FIFA World Cup Equatorial Guinea Beat Tunisia Making It Difficult To Qualify In Group B

Pablo Ganet scored with six minutes remaining as Equatorial Guinea beat Tunisia 1-0 in Malabo on Saturday. The score throws Group B wide open heading to the final match day.

Heading into the final round of matches, Group B will go down to the wire after Equatorial Guinea stunned Tunisia. Saturday’s result means the two sides are both on 10 points. But the Carthage Eagles have a better goal aggregate.

Zambia who earlier on thrashed Mauritania 4-0 are on seven points and also have an outside chance of qualification.

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Tunisia will host Zambia on the final match day while Equatorial Guinea is away to Mauritania, who are out of contention. Tunisia only need to win against Zambia to be sure of qualification.

The Equatoguineans will have to beat Mauritania and hope Tunisia drop points against The Chipolopolo.

Equatorial Guinea were rewarded for their industry and never say die attitude as they scored an 84th minute goal to give themselves a lifeline in the group.

Ganet scored the solitary goal with a thunderous shot from inside the box after Iban Salvador teed the ball up for him, off a cross from the left. They had been knocking on the Tunisian door especially in the second half and got the most desired result to send the stadium into frenzy.


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