Tunisia v Mauritania, 30 November 2021
| Score | 5-1 to Tunisia |
| Referee | Alireza Faghani |
| Competition | FIFA Arab Cup Group B |
| Venue | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Attendance | 2,494 |
View Tunisia v Mauritania head to head
Kick-off: 1.00pm local
This was the opening game of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup finals tournament in Qatar.
It was the first-ever game to be used as part of FIFA's trial of semi-automated offside adjudication. If deemed successful, the artificial intelligence based system could subsequently be used at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
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Tunisia
Manager: Mondher Kebaier
Goals:
| Seifeddine Jaziri | 39 |
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| Firas Ben Larbi | 42 |
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| Seifeddine Jaziri | 45 |
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| Firas Ben Larbi | 50 |
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| Youssef Msakni | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Farouk Ben Mustapha
(captain)
Defender
Amine Ben Hamida
Defender
Bilel Ifa
Defender/Midfielder
Hamza Mathlouthi
Defender/Midfielder
Yassine Meriah
Midfielder
Firas Ben Larbi
Midfielder
Hannibal Mejbri
Midfielder
Ferjani Sassi
Midfielder/Forward
Seifeddine Jaziri
Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
Midfielder/Forward
Fakhredine Ben Youssef
Substitutions:
| Ali Maâloul for Fakhredine Ben Youssef | 64 |
| Naïm Sliti for Hannibal Mejbri | 64 |
| Youssef Msakni for Firas Ben Larbi | 69 |
| Ghailene Chaalali for Ferjani Sassi | 70 |
| Yassine Chikhaoui for Seifeddine Jaziri | 79 |
Cards:
| Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane | 52 | Y |
| Ferjani Sassi | 54 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mouez Hassen
Goalkeeper
Bechir Ben Saïd
Defender
Ali Maâloul
Midfielder
Saâd Bguir
Midfielder
Ghailene Chaalali
Midfielder/Forward
Yassine Chikhaoui
Midfielder/Forward
Youssef Msakni
Midfielder/Forward
Naïm Sliti
Comments:
Seifeddine Jaziri scored in the second minute of added time at the end of the first half. Tunisia named eight of a possible 12 substitutes.
1
Mauritania
Manager: Didier Gomes da Rosa
Goals:
| Bessam | penalty | 45 |
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Starting lineup:
Babacar Diop
Goalkeeper
Harouna Abou Demba
Defender
Abdoul Bâ
Defender
Mohamedhen Beibou
Defender
Bakary N'Diaye
Defender
Mohamed Dellah Yaly
Defender/Midfielder
Alassane Diop
Midfielder
Bessam
Midfielder/Forward
Amadou Niass
Midfielder/Forward
Hemeya Tanjy
Midfielder/Forward
Adama Bâ
Forward
Substitutions:
| Namori Diaw for Babacar Diop | 21 |
| Guessouma Fofana for Alassane Diop | 46 |
| Mouhamed Soueid for Amadou Niass | 46 |
| Ablaye Sy for Abdoul Bâ | 46 |
| Mohamed Salem Dianos for Hemeya Tanjy | 64 |
| Idrissa Thiam for Bessam | 88 |
Cards:
| Adama Bâ | 30 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Namori Diaw
Goalkeeper
Mbacké N'Diaye
Defender
El Moustapha Diaw
Defender
Oumar Mangane
Defender
Ablaye Sy
Defender
Demba Trawré
Midfielder
Mouhsine Bodda
Midfielder
Guessouma Fofana
Midfielder
Oumar M'Bareck
Midfielder
Idrissa Thiam
Midfielder/Forward
Mouhamed Soueid
Forward
Mohamed Salem Dianos