The Press — Since Yesterday, Tunisians Have Felt the Spirit of the Eagle Within Them, So Proud Are We of Our Carthage Eagles.
It was no longer just a friendly match: it was an act of sporting sovereignty, a moment of truth where an entire nation stood up to Brazil, a planetary giant with five stars, to remind them that football obeys neither established hierarchies nor untouchable myths. Tunisia, with its courage, knowledge of the game, and soul, has disrupted the symbolic order of world football. In a world marked by unbalanced power relations, the Tunisian performance had the air of a political parable: that of a country that refuses to resign itself, which knows how to oppose organization, intelligence, and resistance to supposedly invincible powers. International media, unanimous in their praise, have hailed the performance, tipping their hats to a team that has transformed the field into a tribune of national dignity. "A great tactical match," said expert Khaled Mouelhi, and the word is not too strong. Against the Brazilian armada, Tunisia played with surgical precision. Aligned in a compact block, reinforced by an axis of three defenders capable of providing coverage without becoming unbalanced, the team presented a defensive model close to the Italian school: rigor, anticipation, density in the last 20 meters. Our full-backs locked down the corridors, our midfielders won the duels, and our offensive transitions — often a weak point in the past — finally took the form of taut arcs forward, sharp, controlled, and rewarded with a splendid goal and the possibility of scoring a second. It must be said that standing up to Brazil in a scorching stadium, on a perfect pitch, is to enter another dimension. It's to inscribe a date in our collective memory. This match is a landmark, a milestone, a sporting prophecy. At the World Cup as well as the CAN, this version will be our compass. Tunisia has not only played, it has proven itself. It has reminded the world that when the Carthage Eagle spreads its wings, even the stars of Brazil can falter.
