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Tunisia

Nickname(s)	نسور قرطاج (Eagles of Carthage)
Association	Tunisian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Jalel Kadri[1]
Captain	Youssef Msakni
Most caps	Radhi Jaïdi (105)
Top scorer	Issam Jemâa (36)
Home stadium	Stade Hammadi Agrebi
FIFA code	TUN
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	30 (6 October 2022)[2]
Highest	14 (April – May 2018)
Lowest	65 (July 2010)
First international
Tunisia 4–2 Libya  (Tunis, Tunisia; 2 June 1957)[3]
Biggest win
Tunisia 8–1 Republic of China  (Rome, Italy; 18 August 1960)  Tunisia 7–0 Togo  (Tunis, Tunisia; 7 January 2000)  Tunisia 7–0 Malawi  (Tunis, Tunisia; 26 March 2005)  Tunisia 8–1 Djibouti  (Tunis, Tunisia; 12 June 2015)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 10–1 Tunisia  (Budapest, Hungary; 24 July 1960)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1978)
Best result	Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	20 (first in 1962)
Best result	Champions (2004)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2011)
Best result	Champions (2011)
Arab Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1963)
Best result	Champions (1963)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2005)
Best result	Group stage (2005)
Medal record Men's Football Africa Cup of Nations 2004 Tunisia 1965 Tunisia 1996 South Africa 1962 Ethiopia African Nations Championship 2011 Sudan African Games 1991 Cairo 2007 Algiers Arab Cup 1963 Lebanon 2021 Qatar Palestine Cup of Nations 1973 Libya Pan Arab Games 1957 Lebanon Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis 1971 Izmir 1975 Alger 2013 Mersin
Website	FTF.org.tn (in French)

The Tunisia national football team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة القدم; French: Équipe de Tunisie de football) represents Tunisia in men's international association football. The team is a member of both FIFA and CAF, the Confederation of African Football. It is governed by the Tunisian Football Federation, founded in 1957. Colloquially known as the Eagles of Carthage,[4] the team's colours are red and white, and the bald eagle is its symbol. Most of Tunisia's home matches are played at the Stade Olympique de Radès in Radès since 2001.[5] Jalel Kadri has been coaching the team since 30 January 2022.[6]

Tunisia have made five FIFA World Cups and twenty Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, and participated in four editions of the Olympic football tournaments. Tunisia qualified for the 1978 World Cup, when it became the first African and Arab team to win a World Cup match by defeating Mexico.[7] Tunisia is one of the most competitive African national teams in international football, having won one African Cup of Nations, as hosts in 2004.[8]

History

1928–1956: Early years

An unofficial Tunisian team was formed in 1928, comprising the best Tunisian players from the Tunisian league. The team's first match was on 11 March 1928, against the France national football B team; Tunisia lost 8–2.[9] Their next friendlies, against the same team on 23 March 1930 and 26 March 1933, also resulted in heavy defeats, 0–5 and 1–6 respectively. Tunisia had to wait until 1932 for their first match win, a 1–0 victory over French Algeria.[10]

Most of the matches that Tunisia played in the 1930s and '40s were against French teams, whether it was French Algeria, the French military team or the France B team, at the Stade Vélodrome in Tunis.

1956–1962: Post-independence

Tunisia gained independence from France on 20 March 1956. The Tunisian Football Federation was founded on 29 March 1957 and the Tunisian team played a match with Austrian club FC Admira Wacker Mödling on 30 December of the same year and managed to win 4–1. Tunisia became affiliated with FIFA and the Confederation of African Football in 1960. The independent Tunisia played their first match against Algeria on 1 June 1957, in the midst of the Algerian War; Tunisia lost 2–1. They played their first official match at the 1957 Pan Arab Games where they won against Libya 4–3 after scoring the first Tunisian goal in an official competition by Farzit. They also managed to get through Iraq and Lebanon before losing in the final against Syria 3–1.

In 1960, Yugoslavian Milan Kristić became the first foreign manager; the national team qualified for the 1960 Summer Olympics, their first international event after beating Malta, Morocco and Sudan; on 24 July 1960, the team experienced its biggest-ever defeat, losing 10–1 against Hungary. However, less than a month later, on 18 August, Tunisia recorded their biggest-ever win: an 8–1 thumping of Taiwan. In the Olympic Games, the team suffered three defeats: against Poland 6–1, Argentina 2–1 and Denmark 3–1.

1962–78: Golden generation

Frane Matošić was appointed as the second Yugoslav coach of Tunisia after Kristić led Tunisia to qualify for the Olympics. In 1962, Tunisia entered the African Cup of Nations qualifiers for the first time: the team qualified for the tournament after overcoming Morocco and Nigeria and went on to finish third after beating Uganda in the third-place match. The team won the 1963 Arab Cup, after winning against Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Kuwait.

