Underdogs Tunisia were drawing energy from a spirited crowd at the Education City Stadium on Tuesday and holding Denmark 0-0 at halftime in the opening Group D clash at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The north Africans enjoyed noisy support from a sea of red-clad fans, many of whom live and work in the Gulf emirate.
They could have gone ahead three minutes before the break but Kasper Schmeichel made a superb one-handed save to deny Issam Jebali.
Earlier in the day, Saudi Arabia stunned Argentina 2-1 in both team’s opening Group C match of the World Cup.