After a hard-fought 2-0 loss to Chelsea in their Group D opener, LAFC now turn their attention to African giants ES Tunis in a pivotal clash on Friday at GEODIS Park in Nashville. It's a golden chance for the Black & Gold to snag their first points of the tournament and keep their knockout round hopes alive.

Youcef Belaili scored in the 70th minute as Espérance Sportive de Tunis ended LAFC's hopes of advancing out of group play at the FIFA Club World Cup in a 1-0 victory Friday night.LAFC had one final chance to tie it in the 99th minute on Denis Bouanga’s right-footed shot off a penalty kick just in front,

A missed penalty kick at the death sealed LAFC's elimination from the Club World Cup after two matches. Here's more analysis of its defeat