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Australia keep last-16 hopes alive

A shot by Australian striker Mitch Duke sails past Tunisian goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen during the sides’ Group D match on Saturday at Al Janoub Stadium in All Wakrah. (Reuters Photo)

AL WAKRAH, Qatar: Australia won a World Cup match for only the third time in their history with a dogged 1-0 victory over Tunisia on Saturday to revive their last-16 hopes.

Striker Mitch Duke scored the only goal of a tight game with a clever header in the first half and Australia then desperately held on to silence the vociferous Tunisian fans.

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