There's a bit of afters here with Mathlouthi claiming that a Panama player trod on his hand. Tejada is the man booked, though whether he was the guilty party is another matter.
90' +5
Barcenas! He puts it straight to the keeper who goes to ground with it. That may very well be it.
90' +4
A late free-kick for Panama now, 25 yards out on the right after a handball by Khalil. One last chance to snaffle a point in the World Cup...
90' +3
G. Chaalali gets yellow.
Chalali gets a booking for a foul on Godoy in the build-up to that chance too.
Godoy! The Panama man picks out a looped cross and spears his half-volley wide to the left from 12 yards out.
90'
A glorious chance for Panama goes AWOL as four of their players miss a chance to turn a wonderful square cross into the Tunisian net. Five added minutes incoming.
89'
B. Srarfi enters the game and replaces W. Khazri.
Bassem Srarfi gets a little bit of World Cup action in the final minutes as he replaces Khazri.
85'
Tejada comes in on Chaalali again and Tunisia have a free-kick which they push deep, only for Khazri to be unable to reel it in. Panama bring it back to halfway under pressure.
83'
Rodriguez hounds a ball down the left wing, seeking a chance to float it back inside for Gody; instead, he gets the wrong touch on it and puts it out for a throw-in.
81'
A. Arroyo enters the game and replaces R. Ávila.
Abdiel Arroyo arrives to replace Avila for Panama now as we enter the final 10 minutes.
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80'
G. Gómez gets yellow.
Chaalali wins another free-kick now, this time as Gomez comes in on him with another bruising challenge. Once more the yellow card is brandished.
78'
R. Ávila gets yellow.
Avila comes in with a crunching tackle on Ben Youssef and is also booked for his efforts. It's getting a bit sloppy in Saransk.
77'
A. Khalil enters the game and replaces N. Sliti.
Sliti is the latest man to be subbed as Ahmed Khalil comes on for Tunisia's final stint of the World Cup.
75'
Chaalali lands a rushed challenge on Rodriguez and Panama are awarded a free-kick.
73'
Bárcenas puts the ball in the back of the Tunisian net - but it's disallowed! The referee belatedly calls for a foul by Tejada on Merriah in the build-up and Panama's hopes are dashed.
71'
A. Badri gets yellow.
Badri gets a booking now as he cuts down a break from Barcenas down the right wing.
70'
Rodriguez turns on a dime and squeezes a tight shot off inside the Tunisian box that only goes straight to Mathlouthi. Panama aren't going to go down without a fight here.
66'
W. Khazri has scored a goal for Tunisia! Assist by O. Haddadi.
KHAZRI SNATCHES THE LEAD FOR TUNISIA! 2-1! Haddadi squares a lovely ball in from the left of the box to pick out the Sunderland man who clips in at the right post, for his second goal of the tournament. Panama have gone from a tenuous lead to trailing in a quarter of a hour.
Haddadi was played a fine short throughball on the left there to provide the assist and Panama's defence was overstretched all too easily.
65'
Mathlouthi is thankfull alright to contine and play resumes.
64'
Have Tunisia's worst fears come to pass? Their keeper Mathlouthi is down getting treatment after stopping a Barcenas from close-range out on the edge of his box.
60'
Panama concede two more corners, this time off Rodriguez and Machado, yet Tunisia can't make anything of their chances and Gomez blasts clear from the box.
58'
Escobar concedes a corner which Khazri fires in from the left; Penedo punches clear and Sliti can't guide a second effort into the box for Tunisia.
56'
L. Tejada enters the game and replaces R. Torres.
Sadly, it will be his last act at this World Cup; Roman Torres makes way for Luis Tejada for Panama.
55'
There's a delay now for Roman Torres - the hero of Panama he scored the goal to take them to Russia - to get treatment for an injury sustained as he tried to cut Khazri down in the build-up to that chance there.
53'
Ben Youssef! That should have been two in as many minutes for Tunisia with Khazri laying up an excellent ball for the goalscorer, only for him put it straight at Penedo.
51'
F. Ben Youssef has scored a goal for Tunisia! Assist by W. Khazri.
Khazri will get the assist but it should really be shared with Sliti; the pair delivered two inch-perfect balls there for that goal.
