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Tunisia coach Ammar Souayah admitted that his side had learned the price of a mistake at the World Cup after defeat to Russia.

For the second successive finals, the North Africans lost their opening game 2-0 and Souayah feels his players now appreciate the cost of error.

The Russians went ahead after a mistake in defence allowed Yegor Titov to benefit and Valery Karpin netted the second from the penalty spot.

And a wiser Souayah told Tunisian newspaper Le Presse: "Against a strong and tested team, the smallest error costs dear.

"We took time to get into the game but there was also a difference in physical size.

"And when one team is also slower, the problem becomes insurmountable."

Goalkeeper Ali Boumnijel agreed and said: "We created chances but missed a few.

"But conceding two goals in four minutes does not help. There was not time to react afer the first goal."

Defender Hatem Trabelsi said: "It's a pity that fortune did not smile on us. If we had marked properly, we'd have gained a point."

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