• Dylan Bronn got Tunisia back in the match with a goal in the 18th minute against Belgium.
• Eden Hazard scored on a penalty kick in the 5th minute to give Belgium an early 1-0 lead. Romelu Lukaku added another goal in the 18th.
• The Times is reporting live on every game of the 2018 World Cup. Go here for all of our coverage.
How to watch: In the U.S., Fox and Telemundo have the broadcast at 8 a.m. Eastern, but you can stream it here.
39’: Pace Slowing Some
Youssef tries a speculative shot, which goes well wide. The pace is at last slowing down a little.
34’: Belgium Keeps Pressure On
Keeper Mustapha handles an easy cross, then spills it! But he quickly pounces on it again.
33’: Tunisia’s Defense Remains Shaky
Curling shot by Khazri from distance draws a save. Tunisia’s offensive response to falling down 2-0 has been fantastic. They still look a little shaky in defense.
31’: Teams Trading Chances
Sassi of Tunisia gets the ball at the half moon, but fires wide. Action aplenty in this game so far.
29’: More Belgian Chances
Lukaku in space, and he decides to pass it back to the trailing Axel Witsel. But Witsel launches it over the bar. Belgium looks like scoring again.
27’: Belgium Threatening Again
Tunisia pressure leads to a Belgium break. Lukaku gets the ball open again on the run! But this time his first touch is too strong and it gets away from him.
23’: Tunisia Loses Bronn
Bronn of Tunisia is carried off on a stretcher. Possibly a knee injury. He’ll have to be subbed. Hamdi Nagguez checks in.
Moments after scoring Dylan Bronn in tears as he's carried off the field on a stretcher #TUN substitution - From ecstasy to agony in less than five minutes
— tariq panja (@tariqpanja) June 23, 2018
22’: Shaky Defending From Tunisia
Alderweireld is the latest to get a shot off with no defenders in attendance. It goes wide.
20’: Chance for Belgium
Mertens gets the ball unmarked in the box and fires point blank. Keeper Mustapha is there though.
18’: GOAL! Tunisia Gets One Back
Amazing. Tunisia pulls one back. Khazri with thew long free kick and Bronn gets a head to it.
16’: GOAL! Belgium 2-0.
Mertens breaks, feeds Lukaku, and he slots it home. Easy-peasy. This could get ugly. That’s goal No. 3 is this World Cup for Lukaku.
GOAL! Romelu Lukaku with a clinical finish! #WorldCup #BEL #TUN #BELTUN pic.twitter.com/cCHkVcF8J4
— FIFA World Cup (@WorIdCupUpdates) June 23, 2018
14’: Tunisia Losing Its Cool
Tunisian players are angry they didn’t get a penalty of their own when Khazri went down in the area. Sassi gets a yellow card for dissent. Not a good sign that Tunisia is aggrieved less than 15 minutes into the game.
10’: Chance for Tunisia
A chip-in to Anice Badri as Tunisia tries to answer. Keeper Courtois gets there first.
6’: GOAL BELGIUM!
Hazard takes the penalty. Right in the corner; the keeper didn’t move. 1-0 Belgium.
5’: Penalty?
Eden Hazard goes down hard. Is it a penalty? Youssef the guilty party. It is a penalty. Disastrous start for Tunisia!
Ben Youssef’s challenge on Hazard remarkable for its stupidity. Came clattering into him like a runaway train. One way of sucking the energy out of the crowd. #BEL #TUN
— tariq panja (@tariqpanja) June 23, 2018
3’: Belgium Attack
Lukaku of Belgium outraces his defender and gets top the ball first in the box. But keeper Mustapha barely beats him to it.
0’ Kickoff!
Belgium in yellow, Tunisia in red. The American referee Jair Marrufo will take charge of today’s game.
Belgium Lineup
Goalkeeper: 1 Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea)
Defenders: 2 Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham); 20 Dedryck Boyata (Celtic); 5 Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham); 15 Thomas Meunier (Paris St Germain)
Midfielders: 11 Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yifang); 7 Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City); 10 Eden Hazard (Chelsea); 6 Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian)
Forwards: 9 Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United); 14 Dries Mertens (Napoli)
Tunisia Lineup
Goalkeeper: 1 Farouk Ben Mustapha (Al Shabab)
Defenders: 2 Syam Ben Youssef (Kasimpasa); 11 Dylan Bronn (Gent); 12 Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly); 4 Yassine Meriah (CS Sfaxien)
Midfielders: 10 Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland); 9 Anice Badri (Esperance); 13 Ferjani Sassi (Al Nasr); 17 Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier)
Forwards: 7 Saif Eddine Khaoui (Marseille); 8 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Al Ettifaq)
Belgium vs. Tunisia Top Story Lines
• Belgium was one of the more impressive teams in its opener, putting Panama to the sword, 3-0.
• Dries Mertens broke a deadlock early in the second half, then Romelu Lukaku added two more goals.
• What The Times said: “Belgium became the first of the World Cup favorites to put in a truly dominating performance.”
• In 2014, Belgium was one of four teams to get 9 points out of 9 in the opening round. It lost in the quarterfinals to Argentina however.
• Tunisia lost, 2-1, to England on a late goal. Tunisia scored on a penalty by Ferjani Sassi.
• Tunisia got just 1 point in each of its last three World Cups, in 1998, 2002 and 2006. It hasn’t won since it beat Mexico in 1978.
• Top Belgian defender Vincent Kompany of Manchester City is still out with a groin injury, as is defender Thomas Vermaelen with a hamstring.
• First choice keeper Mouez Hassen of Tunisia, subbed out of the England game after 15 minutes, is out.
• Belgium is the comfortable favorite: Tunisia is 11-1 to win.
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