Ali Abdi

Analysis: El Abdi endured a difficult evening as the left wingback in Sunday's heavy 5-1 defeat to Sweden at Monterrey Stadium, delivering two crosses, neither accurate, taking one corner and registering one interception in a match where his side were overrun from the first minute by a Swedish attack that generated 13 total attempts and five goals. The left wingback struggled to provide the attacking width his side desperately needed to threaten in transition, with his crossing inaccuracy compounding Tunisia's difficulties in a match where they were outclassed across every area of the pitch. His pace and directness down the left flank remain assets that Tunisia will need to use more effectively in their remaining group games if they are to recover from a devastating opening defeat and stay in World Cup contention.

May 5, 2026

Scores equalizer as sub

El Abdi scored one goal to go with two shots (one on goal), two crosses (one accurate) and one chance created in Saturday's 1-1 draw versus Lens.

Analysis: El Abdi subbed on in the second half and scored the equalizer in the 84th minute with his third goal in the season. The left-back could not do much stat-wise other than that during his 19 minutes in the field. That was his 27th appearance in 2025-26 (17 starts).

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