Saransk, Russia: Neatly-taken second-half goals by Fakhreddine Ben Yousseff and Wahbi Khazri gave Tunisia a 2-1 victory over Panama in their final Group G match in Saransk on Thursday and secured the North Africans their first World Cup finals win in 40 years. Tunisia, playing fluent and composed football, dominated the match but were trailing 1-0 at halftime after a shot by Panama's Jose Luis Rodriguez took a deflection off Tunisian defender Yassine Meriah in 33rd minute. Khazri, who had always looked dangerous, obliged in the 66th minute, running unmarked on to a low cross from defender Oussama Haddadi to tap into an open goal. Panama pushed hard and caused anxious moments for Tunisia, but lacked killer instinct. The North Africans, making their fifth appearance in the World Cup finals, had not won a game since beating Mexico in Argentina in 1978 to become the first African country to win a match at the tournament. Panama were making their debut and will go home disappointed, having declared their dream of making history by taking at least a point.
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