Australia secured their first victory at a World Cup since 2010 by beating Tunisia 1-0 to give their hopes of reaching the last 16 a huge boost.
Mitchell Duke scored the only goal of the game with a precise header from Craig Goodwin’s cross.
Tunisia pressed and threatened briefly through efforts from Youssef Msakni, but the Socceroos were resolute at the back, led by Harry Souttar, to hold out for the three points.
Tunisia have failed to score in 53% of their matches at the World Cup (9/17), though this is just the second time they’ve failed to score in their opening two games at a single edition of the tournament, after 1998.
The Africans’ hope of making the last 16 round now hand by a thread. Their last game in the group will be against reigning champions and group leaders, France.
