Spain v Tunisia, 19 June 2006
| Score | 3-1 to Spain |
| Referee | Carlos Eugênio Simon |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group H |
| Venue | Gottlieb Daimler, Stuttgart |
| Attendance | 52,000 |
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Spain and Tunisia had never met before at ‘A’ international level but there have been five meetings at youth and amateur levels.
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Spain
Manager: Luis Aragones
Goals:
| Raúl | 71 |
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| Fernando Torres | 76 |
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| Fernando Torres | penalty | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Iker Casillas
(captain)
Defender
Mariano Pernía
Defender
Pablo Ibáñez
Defender
Carles Puyol
Defender
Sergio Ramos
Midfielder
Marcos Senna
Midfielder
Xabi Alonso
Midfielder
Xavi
Forward
David Villa
Forward
Fernando Torres
Forward
Luis García
Substitutions:
| Raúl for Luis García | 46 |
| Cesc Fàbregas for Marcos Senna | 46 |
| Joaquín for David Villa | 57 |
Cards:
| Carles Puyol | 30 | Y |
| Cesc Fàbregas | 89 | Y |
Comments:
This result confirmed Spain's progression in to the knockout stages of the 2006 finals. They remain unbeaten in their last 24 matches. Spain's last defeat came on 22 June 2004, when they lost of 0-1 to hosts Portugal at Euro 2004. Raul becomes as the fourth Spanish player to score five goals at the World Cup finals.
1
Tunisia
Manager: Roger Lemerre
Goals:
| Jawhar Mnari | 8 |
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Starting lineup:
Ali Boumnijel
Goalkeeper
Hatem Trabelsi
Defender/Right back
Anis Ayari
Defender
Karim Haggui
Defender
Medhi Nafti
Defender
Radhi Jaidi
Defender/Centre back
Riadh Bouazizi
Midfielder
(captain)
Adel Chedly
Midfielder
Jawhar Mnari
Midfielder
Zied Jaziri
Forward
Hamed Namouchi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Kaies Ghodhbane for Riadh Bouazizi | 57 |
| Alaeddine Yahia for Anis Ayari | 57 |
| Haykel Guemamdia for Adel Chedly | 80 |
Cards:
| Anis Ayari | 32 | Y |
| Hatem Trabelsi | 40 | Y |
| Radhi Jaidi | 70 | Y |
| Haykel Guemamdia | 80 | Y |
| Zied Jaziri | 85 | Y |
| Jawhar Mnari | 90 | Y |