Tunisia also qualified for the 1963 Africa Cup of Nations, and CAF decided that Tunisia would host the 1965 AFCON, making the final after beating Ethiopia 4–0 in the opening match in Stade Chedly Zouiten,[11] losing 3–2 to Ghana in extra-time of the final.[12] Despite this early success, Tunisia did not enter the Cup of Nations again until 1976, and qualify until 1978. In 1973, the team entered the Palestine Cup of Nations and won in dominant fashion, winning all six of their matches overcoming Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Yemen and Iraq, scoring 19 goals, and conceding only three.

In February 1975, after a short stint with Hungarian manager André Nagy, Abdelmajid Chetali was hired. This coincided with the return of the team to the competition in the African Cup of Nations, and Tunisia qualified for their FIFA World Cup debut in 1978 after a remarkable performance in the qualifiers led by a distinguished generation with Mokhtar Dhouib, Néjib Ghommidh, Raouf Ben Aziza and Tarak Dhiab. Tunisia defeated Mexico 3–1,[13] but were defeated by Poland 1–0,[14] and drew scoreless against defending champion West Germany.

1978–1994: Decline

Following their first World Cup, Tunisia experienced a decline; between 1980 and 1992, the team managed to qualify for only two tournaments – the 1982 African Cup of Nations and the 1988 Summer Olympics – in both, they were knocked out in the first round. They, however, reached the last round of the 1986 World Cup qualifiers by beating Nigeria before being defeated by Algeria. Former Cameroon manager Jean Vincent was hired but failed to qualify for the 1988 African Cup in Morocco after a defeat against Algeria. He also achieved catastrophic results in the African Games with defeats against Cameroon, Madagascar and Kenya, and was immediately sacked.

Taoufik Ben Othman, assistant manager in 1978,[15] improved Tunisia's results relatively as they qualified for the Olympic Games after surpassing Morocco and Egypt in the qualifiers. However, he was sacked days before the start of the competition after poor results in the 1988 Arab Cup and failure to win in their matches against Saudi Arabia,[16] Lebanon,[17] Egypt[18] and Iraq,[19] as well as friendlies against Malta, Finland and East Germany.

Polish manager Antoni Piechniczek was temporarily appointed and supervised the team in the first round of World Cup qualifiers 1990 and also in the finals of the Olympic Games; in the latter, Tunisia tied China 0–0[20] and Sweden 2–2[21] and suffered a defeat from West Germany 4–1.[22] Mokhtar Tlili was appointed manager, however, he still missed the African Cup in 1990 after a defeat to Senegal. Piechniczek came back but still did not qualify for the 1990 World Cup.

Despite missing the 1992 African Cup, the federation renewed confidence in him because of the respectable performance he had given in the qualifiers; an early exit from the World Cup qualifiers for 1994 contributed to his dismissal after a draw with Morocco. Youssef Zouaoui replaced him; Tunisia hosted the 1994 African Cup of Nations replacing original hosts Zaire, but finished at the bottom of the group, after a 2–0 loss to Mali[23] and a draw with Zaire.[24]

1994–2002: Beginning of resurgence

Henryk Kasperczak became the new manager after Tunisia hosted the 1994 African Cup of Nations. Tunisia qualified for the 1996 AFCON and finished second in their group, putting them through to the quarter-finals. Tunisia went on to beat Gabon in the quarter-finals and Zambia in the semi-finals,[25][26] to reach their first major final in 31 years, but lost to host country South Africa 2–0.[27]

Tunisia reached the quarter-finals of the 1998 African Cup of Nations in the lead of the group with a win over DR Congo,[28] Togo and a defeat from Ghana,[29][30] where they were eliminated in a penalty shootout by host country Burkina Faso.[31] The team also qualified for that year's World Cup after a 20-year absence: they again failed to advance from the group stages, losing 2–0 to England and 1–0 to Colombia,[32][33] and drawing 1–1 with Romania.[34] Kasperczak was sacked and replaced with Francesco Scoglio, who guided the team to the 2000 African Cup of Nations, where they finished in fourth place after losing to Cameroon in the semi-finals.[35]

The following year, Scoglio departed to rejoin Genoa CFC, sparking a period of severe instability. Eckhard Krautzun initially took over and guided the team to a second successive World Cup qualification, but then resigned, citing interference from the Tunisian FA with his coaching. Henri Michel replaced him, but was sacked when Tunisia crashed out of the 2002 African Cup of Nations without scoring a single goal after scoreless draws with Senegal and Zambia and a defeat from Egypt. Finally, Ammar Souayah took over in time for the 2002 World Cup; the team drew in friendlies with Norway and South Korea and were defeated by Denmark and Slovenia. In the finals, Tunisia exited the tournament in the group stage, drawing 1–1 with Belgium, losing 2–0 to Russia and co-hosts Japan,[36][37][38] prompting a search for a new manager.[39][40][41]

2002–2008: Roger Lemerre era: African domination

In September 2002, the Tunisian Football Federation announced that it was finalizing a contract with former France manager Roger Lemerre. Tunisia hosted the 2004 African Cup of Nations, winning the group.[42] They defeated Senegal in the quarter-finals,[43] and Nigeria in the semi-finals. Tunisia built a 1–0 lead after four minutes with Mehdi Nafti's concentration pushed by Francileudo Santos, before Morocco levelled. Tunisia restored their lead,[44] giving them their first African Cup of Nations title. They also won the CAF's African National Team of the Year award. Lemerre became the first manager to win two different continental tournaments, having previously won Euro 2000 with France.

