Tunisia striker Wahbi Khazri introduced his retirement from worldwide soccer after the nationwide aspect was eradicated on the group stage of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Khazri scored to present Tunisia a 1-0 win over holder France on Wednesday, becoming a member of Saudi duo Salem Al-Dawsari and Sami Al-Jaber because the all-time main Arab scorers at World Cups with three objectives every.
“After the Tunisia match, and in a meeting that included all the players and the technical and administrative staff, I told everyone that this moment is appropriate, and I thanked everyone and wished them success,” Khazri informed Bein Sports French.
“I am proud of what I gave my country over the past years, and I believe that the future for this generation is bright.”
The 31-year-old Montpellier striker stated, “To beat France, to score and be decisive, that is more beautiful.”
Tunisia started its World Cup marketing campaign with a goalless draw towards Denmark, then misplaced 1-0 to Australia.
The win towards France was not sufficient to avoid wasting Tunisia as Australia beat Denmark to e book its place within the final 16 the place it’s going to meet Argentina.
Khazri, who was born in France and performed one sport for the French nationwide aspect in 2012, switched to play for Tunisia and gained 74 worldwide matches with it, scoring 25 objectives alongside the way in which.
