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		</div><p>Australia ignited their World Cup as a stunning header from Mitchell Duke secured a 1-0 win over Tunisia.</p>
<p>The Socceroos had been thumped 4-1 by France in their Group D opener and knew another defeat would almost certainly send them packing.</p>
<p>But Duke’s first-half goal set up what looks set to be a straight shoot-out with Denmark next week for a place in the last 16.</p>
<p>It was a tough task for Australia in what felt like an away match with Tunisian fans in red occupying the vast majority of the Al Janoub Stadium.</p>
<p>They were also facing a remarkably stingy Tunisia defence who, apart from a 5-1 defeat by Brazil in September, had kept nine clean sheets in their previous 10 games including Tuesday’s goalless draw with the highly-fancied Danes.</p>
<p>But that defence was breached in the 23rd minute when Australia played the ball out long from the back.</p>
<p>It was smuggled out to Craig Goodwin down the left wing and although his cross took a deflection, Duke was able to readjust and conjure up a superb glancing, looping header over Tunisia keeper Aymen Dahmen.</p>
<p>It was a goal reminiscent of Aussie great Tim Cahill and the towering World Cup headers he scored against Serbia, in 2010, and Chile four years later.</p>
<p>Tunisia should have gone into the break level when, in five minutes of time added on at the end of the first half, Issam Jebali drove a dangerous low cross into the Australian area, but captain Youssef Msakni’s near-post finish flew wide.</p>
<p>Australia keeper Mat Ryan finally had a save to make when he pushed Msakni’s drive wide before, at the other end, the sliding Mathew Leckie just failed to get a stud to Jamie Maclaren’s ball into the box.</p>
<p>Tunisia sent on their all-time World Cup top scorer, the former Sunderland forward Wahbi Khazri, with 25 minutes remaining.</p>
<p>His chance arrived with three minutes left but he fired Wajdi Kechrida’s cut-back straight at Ryan.</p>
<p>While Australia celebrated a crucial win, Tunisia’s prospects look slim with one point to their name and a final group-stage match against holders France on Wednesday.</p>
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