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Mitchell Duke’s superb header gives Australia World Cup win over Tunisia

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Australia ignited their World Cup as a stunning header from Mitchell Duke secured a 1-0 win over Tunisia. The Socceroos had been thumped 4-1 by France in their Group D opener and knew another defeat would almost certainly send them packing.

But Duke’s first-half goal set up what looks set to be a straight shoot-out with Denmark next week for a place in the last 16.

It was a tough task for Australia in what felt like an away match with Tunisian fans in red occupying the vast majority of the Al Janoub Stadium.

They were also facing a remarkably stingy Tunisia defence who, apart from a 5-1 defeat by Brazil in September, had kept nine clean sheets in their previous 10 games including Tuesday’s goalless draw with the highly-fancied Danes.

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