Thursday 29 March 2018

Tunisia’s Wahbi Khazri could be ‘wound up’ in World Cup against England

• Striker Khazri escaped red card in Costa Rica friendly
• England’s first World Cup game is against Tunisia

The player on the receiving end of an attempted kick by Wahbi Khazri during the hot-blooded friendly between Tunisia and Costa Rica on Tuesday says that England are sure to have noted Khazri’s fiery temper and will try to lure the striker into getting himself sent off in their opening game at the World Cup.

Khazri was fortunate to escape with a yellow card after lashing out with a foot at Costa Rica’s Kendall Waston as retaliation for a series of rugged tackles by the Central American team. He went on to score the only goal but Waston says England will have been pleased by confirmation that Khazri can be provoked into acts that could lead to his dismissal.

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from Football | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2J1Lh3n

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