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(Video) Tunisia's Aissa Laidouni Celebrates Slide Tackle On Christian Eriksen Like A Goal

Tunisia defender Aissa Laidouni celebrated wildly after tackling Christian Eriksen in the first minute of his side's World Cup game against Denmark in Qatar.

Robert Summerscales

(Video) Tunisia's Aissa Laidouni Celebrates Slide Tackle On Christian Eriksen Like A Goal
(Video) Tunisia's Aissa Laidouni Celebrates Slide Tackle On Christian Eriksen Like A Goal /

There were a lot of Tunisia fans at Education City Stadium for Tuesday's Group D game against Denmark and defender Aissa Laidouni was determined to get them excited.

With just 53 seconds on the clock, the Tunisia defender - who plays his club soccer for Hungarian team Ferencvaros - launched into an aggressive slide tackle on Christian Eriksen as the Danish playmaker was poised to cross the ball.

Delighted with his intervention, Laidoun celebrated in front of the Tunisia fans as if he'd just scored a goal.

As Laidoun was beating his chest in delight, Eriksen was seen smiling in the background.

This was Eriksen's first appearance at a major international tournament since he suffered a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 in June 2021.

The game ended 0-0.

Tunisia defender Aissa Laidouni pictured (on the ground) during a game against Denmark at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Tunisia defender Aissa Laidouni pictured (on the ground) during a game against Denmark at the 2022 FIFA World Cup :: IMAGO/Bildbyran/Joel Marklund
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.