As a result, Tunisia qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany, playing the hosts, Argentina and Australia. The only points they would win was a victory over Australia.[45][46][47] Before their 2006 World Cup appearance, Lemerre took the Tunisians to a training camp in Switzerland, where they played international friendlies against Swiss clubs. Tunisia would only record one draw in Germany, against Saudi Arabia, losing against Spain and Ukraine.[48] Hatem Trabelsi announced his retirement from international football after eight years,[49][50] and Lemerre led Tunisia to the 2008 African Cup of Nations. Tunisia won their 2008 AFCON group after a draw in the opening match against Senegal 2–2, a 3–1 victory over South Africa, and a goalless draw against South Africa. They then lost against Cameroon 3–2 in extra time.[51]

2008–2014: Disappointments

Portuguese Humberto Coelho was appointed as the new manager on 3 June 2008. Coelho would fail to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Faouzi Benzarti was appointed as the new manager, and was also sacked after Tunisia were eliminated from the group stage in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. In June 2010, Bertrand Marchand was appointed manager for a two-year contract. After a series of horrendous results, Tunisia fell to 65th in the FIFA World Rankings, the worst in its history. Sami Trabelsi was appointed, and the team qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a defeat by Ghana.

In the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia snatched a late winner against Algeria, before a defeat by Ivory Coast, 3–0. The last match ended with a 1–1 draw against Togo. In February 2013, Nabil Maâloul replaced Sami Trabelsi; in their first two 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifications, Tunisia beat Sierra Leone 2–1 and clinched a 2–2 draw in Freetown.

On 16 June, during the fifth round of the group stage, Tunisia tied 1–1 against Equatorial Guinea. A 2–0 loss to Cape Verde on 7 September all but eliminated Tunisia; however, Tunisia advanced after FIFA disqualified Cape Verde for cheating. They would then be knocked out by Cameroon.

2014–present: Renewal and improvement

Belgian manager Georges Leekens was appointed in early 2014; early results included a 1–1 draw against Colombia and a 1–0 win over South Korea,[52][53] both in friendly matches. Under Leekens, the team climbed from 49th to 22nd in the FIFA rankings. Tunisia qualified for the 2015 African Cup of Nations, and topped their group for the first time since 2008, winning against Zambia and drawing with Cape Verde and DR Congo.[54][55][56] They were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a defeat to host Equatorial Guinea.[57] In July 2015, Henryk Kasperczak returned as manager after 17 years. He managed to qualify the team for the 2017 African Cup, and reached the quarter-finals of the competition after beating Algeria and Zimbabwe,[58][59] before losing again in this round, this time against Burkina Faso.[60]

On 27 April 2017, Nabil Maâloul returned as manager despite the disapproval of the Tunisian supporters following the failure at the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, but this time he qualified Tunisia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Tunisia's qualification for the World Cup and its results in friendlies against Iran and Costa Rica,[61] led to its rise to 14th place in the FIFA World Rankings, their best ever. Before the World Cup, Tunisia drew with Turkey and Portugal,[62] in addition to a narrow defeat against Spain 1–0.[63] Despite this, in the World Cup, Tunisia were once again eliminated from the group stage. In the first match,[64] England won 2–1.[65] Belgium defeated the North Africans 5–2,[66] and in Tunisia's last game against Panama,[67] the Arab nation won 2–1.[68][69] Tunisia qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with new manager Alain Giresse; the new manager would only record three ties, against Angola, Mali, and Mauritania to qualify for the round 16. They eventually would win against Ghana, and Madagascar 3–0 in the quarter-finals, to qualify for the semi-finals for the first time in 15 years, losing to Senegal 1–0 in extra time. In September 2021, the national team began its 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with three consecutive victories against Equatorial Guinea, Zambia,[70] and Mauritania; they would then draw Mauritania 0–0 and lose against Equatorial Guinea 1–0, to advance for the third round on the top of the group.[71][72]

Qatar hosted the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup; Tunisia started with a 5–1 win against Mauritania.[73] They then suffered an unexpected defeat to Syria,[74] before winning against the United Arab Emirates.[75] In the quarter-finals Tunisia won against Oman 2–1, and scored a 95th minute winner against Egypt in the semi-finals.[76] Tunisia faced Algeria in the final, losing 2–0.[77] The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was postponed to early 2022; in the group stage, Tunisia began with a 1–0 defeat against Mali, with Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe ending the match in the 85th minute.[78][79]

In the second match, the team achieved a victory over Mauritania 4–0,[80] but lost against Gambia in the last match,. Tunisia defeated Nigeria in the round of 16, and were eliminated by Burkina Faso.[81][82] Tunisia qualified for their sixth World Cup, the 2022 tournament in Qatar, the first hosted by an Arab nation. They then defeated Chile and Japan to win the 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer title for the first time,[83][84] Ferjani Sassi was named the best player of the tournament while his compatriot Issam Jebali finished as the top scorer with two goals.[85] Tunisia played two pre-World Cup friendlies in France in September 2022, defeating Comoros 1−0 in Croissy-sur-Seine[86] and losing 5−1 to Brazil at the Parc des Princes in Paris.[87]

