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  • 90'
    [+3] FULL-TIME! SPAIN 1-0 TUNISIA. The whistle blows on both teams' final friendly before the World Cup.
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Yellow card

a Túnez
  • 90'
    [+3] Just 3 mins after coming in, Srarfi picks up a yellow card for an unpleasant tackle on Lucas Vazquez.
  • 90'
    SUB: Srarfi replaces F Ben Youssef.
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Yellow card

a Túnez
  • 90'
    First booking of the match goes to Sassi.
  • 84'
    GOAL! FINALLY! Diego Costa dances around in the area flanked by two defenders, but pokes it back to Iago Aspas who sends a scorcher to the far right post!
  • 83'
    Haddadi earns Tunisia a throw-in from the side.
  • 81'
    VERY CLOSE! Spain almost halts expecting the whistle to go for a potential foul on Busquets, but the ref waves on and Ben Amor takes a promising, but wide, shot on goal from distance.
Substitution

Substitution

at Túnez
  • 78'
    SBUB: Badri hits the bench as Benalouane comes on for the remaining 12 minutes.
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Substitution

at España
  • 75'
    SUB: Jordi Alba swaps out for Iago Aspas.
  • 74'
    Diego Costa takes the corner, but Asensio fires it wildly over the top.
  • 73'
    Tunisia have managed to up their possession to 37% in the second half.
  • 72'
    SAVE! A poor header from Haddadi gifts the ball to Spain but Vazquez's cross is beautifully saved by Mathlouthi.
  • 71'
    Free-kick awarded against Bronn.
Substitution

Substitution

at Túnez
  • 69'
    SUB: Tunisia's Sliti comes off for Khalifa.
  • 65'
    Iniesta goes down after an accidental knee-on-knee tackle from Ben Amor. The Spaniard is not impressed but okay to continue.
Substitution

Substitution

at Túnez
  • 62'
    SUB: Khaohi heads to the bench as Ben Amor takes to the pitch.
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Substitution

at España
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Substitution

at España
  • 60'
    MORE SUBS: Lopetegui swaps Rodrigo out for Diego Costa, and David Silva swaps out for Asensio.
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Substitution

at Túnez
  • 58'
    SUB: Maaloul comes off for Haddadi.
  • 57'
    Badri wins a free-kick after Nacho tackles the forward and sends him crashing to the ground.
  • 55'
    MISS! Jordi Alba takes an optimistic shot from distance but fires it wide and high.
  • 51'
    Spain clamber for a handball from Meriah inside the box, but the referee plays on.
  • 50'
    Tunisia have put in an impressive performance thus far. England will be sweating a little ahead of the World Cup...
Substitution

Substitution

at España
Substitution

Substitution

at España
Substitution

Substitution

at España
  • 46'
    SUBS: A trio of subs for Lopetegui's side. Koke is on for Thiago, Lucas Vazquez is on for Isco and Nacho replaces Odriozola.
  • 46'
    Almost immediately Spain concede a free-kick for a foul on Sassi.
  • 46'
    The second half kicks-off at the Krasnodar Stadium...
  • 45'
    [+1] Tunisia are determined to finish off their first-half performance on the attack but the whistle goes and the players head for the tunnel.
  • 45'
    1 minute of added time in this first-half...
  • 45'
    CLEAR! Ben Youssef clears the shot with a strong header.
  • 45'
    Fancy footwork from Thiago leaves Sassi with no choice but to foul. Spain get a free-kick in a threatening position.
  • 44'
    MISS! Ramos sends his cross a little too high for Thiago to get a clear header and it goes over.
  • 42'
    OFFSIDE: A nifty ball in from Iniesta but Pique is flagged as offside.
  • 41'
    Odriozorla earns another corner for Spain, but nothing comes of it.
  • 39'
    Free-kick. An accidental foul by Isco on Badri is right in the ref's eyeline.
  • 38'
    OFFSIDE! S Ben Youssef tries a through ball, but namessake F Ben Youssef is caught offside.
  • 35'
    Jordi Alba receives treatment after going down in the confusion, a moment's worry for Spain before he is okay to continue.
  • 34'
    CHANCE! Maaloul sends a searing cross into the box, but it is pushed just wide by Sliti. Perhaps the greatest chance of the first-half so far!
  • 30'
    There's a break in play for Meriah to get treatment for an injury, with both sides hastily reaching for the water bottles.
  • 28'
    Free kick is awarded to Spain for a foul by Maaloul.
  • 26'
    Busquets is on the receiving end of a clear foul whilst airborne from Tunisia.
  • 24'
    Tunisia, despite the earlier shot on goal, have mustered only 22% possession in the opening 20 minutes or so...
  • 22'
    MISS! Ramos picks up a loose ball from distance but shoots just over the crossbar.
  • 21'
    SAVE! Jordi Alba has a bit of room to take a shot, but fires the ball into Mathlouthi's arms.
  • 20'
    CHANCE! Sliti loops a shot on goal, but it lands on top of the netting and does little to test De Gea.
  • 19'
    Sergio Ramos is picking up his 157th cap tonight, but there are more boos than cheers whenever he gets a touch on the ball...
  • 17'
    CHANCE! Sliti sends a clever ball through for F. Ben Youssef, but he just can't quite get the angle on it.
  • 13'
    CHANCE! Badri sends a cross flying to the back post, searching for Ben Youssef but it is not met and goes wide of the goal.
  • 12'
    SAVE! Thiago's misplaced pass allows Badri to drive forward unmarked to meet Sassi but from 10 yards out he finds De Gea's arms.
  • 10'
    Odriozola looks for a corner, but is denied by the ref.
  • 9'
    Isco plays the ball into space, for David Silva to run onto but he is blocked on goal.
  • 7'
    Isco sends a vaguely promising cross into the box but Ben Youssef gets in there to clear.
  • 5'
    Ben Youssef gets a warning from the ref for bringing down Busquets.
  • 4'
    Iniesta attempts to wriggle away from two Tunisia defenders, but they manage to clear from the box.
  • 2'
    Fun fact: Tunisia have not won a game at the World Cup since Argentina 1978!
  • 1'
    And we're off at the Krasnodar Stadium in Russia...
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Both sides are putting the finishing touches on their warm-ups. 10 minutes to kick-off!
  • PRVW
    And this is how Tunisia will be fielding their XI: Mathlouthi; Meriah, S. Ben Youssef, Maaloul, Bronn; Sassi, Khaohi, Skhiri, Sliti; F. Ben Youssef, Badri.
  • PRVW
    Here's how the Spanish XI are lining up tonight: De Gea; Jordi Alba, Ramos, Pique, Odriozola; Thiago, Busquets, Iniesta, Isco, David Silva; Rodrigo.
Info

Pre-match

09 June 2018, 20:45

Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to this evening's match between Tunisia and Spain, as both sides head into their final international friendly ahead of the World Cup.