BEN YOUSSEF WITH THE EQUALISER FOR TUNISIA! 1-1! It's an absolutely lovely goal as Sliti lays up a fine pass to Khazri on the right of the Panama box, before he squares back in for the Al-Ettifaq striker to poke into the left corner. Wonderful, flowing stuff to tie the scores.
46'
A. Badri enters the game and replaces F. Sassi.
H. Cummings enters the game and replaces G. Torres.
We're back underway at Mordovia Arena. Can Panama cling on for a first-ever World Cup win? Or will Tunisia burst their bubble and claim their first point in Russia?
Both sides have made a change at the break too; Harold Cummings is on for Panama, replacing Gabriel Torres...
...and Anice Badri replaces Sassi for Tunisia.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: PANAMA 1-0 TUNISIA
45' +1
Great defence from Roman Torres! Khazri strikes from close range and Penedo deflects it straight back to him with a dive; the striker's second effort skims past the keeper but the captain boots it clear.
45'
Two added minutes incoming.
44'
F. Sassi gets yellow.
Rodriguez looks to be breaking down the centre, but Sassi nibbles at his heels on the edge of the circle and the Tunisian is booked by the referee.
41'
Khazri! That was a huge miss from the Tunisian forward who is gifted a plum ball 10 yards out and duly smashes it somewhere into the stand behind.
39'
Ben Youssef heads over! The Tunisia man is picked out by Haddadi's cross from the left wing but can't guide it under the crossbar, much to his frustration.
37'
Sliti gets a free-kick now for Tunisia as, near his own box, Rodriguez brings him down challenging for the ball.
35'
Avila wins a free-kick shortly after the restart following a Nagguez foul, but Panama are unable to press deep with it. They're suddenly more animated by their lead though and Tunisia look a little stiff around the back right now.
33'
Y. Meriah is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOAL! PANAMA SCORE AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY! It's a strike from Jose Luis Rodriguez, delivered from outside the box, that takes a wicked deflection off Yassine Meriah for an own goal, skipping into the bottom-left corner. Tunisia have been on top in this game but they are behind just after the half-hour mark in Saransk.
31'
Avila spears it long from deep within his own half, looking for Gabriel Torres; Skhiri meets it with his chest and puts it to ground to spark a Tunisia counter-attack.
30'
Panama are caught for offside now as Rodriguez spears a throughball seeking Barcenas out on the left.
25'
Barcenas wins a free-kick inside his own half now as a clumsy challenge from Chaalali looking for a high ball brings him down.
23'
Barcenas bursts into a searing break down the left wing that leaves Tunisian defenders scrambling to cover. He passes back inside to Godoy - who immediately looses possession and concedes it back to Nagguez.
21'
Neither side are yet to seriously test the opposition keeper in attack, but Tunisia look the more threatening of the two so far. A looping cross downfield from Sassi finds Sliti on the lip of the Panama box; his touch is soft though and he puts it straight to Penedo.
19'
Tunisia win themselves a corner and whip it in from the right towards the far post; Penedo clocks the effort and stops it despite a nervous bobble.
17'
Khazri hounds after a long ball and gathers it on the left edge of the Panama box before cutting it back to Ben Youssef for the strike; he sees his shot deflect off Escobar and back into open play.
13'
Khazri wins a corner off Roman Torres as he cuts down the right wing with blistering pace, before seeing his attempted cross deflected. Escobar deals with the set-piece when delivered and Panama come away from their own back third with danger averted.
12'
Machado puts his trademark long throw into the Tunisian penalty area looking for Gabriel and Roman Torres. Neither get a touch and it zips out for a goal-kick.
10'
Sliti! He blasts a volley from 20 yards out off his right foot towards Penedo but the Panama keeper is left untroubled as it flies high and wide.
9'
Gabriel Torres finds himself with the ball at his feet at the lip of the Tunisian 18-yard area, yet he can't turn to deliver a shot before losing control and tripping over himself.
7'
Sliti cuts back on himself and squares a lovely pass in from the left flank, finding Ben Youssef in the box. The forward can't wrap his foot around it though and effectively edges it into the hands of Penedo in goal.
