capacity: 44,325

Where: Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Key stats:

■ Tunisia have won only once in 13 group stage games since 1998, beating Panama four years ago.

■ Tunisia’s 0-0 draw against Denmark in the group opener was their first clean sheet at the World Cup since 1978 when they held West Germany to a goalless draw.

■ Australia are on a seven-match winless run at the World Cup (D1 L6). They last won a group game against Serbia in 2010.

Previous meetings:

■ The teams have met each other twice, with both winning a game.

■ They last met at the Confederat­ions Cup in 2005 where Tunisia won 2-0 with the help of a brace from Francileud­o dos Santos.

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