Chaouki Ben Saada admits he is stunned at his call-up to the Tunisia World Cup squad as a replacement for the injured Issam Jomaa.

Ben Saada, who has joint French and Tunisian nationality, is struggling to come to terms with his call-up by Roger Lemerre and hopes that the Carthage Eagles will play France in the last 16.

"It's a childhood dream come true," said Ben Saada in remarks reported by Tunisian daily La Presse. "It's unimaginable.

"These are moments which must be savoured. To play Les Bleus in the last 16 would mean absolute happiness."