The second African continent representative, Tunisia will take to the pitch on Tuesday afternoon for a World Cup tie against Denmark, a side that has been labeled as one of the dark horses at the Education City Stadium Al Rayyan.Senegal was the first African team to play at the tournament on Monday in a match that they conceded two late goal against the Netherlands to lose 2-0.##NAJAVA_MECA_6824814##The Tuesday group D opening clash is a match that both teams will be keen on winning in order to have a chance to progress to the last 16. Matches against holders France and Australia will follow. Both teams are making their sixth appearance at the tournament.Denmark and Tunisia have met once before. The friendly match that was played 20 years ago ended in a 2-1 win for the Danes and the World Cup meeting is one that both teams will be relishing their chances.The 1992 European champions, are unbeaten against African teams at the World Cup; they have picked two wins and two draws against African teams while Tunisia have never beaten a European opponent at the tournament. They have managed three draws and suffered seven defeats in the hands of teams from Europe.World Cup 2022Denmark vs Tunisia Good luck Alexander Bah! 🇩🇰 pic.twitter.com/MG9ezE2kgl— Manolis Giakoumakis (@ManolisGiak83) November 21, 2022 Denmark will be banking on players like captain, Simon Kjaer, Yussuf Poulsen, Andreas Christensen, and Cristian Eriksen while the Carthage Eagles have Youssef Msakni who missed the 2018 edition with an ACL tear, Hannibal Mejbri, Wahbi Khazri and Ellyes Skhiri in their corner.Tunisia coach Jalel Kadri understands that the task ahead is a huge one. “We know that the task is difficult, but I have confidence in the group and our goals are great, and there is no room for despair or pessimism,”.Sorry, who? Saudi Arabia? They don’t stand a chanceDenmark manager Kasper Hjulmand is confident heading into the game and the tournament in general.”Our dream is to win something. So when you go into a tournament this group of players has the quality to win, and I mean to win everything,” said Hjulmand ahead of Tuesday’s clash at Education City Stadium. And Hjulmand, whose team also face Australia in the group stage, was bullish about his team’s chances with Eriksen firmly back in the fold and in top form. “Are we favourites? No… but we can beat everyone on the day and we have a very strong self-confidence. We have a very good group of players working together and the best way of winning everything is to dream big.” He added. QATAR 2022 WORLD CUPTuesday, Nov 22nd13:00: (1.18) Argentina (7.25) Saudi Arabia (15.0) C16:00: (1.45) Denmark (4.20) Tunisia (8.00) D19:00: (2.75) Mexico (2.95) Poland (2.85) C22:00: (1.25) France (6.25) Australia (11.0) D***odds are subject to change
