Tunisia 3–1 Mexico: 1978 World Cup match
3–1Full time
Match in one glance
TunisiaMexicoGoalCard
Tunisia
Mexico
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
3Tunisia1Mexico
Arturo Vázquez Ayala opened the scoring at 45′.
Team comparison
TunisiaMexico
3Goals1
0Bookings0
2Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1MDMokhtar DhouibTunisia · 87′1goal
- 2AKAli KaabiTunisia · 55′1goal
- 3NGNéjib GhommidhTunisia · 79′1goal
- 4AVArturo Vázquez AyalaMexico · 45′1goal
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 2
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-02
- Venue
- Arroyito, Rosario
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Tunisia / MexicoTunisia
Ali Kaabi55′
Néjib Ghommidh79′
Mokhtar Dhouib87′
Mexico
Arturo Vázquez Ayala (penalty)45′
Complete match timeline
TunisiaMexicoGoalCardSubstitution
Tunisia
Mexico
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
7 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1A. Vázquez Ayala 45′
Second half
45′–90′3 – 0A. Kaabi 55′ · N. Ghommidh 79′ · M. Dhouib 87′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Tunisia
Reported rolesMN
22Mokhtar NailiMD
2Mokhtar DhouibAK
3Ali KaabiML
5Mohsen LabidiAJ
20Amor JebaliNG
6Néjib GhommidhTL
7Témime LahzamiHA
8Hamadi AgrebiTD
10Tarak DhiabMA
9Mohamed AkidAB
11Abderraouf Ben AzizaReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 12KLKhemais Labidi88′
- 14SKSlah Karoui81′
Match contributions
- Mokhtar Dhouib⚽ 1
- Ali Kaabi⚽ 1
- Néjib Ghommidh⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2MDMokhtar DhouibDefender
- 3AKAli KaabiDefender
- 5MLMohsen LabidiDefender
- 6NGNéjib GhommidhMidfielder
- 7TLTémime LahzamiMidfielder
- 8HAHamadi AgrebiMidfielder
- 9MAMohamed AkidForward
- 10TDTarak DhiabMidfielder
- 11ABAbderraouf Ben AzizaForward
- 20AJAmor JebaliDefender
- 22MNMokhtar NailiGoalkeeper
Mexico
Reported rolesJP
1José Pilar ReyesAT
3Alfredo TenaER
4Eduardo RamosAV
5Arturo Vázquez AyalaJM
12Jesús MartínezGM
6Guillermo MendizábalAd
7Antonio de la TorreLC
17Leonardo CuéllarRI
21Raúl IsiordiaVR
9Víctor RangelHS
11Hugo SánchezReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 18GLGerardo Lugo67′
Match contributions
- Arturo Vázquez Ayala⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1JPJosé Pilar ReyesGoalkeeper
- 3ATAlfredo TenaDefender
- 4EREduardo RamosDefender
- 5AVArturo Vázquez AyalaDefender
- 6GMGuillermo MendizábalMidfielder
- 7AdAntonio de la TorreMidfielder
- 9VRVíctor RangelForward
- 11HSHugo SánchezForward
- 12JMJesús MartínezDefender
- 17LCLeonardo CuéllarMidfielder
- 21RIRaúl IsiordiaMidfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
3Tunisia1Mexico
Arturo Vázquez Ayala opened the scoring at 45′.
Team comparison
TunisiaMexico
3Goals1
0Bookings0
2Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1MDMokhtar DhouibTunisia · 87′1goal
- 2AKAli KaabiTunisia · 55′1goal
- 3NGNéjib GhommidhTunisia · 79′1goal
- 4AVArturo Vázquez AyalaMexico · 45′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 2
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-02
- Venue
- Arroyito, Rosario
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Tunisia / MexicoTunisia
Ali Kaabi55′
Néjib Ghommidh79′
Mokhtar Dhouib87′
Mexico
Arturo Vázquez Ayala (penalty)45′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.