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Tunisia coach Henry Kasperczak said Tuesday his team who face England in their opening World Cup match were hoping to reach the second round of the tournament but would settle for putting on “a good show.” 

“We are in a difficult group with strong opposition,” he said before Tunisia left for France later Tuesday.

Tunisia are in group G with Colombia, England and Romania and play England in their opening match in Marseille on June 15. “Our rivals in the group all have well-established footballing traditions,” he said. “The important thing for us is to put on a good show and try to reach he second round.” 

“England,” he said, “have a squad of players who are physically and technically very strong and are one of the favourties to win the World Cup.” 

Colombia, he said can beat anyone on their day “but tend to be erratic.” 

The Polish-born French citizen said Romania had proved themselves internationally with their performances in World Cup qualifying matches. As for Tunisia he said Saturday’s 4-0 win here against Wales was a pre-World Cup boost. “It shows the team has found an effective pattern in attack and is tactically ready.” 

“What we need now is a bit more vivacity and better teamwork,”  he said.

For Kasperczak, who arrives with his team in Marseille later Tuesday, Brazil, France, Argentina and Germany are the leading contenders to win the tournament.