Home stadium

From 1956 to 2001, the national stadium was Chedly Zouiten Stadium,[88] with a capacity of 18,000.[89] It hosted also the 1965 and 1994 African Cup of Nations and the 1977 FIFA U-20 World Cup before it was replaced after the construction of El Menzah Stadium (45,000) in 1967 for the 1967 Mediterranean Games. Tunisia's first match at the stadium was played on 8 September 1967 against Libya. It hosted the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship and was completely renovated for the 1994 African Cup of Nations. It also hosted the 2004 AFCON.

In 2001, Stade 7 November was inaugurated as Tunisia's national stadium ahead of the 2001 Mediterranean Games. Located in Radès, the stadium has an all-seater capacity of 60,000.[90] The first match at the stadium was played on 7 July 2001 against between Étoile du Sahel and CS Hammam-Lif for the Tunisian Cup final. Tunisia have used the stadium for almost every major home game, including the 2004 African Cup of Nations Final. The Tunisians often host their matches at the Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet in Monastir which has a capacity of 20,000.

In addition, there are many other venues that host games, such as the Olympic Stadium of Sousse, which hosted a friendly match between Tunisia and Switzerland in November 2012 and also hosted a match in the 2012 AFCON qualification.

Rivalries

Tunisia's main football rivals are its neighbours Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt, with which it shares close cultural and political relations. Tunisia have played 45 games against Algeria. After the independence of Algeria, a friendly match took place at the Stade Chedly Zouiten.[91] The teams also met three times in the qualifying phase of the World Cup in 1970, 1978 and 1986. The overall record slightly favours the Algerians with sixteen wins, fourteen draws and fourteen losses. Algeria and Tunisia played three times in official competitions: twice in the Africa Cup of Nations, in 2013 and 2017,[92][93] which Tunisia won both times, and once in the Arab Cup in 2021, which Algeria won.[94]

The rivalry between Egypt and Tunisia is one of Africa's best and most exciting matches for their long continental history.[95] The two teams have met 39 times in both official and friendly matches. The overall record is slightly favourable to the Tunisians, who won 16 matches against Egypt's 12. 11 matches ended in a draw.

Tunisia and Morocco have played 50 games since their independence from France in 1956.[96] Their first match was for the 1962 World Cup qualification, which took place on 30 October 1960 in Casablanca.[97] Most of the matches were played in Wolrd Cup qualification as they met in the qualifiers of 1962, 1970, 1978, 1990, 1994 and 2006.[98] They also met four times in the African Cup of Nations. Two of them ended in a draw in 1978 and 2000 and the other two matches ended up as a Tunisian win in 2004 and 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[99]

Team image

Supporters

Fans of the Tunisian national team display the country's national flag,[100] usually with an emphasis on the red element.[101]

Kits and crest

Six companies have supplied sports uniforms to the Tunisian national team, starting in 1970, when Adidas began to adopt the Tunisian national team's uniforms for 24 years. Italy's Lotto provided Tunisia's until 1998, and Uhlsport has supplied the Tunisian team as well. From 2002 to 2011, Puma provided the Tunisian national football team kits. In 2019, the Italian company Kappa began making them.

Kit manufacturer

Period	Kit supplier	Ref
1956–1970	Local equipment	[102]
1970–1994	Adidas	[103]
1994–1995	Guidas	[104]
1995–1997	Kappa	[105]
1998–2000	Lotto	[106]
2000–2001	Uhlsport	[107]
2002–2011	Puma	[108]
2012–2015	Burrda Sport	[109]
2016–2018	Uhlsport	[110]
2019–	Kappa	[111]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

2021

2022

2023

Current staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Jalel Kadri
Assistant Coaches	Ali Boumnijel Selim Benachour
Goalkeeping Coach	Chedly Mabrouki
Sporting Director	Slim Ben Othman
Team Administrator	Hussein Jenayah
Physiotherapists	Akram Hbiri Majdi Turki Fethi Naoui Mohamed Gharbi
Fitness Coaches	Aymen Jdidi Hichem Ghozia Mohamed Tounsi
Team Doctor	Souheil Chemli
Osteopath	Tarek Chamseddine
Nutritionist	Anis Yacoubi
Video Analyst	Walid Ben Tamansourt
Team Manager	Mohamed Gharbi
Media Officers	Kais Reguez Jouda Khenissi
Security Officers	Mohamed Dellagi Mahmoud Trabelsi

