Madagascar v Tunisia: Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final – live!

47 min: GOAL? Tunisia are celebrating after Khazri takes down a long pass and stabs the ball past the keeper. The officials seem set to allow it but eventually decide to consult Var, which reveals, as expected, that Khazri was a couple of yards offside.

46 min: We go again. Tunisia resume their patient building.

It’s been tidy, tense and not nearly as open as hoped. Senegal are no closer to knowing who they will face in the semi-final. Something has go to give in the sometime, possibly in the second half, which is coming right up…

45+1 min: A feint and a dart from Msakni and then a dinky shot from 23 yards. But straight at the Adrien.

44 min: Amada tries to replicate his stunning goal against DR Congo but doesn’t catch the ball as sweetly this time. Still, his drive bounces just in front of Hassen and demands a save.

43 min: A 25-yards snapshot from Chalaali forces Adrien to plunges to hist left and tip it around the post! The replay shows it was going just wide but the keeper was taking no chances.

41 min: Kechrida races down the right, injecting speed into a patient buildup. Then he pings a low cross to the near post. Khenissi beats the defender to it and tries to flip it into the net, but finds only the sidenetting.

38 min: Tunisia are having most of the play now, and a lot of it in the Madagascan half. But the underdogs are making it very tough for them to pick a way through.

35 min: Msakni dodges his way between two defenders in the box and then goes down theatrically. Thank fig he doesn’t get a penalty for that.

34 min: Métanire hasn’t found his crossing range yet. But his latest overhit effort nearly catches out the keeper, who has to backpedal frantically before realising it’s going to drift over his bar.

33 min: Khazri whips the ball over the wall and towards the top corner … but Adrien gets both hands on it and pushes it out for a corner. Andriatsima clears that at the near post.

32 min: Dangere here. Raak hauls down Msakni to concede a freekick just outside the D. That’s Khazri territory…

30 min: More top defending, this time by Meriah, who eased Andriatsima off the ball in the Tunisian box before carrying it clear.

29 min: Fontaine rushes over to the left to cut out a ball that Khazri looked like collecting. Top covering by the centreback.

27 min: Nifty fee by Khazri at the edge of the Malagasy box. After dancing past two, however, he is crowded out. Madagascar sure do make teams work hard for room in open play.

25 min: Alain Giresse was a wonderful player, but I’m not seeing what he has brought to this Tunisian team…

22 min: Tunisia usually have most of the possession but Madagascar have passed the ball better than them so far: they are more in tune with each other, and slicker. Not by much, however.

19 min: The ref allows play to continue after Mombirs is chopped down. The ball runs through to Andriatsima, who has a go from an improbable angle 18 yards out. He finds the target but his shot never looked likely to beat the keeper.

17 min: Freekick to Madagascar 30 yards out and central. Tunisia put up a three-man wall, and Fontaine rams it into them.

16 min: Métanire bombs down the right but then botches his cross.

14 min: Mskani fizzes a low pass from the let to Sassi, who takes it beautifully at the edge of the area, spinning past his marker with one artful touch and then bending a shot just beyond the far post.

12 min: Tunisia are starting to find their patient passing rhythm. Madagascar are chasing them diligently, hunting for a chance to launch one of their buccaneering counter-attacks.

10 min: Bad defending setpieces has been Madagascar’s one glaring weakness in this tournament so far, but they have just dealt admirably with a dangerous corner from Khazri.

8 min: Khenissi tumbles in the box under a strong challenge by Razak. No foul.

7 min: Madagascar work Mombris into a crossing position down the left. He picks out Lalaina beyond the far post, but Lalaina can’t beat two defenders to get off a shot. Still, that was a nice move: there’s real crispness to Madagascar’s play.

5 min: Andriatsima, willing as always, recovers a lofted pass into the channel and then spins and looks for support. It arrives fast but a bit too eagerly – freekick to Tunisia at the edge of their own area.

3 min: It’s been an encouragingly brisk start, with both teams eager to moved forward with tidiness and speed. For a moment Chalali had a shooting opportunity from 20 yards but he hesitated and that was enough for the ever-dynamic Malgasy to close him down.

1 min: And they’re off! Tunisia, clad all in white, get the game going at a promising pace.

So let’s have a recap of the lineups. The first thing to note is that Hassen starts in goal for Tunisia, having been forgiven for the strop he threw after being replaced just before the shootout in the last game, against Ghana. Khazri is also brought back into the starting XI after impressing off the bench in that game. As for Madagascar, they make a single change, Ilaimaharitra returning to the mifield following suspension.

Madagascar: Adrien; Métanire, Razakanantenaina, Fontaine, Mombris; Amada, Anicet, Nomenjanahary; Andriatsima, Carolus, Lalaina.

Tunisia: Hassen; Kechrida, Bronn, Meriah, Haddadi; Chaalali, Skhiri, Sassi; Khazri, Msakni, Khenissi

Referee: A Alioum (Cameroon) & Var

They will play the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Before that, Madagascar and Tunisia are about to get it on in the last of the quarter-finals. stay tuned!

MISS! Serey Die hits the exact same spot of the post as Belaili did – and that spells victory for Algeria!

