Tunisia 1–2 England: 2018 World Cup match
1–2Full time
Match in one glance
TunisiaEnglandGoalCard
Tunisia
England
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
TunisiaEngland
39.2%Possession sequences60.8%
6Shots18
1On target7
0.95Expected goals (xG)2.63
368Passes570
77.4%Pass accuracy84.9%
8Corners13
15Fouls9
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1FSFerjani SassiTunisia · 1 goals0.83xG
- 2JLJesse LingardEngland · 0 goals0.61xG
- 3
Harry KaneEngland · 2 goals0.60xG - 4JSJohn StonesEngland · 0 goals0.59xG
- 5RSRaheem SterlingEngland · 0 goals0.40xG
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group G
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-18
- Venue
- Central Stadium, Volgograd
- Result
- 1–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Tunisia / EnglandTunisia
Ferjani Sassi (penalty)35′
Complete match timeline
TunisiaEnglandGoalCardSubstitution
Tunisia
England
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1H. Kane 11′ · F. Sassi 35′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 1H. Kane 90′+1′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Tunisia
4-1-4-1MH
22Mouez HassenDB
11Dylan BronnSB
2Syam Ben YoussefYM
4Yassine MeriahAM
12Ali MaâloulES
17Ellyes SkhiriFB
8Fakhreddine Ben YoussefFS
13Ferjani SassiAB
9Anice BadriNS
23Naïm SlitiWK
10Wahbi KhazriListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 1FBFarouk Ben Mustapha16′
- 14MAMohamed Amine Ben Amor74′
- 19SKSaber Khalifa85′
Match contributions
- Ferjani Sassi⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2SBSyam Ben YoussefCentre-back
- 4YMYassine MeriahCentre-back
- 8FBFakhreddine Ben YoussefRF
- 9ABAnice BadriCentral midfielder
- 10WKWahbi KhazriCentre-forward
- 11DBDylan BronnRight-back
- 12AMAli MaâloulLeft-back
- 13FSFerjani SassiCentral midfielder
- 17ESEllyes SkhiriCentral midfielder
- 22MHMouez HassenGoalkeeper
- 23NSNaïm SlitiLF
England
3-5-2KW
2Kyle WalkerJS
5John StonesHM
6Harry MaguireJH
8Jordan HendersonKT
12Kieran TrippierJL
7Jesse LingardDA
20Dele AlliAY
18Ashley YoungRS
10Raheem SterlingListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 4EDEric Dier90′+3′
- 19MRMarcus Rashford68′
- 21RLRuben Loftus-Cheek80′
Match contributions
- Kyle Walker▰ 33′
- Harry Kane⚽ 2
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1
Jordan PickfordGoalkeeper - 2KWKyle WalkerCentre-back
- 5JSJohn StonesCentre-back
- 6HMHarry MaguireCentre-back
- 7JLJesse LingardCentral midfielder
- 8JHJordan HendersonDefensive midfielder
- 9Harry KaneCentre-forward
- 10RSRaheem SterlingCentre-forward
- 12KTKieran TrippierRight midfielder
- 18AYAshley YoungLeft midfielder
- 20DADele AlliCentral midfielder
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.
Passing network
Tunisia
England
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Tunisia
5%4%6%13%10%15%17%16%15%
England
14%8%11%22%13%12%6%9%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeWilmar Alexander Roldán Pérez
Team comparison
TunisiaEngland
39.2%Possession sequences60.8%
6Shots18
1On target7
0.95Expected goals (xG)2.63
368Passes570
77.4%Pass accuracy84.9%
8Corners13
15Fouls9
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
0.95Tunisia2.63England
0.95Total xG2.63
0.16Non-penalty xG2.63
0.16xG per shot0.15
1Shots on target7
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Tunisia1 goal · 6 shots · 0.95 xG
England2 goals · 18 shots · 2.63 xG
Passing network
Tunisia
England
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Tunisia
5%4%6%13%10%15%17%16%15%
England
14%8%11%22%13%12%6%9%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
1Goals2
6Shots18
1On target7
14Dribble attempts29
Passing
368Pass attempts570
285Completed passes484
77.4%Pass accuracy84.9%
8Corners13
Defending
36Duels14
13Interceptions6
265Pressures188
15Fouls9
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsFS
Ferjani SassiTunisia1Goals0Assists0.83xG
JL
Jesse LingardEngland0Goals0Assists0.61xG
JS
John StonesEngland0Goals0Assists0.59xG
RS
Raheem SterlingEngland0Goals0Assists0.40xG
Tunisia
4-1-4-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FS Ferjani SassiStarter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.83 |
FB Fakhreddine Ben YoussefStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
NS Naïm SlitiStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.04 |
WK Wahbi KhazriStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 |
YM Yassine MeriahStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
DB Dylan BronnStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
AM Ali MaâloulStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
ES Ellyes SkhiriStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AB Anice BadriStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
FB Farouk Ben MustaphaSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
SB Syam Ben YoussefStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
England
3-5-2| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JL Jesse LingardStarter | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.61 |
| Harry KaneStarter | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.60 |
JS John StonesStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.59 |
RS Raheem SterlingStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.40 |
DA Dele AlliStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.20 |
HM Harry MaguireStarter | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.09 |
AY Ashley YoungStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 |
KT Kieran TrippierStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.04 |
JH Jordan HendersonStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 |
KW Kyle WalkerStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jordan PickfordStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group G
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-18
- Venue
- Central Stadium, Volgograd
- Result
- 1–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Tunisia / EnglandTunisia
Ferjani Sassi (penalty)35′
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.