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Information correct as of 16 November 2022, after the match against Iran.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Aymen Mathlouthi	(1984-09-14) 14 September 1984 (age 38)	73	0	Étoile du Sahel
16	1GK	Aymen Dahmen	(1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 25)	5	0	CS Sfaxien
22	1GK	Bechir Ben Saïd	(1992-11-29) 29 November 1992 (age 29)	10	0	US Monastir
26	1GK	Mouez Hassen	(1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 (age 27)	20	0	Club Africain
2	2DF	Bilel Ifa	(1990-03-09) 9 March 1990 (age 32)	37	0	Kuwait SC
3	2DF	Montassar Talbi	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 24)	23	1	Lorient
4	2DF	Yassine Meriah	(1993-07-02) 2 July 1993 (age 29)	61	3	Espérance de Tunis
5	2DF	Nader Ghandri	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 27)	8	0	Club Africain
6	2DF	Dylan Bronn	(1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 27)	36	2	Salernitana
12	2DF	Ali Maâloul	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 32)	83	2	Al Ahly
20	2DF	Mohamed Dräger	(1996-06-25) 25 June 1996 (age 26)	34	3	Luzern
21	2DF	Wajdi Kechrida	(1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 27)	19	0	Atromitos
24	2DF	Ali Abdi	(1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 28)	10	2	Caen
8	3MF	Hannibal Mejbri	(2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 19)	19	0	Birmingham City
13	3MF	Ferjani Sassi	(1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 30)	78	6	Al-Duhail
14	3MF	Aïssa Laïdouni	(1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 25)	25	1	Ferencváros
15	3MF	Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane	(1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 (age 23)	23	1	Espérance de Tunis
17	3MF	Ellyes Skhiri	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 27)	49	3	1. FC Köln
18	3MF	Ghailene Chaalali	(1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 28)	31	1	Espérance de Tunis
25	3MF	Anis Ben Slimane	(2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 21)	25	4	Brøndby
7	4FW	Youssef Msakni (captain)	(1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 (age 32)	88	17	Al-Arabi
9	4FW	Issam Jebali	(1991-12-25) 25 December 1991 (age 30)	10	2	OB
10	4FW	Wahbi Khazri	(1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 31)	72	24	Montpellier
11	4FW	Taha Yassine Khenissi	(1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 30)	48	9	Kuwait SC
19	4FW	Seifeddine Jaziri	(1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 (age 29)	29	10	Zamalek
23	4FW	Naïm Sliti	(1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 30)	69	14	Al-Ettifaq

Player records

As of 27 September 2022

Players in bold are still active with Tunisia.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Position	Career
1	Radhi Jaïdi	105	7	DF	1996–2009
2	Chokri El Ouaer	97	0	GK	1990–2002
3	Khaled Badra	96	10	DF	1995–2006
4	Kaies Ghodhbane	95	6	MF	1995–2006
5	Khaled Ben Yahia[lower-alpha 1]	95	5	DF	1979–1993
6	Riadh Bouazizi	92	3	MF	1995–2006
7	Tarak Dhiab[lower-alpha 1]	89	12	FW	1974–1990
8	Youssef Msakni	87	17	FW	2010–present
9	Sadok Sassi[lower-alpha 1]	87	0	GK	1963–1978
10	Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi[lower-alpha 1]	86	17	MF	1985–1995

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Issam Jemâa	36	84	0.43	2005–2014
2	Wahbi Khazri	24	71	0.35	2013–present
3	Francileudo Santos	22	41	0.51	2004–2008
4	Adel Sellimi	20	80	0.25	1990–2002
5	Faouzi Rouissi	18	42	0.43	1989–2001
6	Youssef Msakni	17	87	0.2	2010–present
7	Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi	17	86	0.2	1985–1995
8	Mohamed Salah Jedidi	15	32	0.47	1962–1965
9	Hassen Gabsi	14	50	0.28	1997–2002
10	Zied Jaziri	14	63	0.22	1999–2007

Competitive record

Overview
Event	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
Africa Cup of Nations	1	2	1
African Nations Championship	1	0	0
FIFA Arab Cup	1	1	0
Total	3	3	1

FIFA World Cup

Tunisia have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on five occasions, the first being at the 1978 FIFA World Cup where they finished ninth of 16. Between 1998 and 2006 they qualified for three straight World Cups, and wouldn't qualify again until 2018.[112] However, Tunisia have never advanced from the group stage.

FIFA World Cup record											FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Ref.
1930	Part of  France										Part of  France						[113]
1934																	[114]
1938																	[115]
1950																	[116]
1954																	[117]
1958	Did not enter										Did not enter						[118]
1962	Did not qualify										3	1	1	1	4	4	[119]
1966	Withdrew										Withdrew						[120]
1970	Did not qualify										5	1	4	0	4	3	[121]
1974											4	1	1	2	5	5	[122]
1978	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	3	2	Squad		10	4	4	2	15	9	[123]
1982	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	2	2	[124]
1986											8	4	0	4	11	9	[125]
1990											10	4	1	5	10	11	[126]
1994											6	3	3	0	14	2	[127]
1998	Group stage	26th	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad		8	7	1	0	15	2	[128]
2002		29th	3	0	1	2	1	5	Squad		10	8	2	0	28	5	[129]
2006		24th	3	0	1	2	3	6	Squad		10	6	3	1	25	9	[130]
2010	Did not qualify										12	7	3	2	18	7	[131]
2014											8	4	3	1	14	10	[132]
2018	Group stage	24th	3	1	0	2	5	8	Squad		8	6	2	0	15	6	[133]
2022	Qualified										8	5	2	1	12	2	—
2026	To be determined										To be determined						—
Total	Group stage	6/22	15	2	4	9	13	25	—		112	62	30	20	192	86	—