5'
Khazri is bundled to the ground by some robust Panama defending just outside the Tunisian box on the right wing now, yet his free-kick also skims away from any of his forwards and Ovalle clears.
4'
Godoy wins a free-kick for a foul 30 yards out on the right from the Tunisian goal, which Avila takes. His curled cross bounces in the box with no-one reaching it in time and it skips out for a goal-kick.
3'
Early pressure comes from Tunisia courtesy of Sassi, but Gomez catches an interception on the edge of his box and whips it away with the help of Godoy for Panama.
1'
We're underway in Saransk! A side note for the goalkeeper-strapped Tunisia; it will be Fakhreddine Ben Youssef who pulls on the gloves if Mathlouthi is also injured.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia as Panama and Tunisia face off in their final Group G game as both sides look to head home with something to cheer about at Mordovia Arena in Saransk.
Neither side has been able to find a point in the tournament yet, having been handed defeats by both England and Belgium in their first two games - but with at least one of them guaranteed to take something away from this dead rubber clash, who will depart from Russia with a smile on their face?
Team news now and Panama make four changes to the team drubbed 6-1 by England last time out. Gabriel Torres replaces Blas Perez as the lone forward for Hernan Dario Gomez's side while in the midfield, all-time appearance record holder Gabriel Gomez wins his 145th and likely final cap for the national side.
As for Tunisia, they have been forced to blood their third goalkeeper in as many games as Aymen Mathlouthi is handed a start and the captaincy following injuries to Mouez Hassen and Farouk Ben Mustapha. Elsewhere, Dylan Bronn is also absent with a knee injury as manager Nabil Maaloul is left with just eight available substitutes.
PANAMA (4-5-1): Jaime Penedo; Luis Ovalle, Adolfo Machado, Roman Torres, Fidel Escobar; Edgar Barcenas, Gabriel Gomez, Ricardo Avila, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Anibal Godoy; Gabriel Torres
Subs: Blas Perez, Felipe Baloy, Alex Rodriguez, Harold Cummings, Abdiel Arroyo, Jose Calderon, Valentin Pimentel, Eric Davis, Luis Tejada
Subs: Bassem Srarfi, Saber Khalifa, Ali Maaloul, Ahmed Khalil, Saif-Eddine Khaoui, Anice Badri, Yohan Benalouane, Mohamed Ben Amor
This will be the first ever meeting between Panama and Tunisia; in fact, it will only be the latter's second game against a CONCACAF nation at a World Cup, having beaten Mexico 3-1 at Argentina 1978. Will the Carthage Eagles make it two from two today in Saransk?
The teams are out at Mordovia Arena for the national anthems.
The anthems are over and we're moments away from kick-off. The referee today is Nawaf Shukralla of Bahrain.
Yassine Meriah's deflection of a Jose Luis Rodriguez strike ensures that it is Panama who are on course for a first win of Russia 2018 against Tunisia at the break in Saransk. The Carthage Eagles started the stronger of the two and created several solid chances; yet they were unable to convert any into goals and Meriah's unfortunate error at the back means they need two to claim their first World Cup win since 1978. At half-time, it's Panama 1-0 Tunisia.
With both teams fielding weaker benches due to suspension and injury, options to bolster their chances are more limited than normal; but with this game a dead rubber, perhaps expect to see Hernan Dario Gomez and Nabil Maaloul bring on players yet to feature in Russia, to give them a taste of the action.
It's a first World Cup win for Tunisia in 40 years as they come from a goal down to defeat Panama 2-1 in their final game of Russia 2018. Fakhreddine Ben Youssef's well-worked equaliser gave Nabil Maaloul's side hope and then Wahbi Khazri's second goal of the tournament brought them the three points they wanted. Panama go home with nothing to show on the board but they have played their part in a wonderful World Cup so far; at full-time, it finishes Panama 1-2 Tunisia.
That concludes Group G and indeed the group stages of Russia 2018! 16 teams go home; 16 teams go to the knockout rounds. Who will take another step towards Moscow? Until then, thank you - and have a good week!
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