Strasbourg striker Haykel Guemamdia has been called into Tunisia's World Cup squad as a replacement for injured defender Mehdi Meria.

Tunisia boss Roger Lemerre shunned the chance to name a like for like replacement for Meria because he has an injury crisis among his forwards.

Issam Jomaa has already returned home because of a knee injury, while Francileudo Santos will miss the Carthage Eagles' opening Group H match against Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

That means Guemamdia, 24, is likely to go straight into Lemerre's starting line-up for the must-win game in Munich.