Tunisia's tough defeat against Russia in the World Cup hand

Tunisia's women's team lost to Russia on Saturday with a wide lead of 20 goals (36- 16) for the first round of Group C of the 2017 World Cup.

The first half ended with a 14-9 win over the Russians, and Tunisia will play their second match against Brazil on Sunday.

Tunisia's women could not keep pace with the rapid pace imposed by the Russians today, especially in the second half, where the Carthage women's net conceded 22 goals and scored only seven goals.

The Tunisian women's coach Issam El-Lehiani has recruited 4 professional players on the trip to Germany: Mona Shabab (Chamberey, France), Inas Khuweldi (Romania), Manal Kouki (Stella).

The rest of the players are all active in the local league: Aya Bin Abdullah, Fatima Buri, Omaima Dardour, Mona Al-Jalazi, Fadia Amrani, Raqqa Rizki Buthaina Amish, Amel Al-Hamrouni, Abdulla, Sinda Shaker, Sondos Hachana and Anas Al-Jawadi.