Tunisia’s national team beats Equatorial Guinea 1-0 and takes the lead in World Cup qualifiers

had won Tunisia national team against its counterpart, Equatorial Guinea, with a score of 1-0 during the match that was held between them on Wednesday evening, at the Hammadi Al-Aqrabi Stadium in Rades, as part of the third round of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, which is being held in partnership between the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico.

Tunisia vs Equatorial Guinea

The only goal of the match came from Muhammad Ali bin Ramadan From a penalty kick in the 82nd minute of the match, the Tunisian national team secured 3 valuable points in the process of qualifying for the World Cup finals.

The star Hamza Al-Mathlouthi, the Zamalek player, participated in the starting lineup for the match and presented distinguished levels that prolonged the match.

The goal of Tunisia’s lead over Equatorial Guinea from a penalty kick in the World Cup qualifiers ♥️💪

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The Carthage Eagles will compete in the African Cup qualifiers World Cup 2026He is in Group H, accompanied by Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia, and Sao Tome and Principe.

The Tunisia national team leads Group H in the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup with 9 points collected from winning 3 matches, scoring 6 goals, and keeping its record scoreless.

While the Equatorial Guinea national team was in second place with zero points after losing in the three matches.

The Carthage Eagles, led by their temporary coach, Montaser Al-Wahshi, succeeded in continuing their victories in the World Cup qualifiers and achieving full marks in the first three rounds in order to take the lead and come a step closer to being promoted to participate in the World Cup.

The Tunisia national team began its campaign in the qualifiers by defeating its guest, the Sao Tome and Principe team, by a clean score, at the Hamadi Al-Aqrabi Olympic Stadium in Brades, then it defeated its host, the Malawi team, with a clean goal, at the “Bingo Stadium” in the second round competitions.

In tonight’s match, the Tunisian team missed the efforts of Saif Al-Jaziri, the Zamalek star, who suffered a muscle injury, according to what was announced by the Tunisian Football Federation, as Haitham Al-Gwaini was called up instead of him. The “Carthage Eagles” list also witnesses the absence of Ali Maaloul due to injury, while Moataz El-Zaddam, the Egyptian player, is present. .

9 teams will qualify directly for the 2026 World Cup from the continent of Africa, and they are the leaders in all groups, provided that 4 teams with the best runner-up positions will qualify for the playoff, where two teams will face off in the semi-finals and then the final, so that an additional team from the African continent will qualify for the global playoff.

The formation of the Tunisian national team was as follows:

Goalkeeper: Bashir bin Saeed.

Defensive line: Hamza Al-Mathlouthi – Yassin Meriah – Montaser Al-Talbi – Ali Al-Abdi.

Midfield: Issa Al-Aidouni – Elias Sakhiri – Muhammad Ali bin Ramadan – Elias Al-Achouri.

Attacking line: Elias Saad – Hamza Rafia.