FIFA 2018 | Live score and stats: Bronn pulls one back for Tunisia; Belgium leads 2-1

Tunisia's Syam Ben Youssef (left) and Belgium's Eden Hazard challenge for the ball during the Group G FIFA World Cup 2018 match in Moscow on Saturday.

Tunisia's Syam Ben Youssef (left) and Belgium's Eden Hazard challenge for the ball during the Group G FIFA World Cup 2018 match in Moscow on Saturday.   | Photo Credit: AP

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Barring major upsets, the June 28 tie against Gareth Southgate's men in Kaliningrad will decide who tops the group.

Saif-Eddine Khaoui will start for , replacing Naim Sliti, against an unchanged as coach Nabil Maaloul looks to attack the World Cup Group G seeds to secure the win they need to keep their last 16 hopes alive.

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez will field the same starting XI which beat Panama 3-0 on Monday, hoping for three points that would all but qualify his side for the next round before they face England on Thursday.

In bringing in Khaoui, who plays in France for Troyes, Maaloul is going for a right-sided attacking midfielder in his 4-3-3 formation, pushing Anice Badri further forward in place of Sliti on the left. Sliti starts on the bench after Tunisia's 2-1 defeat by England, while Farouk Ben Mustapha stays in goal after coming on when Mouez Hassen was injured.

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