Africa Cup of Nations

Tunisia have participated in the African Cup of Nations 20 times and holds the record for the number of consecutive participations with 15 between 1994 and 2021. In 1965, Tunisia hosted the competition, as they reached the final and lost the title to Ghana 2–3 after extra time.[134] In 1996, the team reached the final for the second time, but was defeated by hosts South Africa 0–2.[135] They didn't win it all until 2004.[136]

Africa Cup of Nations record											Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Ref
1957	Not affiliated to CAF										Not affiliated to CAF						[137]
1959																	[138]
1962	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	5	4	Squad		4	3	0	1	7	2	[139]
1963	Group stage	5th	2	0	1	1	3	5	Squad		2	1	0	1	6	5	[140]
1965	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	6	3	Squad		Qualified as hosts						[141]
1968	Did not qualify										4	1	1	2	5	5	[142]
1970	Did not enter										Did not enter						[143]
1972																	[144]
1974																	[145]
1976	Did not qualify										6	3	1	2	8	7	[146]
1978	Fourth place	4th	5	1	3	1	5	4	Squad		4	2	1	1	10	7	[147]
1980	Withdrew										Banned						[148]
1982	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad		2	1	1	0	1	0	[149]
1984	Did not qualify										4	2	1	1	6	1	[150]
1986											2	1	0	1	1	2	[151]
1988											2	0	1	1	1	2	[152]
1990											2	0	0	2	0	4	[153]
1992											6	3	3	0	10	5	[154]
1994	Group stage	9th	2	0	1	1	1	3	Squad		Qualified as hosts						[155]
1996	Runners-up	2nd	6	2	2	2	10	9	Squad		8	3	4	1	7	2	[156]
1998	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	6	5	Squad		3	2	0	1	3	1	[157]
2000	Fourth place	4th	6	2	2	2	6	9	Squad		6	5	0	1	13	3	[158]
2002	Group stage	11th	3	0	2	1	0	1	Squad		6	2	2	2	9	7	[159]
2004	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	10	4	Squad		Qualified as hosts						[160]
2006	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	7	5	Squad		10	6	3	1	25	9	[161]
2008	Quarter-finals	5th	4	1	2	1	7	6	Squad		6	4	1	1	12	3	[162]
2010	Group stage	12th	3	0	3	0	3	3	Squad		12	7	3	2	18	7	[163]
2012	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	5	5	Squad		8	4	2	2	14	6	[164]
2013	Group stage	12th	3	1	1	1	2	4	Squad		2	0	2	0	2	2	[165]
2015	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	2	1	5	5	Squad		6	4	2	0	6	2	[166]
2017	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	6	7	Squad		6	4	1	1	16	3	[167]
2019	Fourth place	4th	7	1	4	2	6	5	Squad		6	4	1	1	16	3	[168]
2021	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	0	3	5	3	Squad		6	5	1	0	14	5	—
2023	To be determined										1	1	0	0	4	0	—
2025											To be determined						—
Total	1 Title	20/33	80	25	29	26	99	94	—		122	68	30	24	204	91	—

FIFA Confederations Cup

Tunisia qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup on one occasion, a sole appearance in 2005, after winning the 2004 AFCON. They only managed to win against Australia 2–0.

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Ref
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad	[169]
2009	Did not qualify
2013
2017
Total	Group stage	1/10	3	1	0	2	3	5	—	—

African Nations Championship

Tunisia have participated in two editions of the African Nations Championship, winning it in 2011 and reaching the quarter-finals in 2016.

African Nations Championship
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	11	3	Squad
2014	Did not qualify
2016	Quarter–finals	8th	4	1	2	1	9	5	Squad
2018	Did not compete
2020	Withdrew after qualifying[note 1]
2022	Did not enter
Total	Champions	2/7	10	5	4	1	20	8	—

FIFA Arab Cup

In 1963 Tunisia won the first edition of the Arab Nations Cup, played only in a group stage. Tunisia won all four matches and finished at the top. They exited in the group stage in 1988.

The 2021 FIFA Arab Cup was the first version of the tournament under FIFA, with Tunisia reaching the final finishing behind Algeria.

FIFA Arab Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Ref
1963	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	11	1	Squad	[171]
1964	Did not enter
1966
1985
1988	Group stage	7th	4	0	3	1	3	4	Squad	[172]
1992	Did not enter
1998
2002
2012
2021	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	9	6	Squad	[173]
Total	1 Title	3/10	14	8	3	3	23	11	—	—

Mediterranean Games

Tunisia participated in the football tournament in the Mediterranean Games 12 times,[174] first in 1963 in Naples, Italy. Tunisia reached the final twice, in the 1971 edition in Izmir, Turkey and in 2001 in Tunis.

