Palestine remained at the top of their group after a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Tunisia in the Fifa Arab Cup, while hosts Qatar slipped to the bottom of Group A after sharing points with Syria.
Palestine began the tournament in brilliant fashion, defeating Qatar. Tunisia, having fallen to a surprise defeat to Syria earlier, were determined to get back on track and seemed on course of a win in front of a 45,000 strong crowd at the Lusail Stadium.
Playmaker Ismael Gharbi's 16th-minute corner helped Tunisia take the lead. An in-swinger from the left was sent to the back post by Amor Layouni.
The 2021 runners-up doubled the lead six minutes into
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