Tunisia vs Netherlands, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Tunisia vs Netherlands — Worldcup at Arrowhead Stadium.
- Tunisia 3 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Netherlands 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Katia Garcia (Mexico)
- Assistant 1 Sandra Ramirez (Mexico)
- Assistant 2 Jose Naranjo Perez (Spain)
3 games this season
🟨 1.0/game
⚽ 2.0 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Haiti | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Australia | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Paraguay | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Turkey | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Germany | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Ecuador | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Curacao | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Japan | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Sweden | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Egypt | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Iran | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | France | 3 | 9 |
| 34 | Norway | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Senegal | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Iraq | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Argentina | 3 | 9 |
| 38 | Austria | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Algeria | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Jordan | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Colombia | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | Portugal | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Congo DR | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | England | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | Croatia | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3 | 4 |
| 48 | Panama | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Season Stats
| Tunisia | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| #24 | Position | #21 |
| 0 | Points | 7 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 0 / 0 / 3 | W / D / L | 2 / 1 / 0 |
| 2 | Scored | 10 |
| 12 | Conceded | 4 |
| -10 | GD | +6 |
| 0.00 | PPG | 2.33 |
| 0% | Win % | 67% |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Tunisia this season
Tunisia this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Netherlands this season
Netherlands this season
Tunisia are 24th (0 pts). Netherlands are 21st (7 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Tunisia
0-15
–/3
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Netherlands
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Netherlands
| Cody Gakpo | 3 G | 1 A |
| Brian Brobbey | 3 G | |
| Crysencio Summerville | 2 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Tunisia launch into their encounter with Netherlands.
- 3' Ellyes Skhiri puts Tunisia on the lead.
- 7' What composure from Brian Brobbey! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 1-1.
- 12' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hervé Renard will be considering his options from the bench.
- 17' Virgil van Dijk, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Crysencio Summerville made 102 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 32' Tunisia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Netherlands backline.
- 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tunisia that had 10 games and scored 10 goals.
- 42' named a 5-3-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 47' It is a cagey affair so far. Tunisia in their 5-3-2 trying to find a way past Netherlands's compact 4-3-3.
- 52' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Tunisia and Netherlands are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 54' GOAL! Hazem Mastouri fires home to make it 2-1!
- 59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Justin Kluivert is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Netherlands.
- 62' Against the run of play, Jan Paul van Hecke has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 67' Mortadha Ben Ouanes gets the nod from Tunisia. He replaces Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida and will look to change the dynamic.
- 72' Teun Koopmeiners is ready to make an impact after coming on for Frenkie de Jong at the 72 minute mark.
- 75' Tunisia ring the changes. Ismael Gharbi has done his job and it is now time for Firas Chaouat to step up.
- 77' Time for substitution for Netherlands. Brian Brobbey is replaced by Memphis Depay.
- 82' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Netherlands winning 100% of all matches.
- 84' Netherlands make a change. Cody Gakpo trudges off to be replaced by Noa Lang on 84 minutes.
- 89' Memphis Depay needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 90' Sebastian Tounekti gets the nod from Tunisia. He replaces Hazem Mastouri and will look to change the dynamic.
- The final score is 1-3.
Lineups
Tunisia Lineups
5-3-2Starting XI
- 16
- 2
- 21
- 3
- 20
- 25
-
11
Ismael Gharbi ↓ Firas Chaouat 75'
-
13
Rani Khedira ↓ Hadj Mahmoud 67'
- 10
- 17
- 9
Bench
- 22
- 1
-
12
Mortadha Ben Ouanes ↑ 67'
- 6
- 24
- 4
-
7
Elias Achouri ↑ 67'
-
15
Hadj Mahmoud ↑ 67'
- 14
-
19
Firas Chaouat ↑ 75'
- 18
- 8
-
26
Sebastian Tounekti ↑ 90'
Coach
Hervé Renard
Netherlands Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 22
- 18
-
11
Cody Gakpo ↓ Noa Lang 84'
- 14
- 4
- 5
- 21
- 8
- 6
- 1
-
19
Brian Brobbey ↓ Memphis Depay 77'
Bench
- 16
-
20
Teun Koopmeiners ↑ 72'
-
17
Noa Lang ↑ 84'
- 2
-
10
Memphis Depay ↑ 77'
- 9
- 23
- 3
-
7
Justin Kluivert ↑ 72'
- 12
-
24
Crysencio Summerville ↑ 72'
- 13
- 26
- 15
- 25
Coach
Ronald Koeman
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Hazem Mastouri | 1 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | 1 |
| Brian Brobbey | 1 |
Head to Head
Tunisia Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.74
Tunisia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
5
Netherlands xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 90% + Netherlands to win 78%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Netherlands win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 5.74
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 99% |
|
1% |
| ± 1.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 2.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 3.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 4.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
Double Chance
Tunisia or Draw
22%
Draw or Netherlands
89%
Tunisia or Netherlands
89%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Netherlands win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 4
9.6%
0 – 5
9.4%
0 – 3
8%
0 – 6
7.7%
1 – 4
6.9%
1 – 5
6.8%
1 – 6
5.7%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 7
5.6%
0 – 2
5.2%
1 – 7
4.1%
1 – 2
3.6%
Asian Handicap — Tunisia
| Handicap | Tunisia covers | Push | Netherlands covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -1.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -1 | 0% | 1% | 98% |
| -0.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| +0.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| +1 | 6% | 9% | 85% |
| +1.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| +2 | 15% | 14% | 71% |
| +2.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
Clean Sheet
Tunisia keeps clean sheet
1%
✓
Netherlands keeps clean sheet
48%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.