Mediterranean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Ref
1951	Part of  France
1955	Did not enter
1959
1963	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	4	[175]
1967	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	4	3	[176]
1971	Silver medal	2nd	4	2	1	1	3	2	[177]
1975	Bronze medal	3rd	5	1	3	1	5	5	[178]
1979	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	4	[179]
1983	Group stage	7th	2	1	0	1	4	5	[180]
1987	Did not enter
1991	Group stage	7th	2	1	0	1	1	5	[181]
1993	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	2	5	[182]
1997	Did not enter
2001	Gold medal	1st	4	3	0	1	7	1	[183]
2005	Quarter-finals	7th	3	0	3	0	4	4	[184]
2009	Group stage	7th	4	2	1	1	6	5	[185]
2013	Bronze medal	3rd	5	3	1	1	10	5	[186]
2018	Did not enter
2022
Total	1 Title	1/12	39	15	10	14	49	46	—

Minor Tournaments

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Ref
1896 – 1952	Part of  France
1956	Did not enter
1960	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	3	11	[187]
1964	Did not qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988	Group stage	13th	3	0	2	1	3	6	[188]
Since 1992	See Tunisia national under-23 football team
Total	Group stage	2/15	12	1	4	7	11	27	—

All-Africa Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Ref
1965	Did not qualify
1973	Withdrew
1978	Withdrew after qualifying
1987	Group stage	8	4	0	0	4	1	8	[189]
1991	Silver medal	2	5	3	1	1	7	2	[190]
1995	Did not qualify
1999	Withdrew
2003	Did not enter
2007	Bronze medal	3	5	2	2	1	4	3	[191]
2011	Did not enter
2015	Withdrew
2019	Did not enter
2023	To be determined
Total	Runners-up	2/10	14	5	3	6	12	13	—

Pan Arab Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Ref
1953	Did not enter
1957	Silver medal	2nd	5	3	0	2	14	13	[192]
1961	Did not enter
1965
1976
1985	Group stage	5th	3	2	1	0	7	2	[193]
1997	Did not enter
1999
2007
2011
Total	Runners-up	2/10	8	5	1	2	21	15	—

Other records

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Ref
1962 Tripoli Fair Tournament	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	6	9	—
1963 Friendship Games	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	0	4	9	[194]
1965 Tripoli Fair Tournament	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	4	2	[195]
1966 Tripoli Fair Tournament	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	0	3	[196]
1973 Palestine Cup of Nations	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	19	3	[197]
1974 Iran International Tournament	Group stage	6th	2	0	1	1	0	2	[198]
1974 Kuneitra Cup	Third place	3rd	7	4	0	3	10	9	[199]
1975 Palestine Cup of Nations	Group stage	5th	2	1	1	0	4	1	[200]
1984–85 Friendship Games	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	2	2	6	[201]
1988 Malta International Tournament	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	10	[202]
7 November Cup 1991	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	11	3	[203]
7 November Cup 1993	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	6	1	[204]
1994 Malta International Tournament	Third place	3	3	0	2	1	2	5	[205]
7 November Cup 1995	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	4	1	[206]
1997 LG Cup	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	5	1	[207]
2003 Tunis Four Nations Tournament	Champions	1st	2	1	1	0	3	2	[208]
2006 LG Cup	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	1	0	3	0	[209]
2011 Catalonia International Trophy	Champions	1st	1	0	1	0	0	0	[210]
2015 Kirin Challenge Cup	Runners-up	2nd	1	0	0	1	0	2	[211]
2016 Catalonia International Trophy	Champions	1st	1	0	1	0	3	3	[212]
2022 Kirin Cup Soccer	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	5	0	[213]
Total	9 Titles	1st	60	33	12	17	96	89	—

Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the Tunisia national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.

