Tunisia fear England's 'most dangerous weapon' Alli


Soccer Football - World Cup - England Press Conference - Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia - June 17, 2018 England's Harry Kane and manager Gareth Southgate during the press conference REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - Tunisia fear facing England's "most dangerous weapon" - attacking midfielder Dele Alli - but the North Africans will be pushing for an upset in their opening game on Monday, said coach Nabil Maaloul.

Gareth Southgate's team has shown improvement since England's humiliating defeat by Iceland at Euro 2016 and Maaloul believes the team in Russia is even better than the class of 1998, which included David Beckham and Michael Owen.

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