Memasuki lima menit akhir, Socceroos beberapa kali menebar ancaman meskipun belum berbuah manis. Tunisia nyaris menyamakan kedudukan di menit 45+1, namun sontekan Youssef Msakni melenceng tipis. Alhasil, Australia unggul sementara di babak pertama dengan skor 1-0.
Susunan Pemain Timnas Tunisia vs Australia:
Timnas Tunisia (3-4-3): Aymen Dahmen; Dylan Bronn, Yassine Meriah, Montassar Talbi; Mohamed Dräger, Ellyes Skhiri, Aïssa Laïdouni, Ali Abdi; Youssef Msakni, Issam Jebali, Naïm Sliti.
Cadangan: Aymen Mathlouthi, Bilel Ifa, Nader Ghandri, Hannibal Mejbri, Wahbi Khazri, Taha Yassine Khenissi, Ali Maaloul, Ferjani Sassi, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Ghailene, Chaalali, Seifeddine Jaziri, Wajdi Kechrida, Bechir Ben Said, Anis Ben Slimane, Mouz Hassen.
Pelatih: Jalal Kaderi.
Timnas Australia (4-3-3): Matthew Ryan; Fran Karačić, Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Aziz Behich; Riley McGree, Aaron Mooy, Jackson Irvine; Mathew Leckie, Mitchell Duke, Craig Goodwin.
Cadangan: Milos Degenek, Marco Tilio, Bailey Wright, Jamie Maclaren, Ajdin Hrustic, Awer Mabil, Andrew Redmayne, Cameron Devlin, Danny Vukovic, Thomas Deng, Garang Kuol, Joel King, Jason Cummings, Keanu Baccus.
Pelatih: Graham Arnold.