Qatar 2022: Tunisia's Hannibal Mejbri Angrily Throws Ball at Mitchell Duke, Who Scored 50th Goal of World Cup

Qatar 2022: Tunisia's Hannibal Mejbri Angrily Throws Ball at Mitchell Duke, Who Scored 50th Goal of World Cup

Keba Mothoagae
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:18 PM
In this article:
FIFA World Cup logo
FIFA World Cup
International
  • The 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D match between Tunisia and Australia promised to be an absorbing encounter
  • This expectation did not disappoint, with a flashpoint between Hannibal Mejbri hitting Mitchell Duke out of frustration with the ball being an example
  • Duke had just scored the World Cup's landmark 50th goal just a few minutes earlier

Australia's Mitchell Duke and Tunisia's Hannibal Mejbri were the main story of the first half of the crucial 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D match.

The duo were involved in a tiff in what proved to be an exciting first half at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah. Mejbri, on the bench as a substitute, had angrily thrown the ball in Duke's direction after the latter had been fouled.

hannibal mejbri, mitchell duke, australia, tunisia, group d, 2022 fifa world cup, qatar
Hannibal Mejbri hit Mitchell Duke with the ball, before the duo shook hands. Image source: SuperSport screenshot.
Source: UGC

The ball hit Duke as he lay on the floor. He got up to go and confront the promising Manchester United youngster, who does have a reputation for 'possessing' a short fuse. Before matters got out of control, the referee stepped in, encouraging both players to shake hands.

They then met again after the halftime whistle had been blown, embracing and laughing off the incident. Incidentally, Duke had scored the landmark 50th goal in the 23rd minute of the game.

Exciting feature: Check out news exactly for YOU ➡️ find "Recommended for you" block and enjoy!

Messi and Ronaldo: 10 hidden details in iconic 'GOAT' Louis Vuitton photo

Earlier this week, a photograph emerged that shook world football. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were seen engaged in what appeared to be an absorbing chess match.

This was part of luxury brand Luis Vuitton's latest marketing campaign.

YouTube content creator Jeremy Lynch broke down what was really happening in this now iconic image of the 'GOATs'.

World Cup: Worrying video shows Serbian players were out to get Neymar

A viral video online has captured every moment Brazilian superstar Neymar was fouled by Serbia players on Thursday, November 24 in the World Cup.

Brazil got off to the perfect start to their World Cup campaign as two goals from Tottenham Hotspur star Richarlison, including a wonder strike, was enough to see off Serbia.

In truth, Neymar had a fairly quiet game on Thursday and was eventually hauled off in the 80th minute to be replaced by Manchester United’s Anthony after seemingly picking up an ankle injury.

Authors
Keba Mothoagae photo
Keba Mothoagae
Editor- Local Desk
Tags
World