{"id":1255904,"date":"2022-11-22T15:37:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T15:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/22\/denmark-held-by-tunisia-after-late-penalty-call\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T15:37:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T15:37:38","slug":"denmark-held-by-tunisia-after-late-penalty-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/22\/denmark-held-by-tunisia-after-late-penalty-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark held by Tunisia after late penalty call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3494896-71245088-2560-1440-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Tunisia's forward Youssef Msekni (R) and Denmark's defender Joachim Andersen fight for the ball during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group D football match between Denmark and Tunisia at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on November 22, 202 Image credit: Getty Images\" title=\"Tunisia's forward Youssef Msekni (R) and Denmark's defender Joachim Andersen fight for the ball during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group D football match between Denmark and Tunisia at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on November 22, 202  Image credit: Getty Images\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tunisia&#8217;s forward Youssef Msekni (R) and Denmark&#8217;s defender Joachim Andersen fight for the ball during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group D football match between Denmark and Tunisia at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on November 22, 202<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Denmark were forced to settle for a point on their 2022 FIFA World Cup opener in Group D, as Kasper Hjulmand\u2019s side were held to a 0-0 draw by Tunisia at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles of Carthage, who sit 20 places behind Denmark in the world rankings, were the side to assert themselves on the game in the first-half, as they had chances to take the lead.<\/p>\n<p>The best of them came shortly before half-time, but Isaam Jebali\u2019s chipped effort from close-range was spectacularly saved by Kasper Schemeichel\u2019s outstretched right hand.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Denmark upped their tempo in the second period and in the 70th minute had a superb chance to take the lead, but Andreas Cornelius\u2019s header from a couple of yards out cannoned back off the bottom of the post when it looked easier to score.<\/p>\n<p>Neither team were unable to find the breakthrough late on despite making attacking substitutions, as they both had to settle for a goalless draw despite late VAR drama that saw the referee not award a penalty despite going to the monitor to review the footage.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"STdL4vpxHow\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fishing: Fisher folks moving from use of timber canoe to fiber ones \u2013 Canoe Fishermen Co. 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