Ancelotti watched on as Hazem Mastouri's 23rd-minute strike handed Tunisia a shock lead at Stade Pierre-Mauroy before Estevao restored parity with a penalty before the break. Brazil were handed a huge chance to seal the win when Ferjani Sassi fouled Vitor Roque inside the box, but Lucas Paqueta blazed over Aymen Dahmen's net from 12 yards. Estevao then struck the post with almost the last kick of the game, but Tunisia were able to hold on as Ancelotti endured another frustrating encounter early in his Brazil tenure.
Scoreboard flattered Andy Farrell's team but bench-impact is a positive That the better side won convincingly - on the scoreboard at least - is beyond dispute but that the better side deserved to win convincingly is not. Before Saturday's game against Japan, Andy Farrell had declared his pre-match mantra as "a lot needing to be better as far as accuracy is concerned but our intent in how we play the game, we need a reaction to that".
Germany was in need of a good performance and Luxembourg was the right squad for the moment. The team spirit appeared to be much higher than the last international where the German were flat and the renewed energy helped power the team to a 4-0 victory. An early red card played a massive role in the outcome, but Germany likely would have rolled easily even without being a man-up for three quarters of the match.
We lost, but I'm holding on to the positives that emerged. We lacked efficiency and were more decisive in the good moments of the match. We could have scored after Julian, but football is wonderful; the opponent took advantage of the set-pieces.
"In soccer, the hardest thing to do is score goals. In these games lately, we have been hurting ourselves a bit and we're experiencing the effects of how goals change games."