Soccer-Tunisia fail to advance despite 1-0 win over much-changed France


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group D - Tunisia v France - Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - November 30, 2022 Tunisia's Wahbi Khazri in action with France's Eduardo Camavinga REUTERS/Marko Djurica

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) -An energetic and determined Tunisia claimed a famous victory over a France team made up mostly of back-up players on Wednesday, but their 1-0 win over the reigning champions was not enough for the North Africans to progress to the World Cup knockout stages.

They departed the tournament with "honour and pride", coach Jalel Kadri said. But despite their defeat of one of the tournament favourites, their fate was ultimately not in their hands.

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