Tunisia Beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0 To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup

Tunisia person qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup aft scoring a melodramatic stoppage-time victor distant against Equatorial Guinea.

The North Africans came nether unit for astir of the crippled successful Malabo, with the hosts needing triumph themselves to support live their ain hopes of reaching the finals.

Tunisia had goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen to convey for a drawstring of saves successful the 2nd fractional arsenic helium acrobatically kept retired efforts from Saul Coco, Emilio Nsue and Alejandro Masogo.

With Equatorial Guinea pushing guardant successful hunt of a goal, the Carthage Eagles won the lucifer from a antagonistic onslaught successful the past of 4 added minutes.

Firas Chaouat dispossessed Coco, precocious into the container and unselfishly squared for Mohamed Ben Romdhane to people past Jesus Owono.

Tunisia were assured of apical spot successful Group H with 2 games to spare, and person reached Canada, Mexico and the United States without conceding a extremity successful their 8 qualifiers to date.

It volition beryllium the seventh clip the nationalist broadside – who person ne'er progressed past the radical signifier astatine a World Cup – volition diagnostic astatine the finals.

Meanwhile, Equatorial Guinea’s hopes of a first-ever World Cup qualification appeared distant arsenic lone the 4 best-ranked 2nd placed sides successful Africa volition participate the continental play-offs.

The National Thunder were 4th successful Group H, 2 points down second-placed Namibia having played a crippled more.

However, the Equatoguinean federation has lodged an entreaty against a determination by satellite governing assemblage FIFA to enforce 2 forfeits against them for fielding an ineligible subordinate earlier successful the qualifying campaign.

Should the entreaty beryllium successful, they would ascent backmost to 2nd successful the table.

Tunisia go the 2nd African broadside to suffice for the 2026 World Cup aft North African rivals Morocco sealed their spot on Friday.