Tunisia v Saudi Arabia, 14 June 2006
| Score | 2-2 |
| Referee | Mark Shield |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group H |
| Venue | Allianz Arena, Munich |
| Attendance | 66,000 |
View Tunisia v Saudi Arabia head to head
Kick-Off: 18:00 Local (17:00 BST)
Assistant referees:
Nathan Gibson (Australia)
Ben Wilson (Australia)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Fifth official:
Christian Julio (Chile)
Bolton defender Radhi Jaidi salvaged a point for Tunisia with a powerful header in stoppage time in Munich.
Saudi Arabia's record goalscorer Sami Al Jaber looked to have given his side the win when he came off the bench to put them 2-1 up with six minutes to go.
Just 90 seconds after his introduction, veteran Al Jaber beat Tunisian keeper Ali Boumnijel with a left-footed shot.
Ziad Jaziri's first-half volley had given Tunisia the lead, before Yasser Al Kahtani equalised with a deft flick.
2
Tunisia
Manager: Roger Lemerre
Goals:
| Zied Jaziri | 23 |
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| Radhi Jaidi | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ali Boumnijel
Defender/Right back
Hatem Trabelsi
Defender
Karim Haggui
Defender
David Jemmali
Defender/Centre back
Radhi Jaidi
Midfielder
Riadh Bouazizi
(captain)
Midfielder
Adel Chedly
Midfielder
Jawhar Mnari
Midfielder/Forward
Yassine Chikhaoui
Forward
Zied Jaziri
Forward
Hamed Namouchi
Substitutions:
| Medhi Nafti for Riadh Bouazizi | 55 |
| Kaies Ghodhbane for Adel Chedly | 69 |
| Karim Essediri for Yassine Chikhaoui | 82 |
Cards:
| Karim Haggui | 36 | Y |
| Riadh Bouazizi | 37 | Y |
| Adel Chedly | 65 | Y |
| Yassine Chikhaoui | 79 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Hamdi Kasraoui
Goalkeeper
Adel Nefzi
Defender
Anis Ayari
Defender
Sofiene Melliti
Defender
Medhi Nafti
Defender
Karim Saidi
Defender
Alaeddine Yahia
Midfielder
Karim Essediri
Midfielder
Kaies Ghodhbane
Forward
Chaouki Ben Saada
Forward
Haykel Guemamdia
Forward
Francileudo dos Santos
Comments:
Tunisia have now failed to win their last nine World Cup finals games. It's the worst winless run amongst the nations taking part in the 32-team tournament. At 19 years and 265 days, Yassine Chikhaoui becomes the youngest-ever player to appear in a World Cup finals game for Tunisia. At the other end of the age scale, keeper Ali Boumnijel becomes the fifth oldest World Cup player at the age of 40 years and 62 days.
2
Saudi Arabia
Manager: Marcos Paqueta
Goals:
| Yasser Al-Qahtani | 57 |
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| Sami Al-Jaber | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Mabrouk Zaid
Goalkeeper
Hamad Al Montashari
Defender
Ahmed Dokhi
Defender
Hussein Sulaimani
Defender
(captain)
Redah Tukar
Defender
Omar Al Ghamdi
Midfielder
Nawaf Al-Temyat
Midfielder
Khaled Aziz
Midfielder
Saud Khariri
Midfielder
Mohammed Noor
Midfielder
Yasser Al-Qahtani
Forward
Substitutions:
| Malek Mouath for Nawaf Al-Temyat | 67 |
| Mohammed Ameen for Mohammed Noor | 75 |
| Sami Al-Jaber for Yasser Al-Qahtani | 82 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mohammad Al-Deayea
Goalkeeper
Mohammed Al-Khojali
Defender
Mohamed Al Bishi
Defender
Naif Al Qadi
Defender
Ahmed Al-Bahri
Defender
Mohammad Massad
Midfielder
Abdulaziz Al-Khathran
Midfielder
Mohammed Ameen
Forward
Saad Al Harthi
Forward
Sami Al-Jaber
Forward
Malek Mouath