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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Elizia Volkmann

Struggling Tunisians find joy in spirited World Cup display

Fans in Tunis congregated to watch their team play Denmark [Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters]

Tunis, Tunisia – Businesses closed so early on Tuesday in Tunis, it might as well have been a public holiday.

The reason was none other than the opening match of the Eagles of Carthage, as Tunisia’s football team are known, in the Qatar World Cup campaign against Denmark.

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