Denmark Held By Stubborn Tunisia, Ochoa Saves Lewandowski Penalty in Stalemate

22nd November 2022

Both sides now have a point to their name in Group D and will need to find some goal-scoring form if they are to make it out of the group stage

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SUMMARY
  • Denmark will rue their lost opportunity after they were held to a barren draw by an impressive Tunisia side at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan
  • The Carthage Eagles showed a good account of themselves and gave the favored Danes a run for their money throughout the entertaining encounter
  • Elsewhere, Mexico and Poland also played out to a barren draw in their Group C encounter to blow it wide open after Saudi Arabia stunned Argentina earlier in the day

Denmark will rue their lost opportunity after they were held to a barren draw by an impressive Tunisia side at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan.

The Carthage Eagles showed a good account of themselves and gave the favored Danes a run for their money throughout the entertaining encounter.

Both sides now have a point to their name in Group D and will need to find some goal-scoring form if they are to make it out of the group stage.

Both sides had goals ruled out for offside, while Denmark's Andreas Cornelius somehow missed from a yard.

There was 95th-minute drama when referee Cesar Ramos checked the pitch-side monitor over a potential Denmark penalty for handball, only to stick with his original decision.

Christian Eriksen, appearing for Denmark having suffered a cardiac arrest, was far from his best but came close with a well struck effort in the second half.

With holders France up next on Saturday, it will only get harder for Kasper Hjulmund's side who again, were the only side to play out to a barren draw at the 2018 World Cup.

Elsewhere, Mexico and Poland also played out to a barren draw in their Group C encounter to blow it wide open after Saudi Arabia stunned Argentina earlier in the day.

Poland captain Robert Lewandowski has never scored in the tournament and his wait continues after a tame penalty was kept out by Mexico's veteran goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.

Lewandowski, who has 18 goals in 19 games for Barcelona this season, was jeered by the Mexican supporters throughout the game but squandered a golden opportunity to silence them.

Poland's last five World Cup goals - dating back to 1998 - have all been via set-pieces and have now won just one of their last nine opening World Cup games.

Mexico, meanwhile, have made it to the knockout stage at the last eight World Cups and will be confident of continuing their impressive trend.