The Tunisian national team showed a distinctive face against Croatia (Abeer Ahmed/Getty)
The Tunisian national football team played a good match against the giants CroatiaIn the semi-finals of the tournament Egypt The friendly international, on Saturday night, and the “Eagles of Carthage” succeeded in stealing the attention throughout the match, and they closed all the openings leading to the goal of the brilliant goalkeeper, Bashir Ben Said.
The Tunisian national team missed 3 clear chances to score, so the match ended in a 0-0 draw, before luck smiled on Croatia in the penalty shootout, after substitute player Seif El-Din Al-Jaziri missed the sixth kick, which was enough to give his team victory and a pass to the final match of the tournament, against the Egyptian national team.
When the penalty kick was missed, the camera lens captured the anger of the coach of the Tunisian national team, Montaser Al-Wahshi, who appeared as if he was blaming one of the people and holding him responsible for choosing Al-Jaziri to take the kick. The interpretation on social media pages was that Al-Wahashi was angry with his assistants, but a source from the technical staff In an interview with Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed, who declined to mention his name, he denied that there was a dispute between members of the technical staff because of that shot.
The same source confirmed that Al-Wahishi’s shot was spontaneous and through it he expressed his anger at Saif El-Din Al-Jaziri, who himself took the initiative to take the penalty kick, even though he was not the player involved in executing the kick at the time. The facts indicate that the Zamalek striker got excited at that time and advanced alone towards the goal. Hoping to dedicate the victory to the Tunisian national team.
This shot did not affect the atmosphere inside the team, as the scenes coming from the “Eagles of Carthage” residence in Cairo reported that the situation was very good and that the performance of the players against Croatia left a clear satisfaction among all members of the delegation, especially considering the value of the stars that adorned the Croatia squad. They are led by the legend Luka Modric, one of the symbols of the Spanish club Real Madrid.
Tunisia is seeking to achieve victory over New Zealand and claim third place in the ranking match that will be held at Cairo International Stadium on Tuesday night, which may perhaps herald the beginning of a new era for the team after the disappointment it suffered in the African Cup of Nations. Ivory Coast 2024, and leaving the competitions in the first round.