Tunisia out to end long wait for second World Cup match win


  • Football
  • Thursday, 24 May 2018

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Tunisia vs Costa Rica - Allianz Riviera, Nice, France - March 27, 2018 Tunisia's Wahbi Khazri celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

(Reuters) - Tunisia must break a 40-year hoodoo if they are to make a lasting impression on the World Cup in Russia.

The Eagles of Carthage became the first African country to win a match at a World Cup tournament when they beat Mexico in their opening game in Argentina in 1978. But they have failed to register a victory at the finals since.

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