MISS! Belaili kisses the ball and then smacks it against the butt of the post! A reprieve for the Elephants! Algeria 4-3 Ivory Coast

GOAL! Ounas rifles into the bottom corner. Algeria 4-2 Ivory Coast

SAVE! Bony’s tame shot is beaten away by Rais Algeria 3-2 Ivory Coast

GOAL! Delort nets in style though Gbohouo went the right way. Algeria 3-2 Ivory Coast

GOAL! Cornet sidefoots it past the keeper, who went the other way. Algeria 2-2 Ivory Coast

GOAL! Slimani sends the keeper the wrong way. Algeria 2-1 Ivory Coast

GOAL! Kessie does the business coolly Algeria 1-1 Ivory Coast

GOAL! Bensebaini’s shot creeps into the bottom corner via the goalkeper’s hands and a post! Algeria 1-0 Ivory Coast

Algeria win the toss and choose to take the first penalty …

ET 120+3: Delort does take the freekick … and he curls it around the wall and just wide! A fine effort. But we’re headed to a shootout …

ET 120+1 min: Before the freekick can be taken Algeria introduce Delort for Feghouli, presumably just in case this does go to penalties. Or maybe he’s going to take the free?

ET 120 min: Comora dives late into a tackle on Ounas, the player who was introduced for Mahrez. The defender gets a booking and Algeria get a freekick right at the edge of the area. Can they win it now and spare themselves a shootout?

ET 116 min: Gradel swings in a freekick from the left. Comara leaps high but heads higher, sending the ball over from eight yards.

ET 113 min: This is a good spell by Algeria. Some tidy interplay down the left culminates with Bennacer hanging up a useful cross for Zeffane, who nods wide under pressure.

ET 111 min: Slimani runs on a delicious cross to power a header towards the far corner, but Gbohuou denies him with a super save!

ET 108: Ivory Coast have been the better side in extra-time. Mahrez, since you ask, was withdrawn in the 86th minute.

ET 106 min: Cornet has been excellent since his introduction and has just skinned Benlamru down the left before flashing the ball across the face of goal. A defender nearly turned it into his own goal but was relieved to see it squirm past the post for a corner.

The teams are in for Madagascar-Tunisia. Behold:

Madagascar: Adrien; Métanire, Razakanantenaina, Fontaine, Mombris; Amada, Anicet, Nomenjanahary; Andriatsima, Carolus, Lalaina.

Tunisia: Hassen; Kechrida, Bronn, Meriah, Haddadi; Chaalali, Skhiri, Sassi; Khazri, Msakni, Khenissi.

ET 105 min: An Ivorian corner provokes a kinghell stramash in the Algerian box, and Zeffane clears off the line! There was also what looked like a handball by Feghouli but Var is not being consulted. So Algeria make it to half-time in extra-time on level terms.

ET 102 min: Bennacer curls a freekick beyond the far post and there’s Slimani, racing on to it at speed. But from a difficult angle he can’t direct his first-time shot on target.

ET 100 min: Slimani is putting himself about up front for Algeria but they haven’t been able to provide him with a clear chance yet.

ET 7 min: The Ivorian subs almost make the desired impact, as Bony and Cornet combine before Guedioura flings himself in front of the latter’s shot to save Algeria! Var checks to see whether it hit his hand but it didn’t. From the resultant corner, Cornet goes close again, chipping just over from the edge of the area.

ET 5 min: Kodjia is off now too, replaced by Bony. After a terrific second half, extra-time hasn’t yet caught fire. Both teams are wary of making a fatal mistake …

ET 2 min: Zaha, who had a decent game despite one bad miss, is withdrawn for Cornet. Meanwhile, Bounedjah was replaced by Slimani shortly after his penalty miss but is still distraught. The camera keeps panning to him in the dugout, where he is shaking his head and seemingly on the verge of tears. You’d almost want Algeria to go on and win here just to save him from further distress.

Before we tuck into the main feast (see below), let’s enjoy the conclusion to the first quarter-final, which is turning out to be a corker. Algeria led through a first-half goal by Sofinae Feghouli and had a chance to increase that lead, only for Baghdad Bounedjah to smash a penalty against the crossbar. Then Jonathan Kodjia equalised for Ivory Coast and since then it’s been a thrilling, helter-skelter affair, with highlights including Riyad Mahrez having a shot cleared off the line brilliantly by Mamadou Bagayoko, and Wilfried Zaha shaking a golden chance high and wide for the Elephants. A highly entertaining game is about to reach its climax, as extra-time begins momentarily...

Hello. We are gathered here today to see whether Madagascar can spring yet another wonderful surprise. The team who began this tournament ranked 108^th in the world have lit up the show with a marvellous spirit, canny defending and vibrant attacking. They’ve been beautiful! Today, Tunisia stand in their way.

“It doesn’t matter who we’re up against, we’re not worried about that!” blared Malgasy midfielder Lalaina “Bolida” Nomejanahary by way of preview for this match. “We approach every game with a winning mentality.” That’s the spirit! Still, let’s remind ourselves of what Tunisia (world ranking: 25) will be bringing to this party. Far more experience than Madagascar, for a start, but also some nimble tricksters and a more open disposition than is suggested by a record of four draws from four matches so far. Youssef Msakni, Wahbi Khazri and Naim Sliti have not been at their best so far in this tournament (and Khazri and Sliti did not start the last game) but if they get it together, they could lead Madagascar on a merry dance. Both these teams are technically slick and fond of open and enterprising games so this could be a belter. Senegal will be paying close attention because they will meet the winner in the semi-final. You, too, should tune in. It’s on! At 8pm BST.