Tunisia have broken a 44-year FIFA World Cup curse following their stalemate with Denmark on Tuesday afternoon.
In drawing 0-0 against the Danes, the African giants secured their first clean sheet at a World Cup since 1978, when they held West Germany to a 0-0.
Tunisia's last 14 games in the international tournament saw the team concede 25 goals in that time, but they finally have a clean sheet in the competition once again.
The Tunisians caught many by surprise with their starting line-up for the tie as forward Wahbi Khazri was left on the bench despite directly contributing to his nation's last four goals on the World Cup stage, according to Afro Sport.
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Khazri's replacement Issam Jebali caused Denmark problems early in the clash with some nifty footwork, however, his eventual shot was blocked.
In the 11th minute, Tunisia's Mohamed Drager took a shot from outside the box that narrowly went wide after a deflection from FC Barcelona star Andreas Christensen.
The match continued to be evenly contested as both sides struggled to create clear-cut chances.
In the 23rd minute, Danish defender Joachim Anderson fired a left-footed shot at Tunisia goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen but it was easily dealt with, and seconds later, Jebali broke through and placed the ball beyond keeper Kasper Schmeichel, but the goal was ruled out for offside.
A few minutes later, Tunisia appealed for a penalty after a Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg tackle on Drager in the box but the referee waved off the protests.
Tunisia midfielder Aissa Laidouni then narrowly missed the target after he pounced on a loose ball during a set-piece in the 39th minute.
In the 42nd minute, Jebali's quick movement allowed him to ease through Denmark's defence, but the striker's effort was expertly saved by Schmeichel when it looked certain he would score.
The first substitution came in the additional time of the first half as Thomas Delaney came off for Brentford's Mikkel Damsgaard, with the teams going into the half-time with the score level at 0-0.
A nicely worked counter-attack by the African nation saw Laidouni burst through the Danes' defence in the 51st minute, but the final pass was blocked for a corner.
Denmark found the back of the net in the 55th minute when Andreas Skov Olsen scored after a scrap in the box, but the strike was ruled out as there was an offside player in the build-up to the goal.
Just minutes later, OGC Nice star Kasper Dolberg nearly scored, with his header just missing the target after Damsgaard whipped the ball into the box.
Denmark boss Kasper Hjulmand turned to his bench in the 65th minute to call on Andreas Cornelius, Jesper Lindstrøm and Mathias Jensen to replace Dolberg, Olsen and Simon Kjaer.
Tunisia responded with their own substitution, as Naim Sliti was brought on for Anis Ben Slimane.
In the 69th minute, Christian Eriksen took a thumping shot with his left foot which forced Dahmen to make an acrobatic save and send it for a corner. This set-piece resulted in Christensen hitting the bar as Cornelius mistimed a simple tap-in to the surprise of many.
The Carthage Eagles made two more substitutions in the 80th minute, with Manchester United loanee Hannibal Mejbri coming on to replaced Youssef Msakni. while Taha Yassine Khenissi replaced Jebali.
Denmark dominated the proceedings in the latter stages of the match with a barrage of corners but the final pass was lacking.
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However, the action did not stop there as there was more drama in additional time, with the referee going to the Video Assistant Referee screen to review a potential penalty for Denmark, but the official ultimately decided that the handball in question was accidental.
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