Late goal sees Tunisia beat Equatorial Guinea and book World Cup spot | OneFootball

On Monday, Tunisia visited and defeated Equatorial Guinea 1-0 in the eighth round of the group stage of the African Qualifiers at Malabo Stadium. Ben Romdhane scored the goal that secured qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

With this result, Tunisia reached 22 points and can no longer be caught by Namibia, who are second in Group H. Meanwhile, Equatorial Guinea heads into the last FIFA Date fighting for a spot, with ten points, in fourth place.

Both teams will return to the field in the next FIFA Date. On October 6, with the time yet to be determined, Equatorial Guinea will visit Malawi and Tunisia will face already-eliminated São Tomé and Príncipe away from home.

The Qualification Goal

Despite putting on pressure the entire game, it didn’t seem like Tunisia would secure their spot this Monday.

However, in the 49th minute of the second half, in the last play of the match, Equatorial Guinea’s defender Coco was pressured by Chaouat and lost the ball.

The striker found himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Owono but chose to pass to the side. Thus, Ben Romdhane found the open net and sealed Tunisia’s spot in the 2026 World Cup.

Now, Tunisia will participate in the World Cup for the seventh time in history. The African team previously competed in the tournament in 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, and 2022.

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