Key

Tunisia national football team head-to-head records
Against	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Algeria	47	14	15	18	39	49	−10	CAF
Angola	7	3	4	0	15	5	+10	CAF
Argentina	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	CONMEBOL
Australia	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	AFC
Austria	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	UEFA
Bahrain	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	AFC
Belarus	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	UEFA
Belgium	4	1	1	2	5	8	−3	UEFA
Benin	9	6	3	0	24	6	+18	CAF
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	UEFA
Botswana	7	3	2	2	9	5	+4	CAF
Brazil	2	0	0	2	2	9	−7	CONMEBOL
Bulgaria	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	UEFA
Burkina Faso	7	1	3	3	7	8	−1	CAF
Burundi	3	3	0	0	5	2	+3	CAF
Cameroon	18	2	7	9	18	29	−11	CAF
Canada	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	CONCACAF
Cape Verde	3	2[note 2]	1	0	5	2	+3	CAF
Central African Republic	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	CAF
Chad	4	3	1	0	10	2	+8	CAF
Chile	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	CONMEBOL
China	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	AFC
Chinese Taipei	1	1	0	0	8	1	+7	AFC
Comoros	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	CAF
Colombia	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	CONMEBOL
Congo	9	6	2	1	17	6	+11	CAF
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	CONCACAF
Croatia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	UEFA
Denmark	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	UEFA
Djibouti	2	2	0	0	11	1	+10	CAF
DR Congo[lower-alpha 1]	14	7	4	3	25	13	+12	CAF
East Germany	5	1	0	4	1	11	−10	UEFA
Egypt	40	17	10	13	44	37	+7	CAF
England	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	UEFA
Equatorial Guinea	8	5	1	2	15	6	+9	CAF
Ethiopia	8	4	2	2	17	11	+6	CAF
Finland	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	UEFA
France	4	0	2	2	3	7	−4	UEFA
Gabon	11	4	6	1	21	12	+9	CAF
Gambia	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	CAF
Georgia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	UEFA
Germany[lower-alpha 2]	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	UEFA
Ghana	18[note 3]	4	5	9	20	27	−7	CAF
Guinea	20	9	4	7	31	19	+12	CAF
Guinea-Bissau	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	CAF
Hungary	1	0	0	1	1	10	−9	UEFA
Iceland	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	UEFA
India	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	AFC
Iran	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	AFC
Iraq	11	7	3	1	19	10	+9	AFC
Republic of Ireland	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	UEFA
Italy	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	UEFA
Ivory Coast	19	6	6	7	27	29	−2	CAF
Japan	5	1	0	4	3	6	−3	AFC
Jordan	3	2	1	0	12	3	+9	AFC
Kenya	7	5	1	1	10	3	+7	CAF
Kuwait	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	AFC
Latvia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	UEFA
Lebanon	5	3	1	1	9	5	+4	AFC
Liberia	10	5	2	3	17	9	+8	CAF
Libya	27	17	3	7	50	33	+17	CAF
Madagascar	5	4	0	1	8	4	+4	CAF
Malawi	7	2	3	2	16	8	+8	CAF
Mali	14	7	2	5	14	10	+4	CAF
Malta	12	4	4	4	13	9	+4	UEFA
Mauritania	15	11	4	0	29	5	+24	CAF
Mauritius	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	CAF
Mexico	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	CONCACAF
Morocco	50	9	28	13	46	53	−7	CAF
Mozambique	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	CAF
Namibia	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	CAF
Netherlands	3	0	2	1	3	7	−4	UEFA
Niger	4	4	0	0	9	4	+5	CAF
Nigeria	20	7	7	6	25	19	+5	CAF
Norway	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	UEFA
Oman	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	AFC
Palestine	2	1	1	0	7	3	+4	AFC
Panama	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	CONCACAF
Peru	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	CONMEBOL
Poland	4	1	0	3	2	9	−7	UEFA
Portugal	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	UEFA
Qatar	3	1	0	2	5	3	+2	AFC
Romania	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	UEFA
Russia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	UEFA
Rwanda	6	6	0	0	18	3	+15	CAF
Saudi Arabia	7	3	2	2	7	6	+1	AFC
Senegal	21	9	7	5	22	13	+9	CAF
Serbia[lower-alpha 3]	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA
Seychelles	4	4	0	0	14	0	+14	CAF
Sierra Leone	7	3	3	1	10	6	+4	CAF
Slovenia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	UEFA
Somalia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	CAF
South Africa	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	CAF
South Korea	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	AFC
Soviet Union	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	UEFA
Spain	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	UEFA
Sudan	11	8	0	3	28	11	+17	CAF
Sweden	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1	UEFA
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	UEFA
Eswatini	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	CAF
Syria	11	5	1	5	16	14	+2	AFC
Togo	10	7	3	0	19	4	+15	CAF
Turkey	6	0	5	1	4	7	−3	UEFA
Uganda	5	5	0	0	16	1	+15	CAF
Ukraine	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA
United Arab Emirates	5	5	0	0	10	1	+9	AFC
United States	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	CONCACAF
Uruguay	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	CONMEBOL
Wales	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	UEFA
Yugoslavia	5	1	0	4	3	21	−18	UEFA
Zambia	14	9	2	3	24	13	+11	CAF
Zimbabwe	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	CAF
Total	693	299	193	211	972	703	+269	—
Last match updated was against   Brazil on 27 September 2022.

FIFA rankings

Tunisia's FIFA rankings have ranged from 65 in July 2010, to 14 in April 2018.

Rankings by year

Below is a chart of Tunisia's FIFA ranking since 1993.[216]

Tunisia's FIFA world rankings
Rank	Year	Statistics				Best		Worst
		Games	Wins	Draws	Loses	Rank	Move	Rank	Move
32	1993	10	6	3	1	31	7 (August)	36	3 (September)
30	1994	10	3	5	2	27	4 (September)	33	3 (October)
22	1995	14	7	3	4	21	6 (February)	27	4 (August)
23	1996	14	7	2	5	21	6 (February)	31	9 (June)
23	1997	14	9	2	3	20	7 (August)	29	4 (June)
21	1998	17	7	4	6	19	6 (November)	26	4 (July)
31	1999	10	7	1	2	26	4 (November)	33	7 (June)
26	2000	17	8	7	2	25	3 (June)	28	1 (September)
28	2001	12	8	2	2	22	7 (July)	32	5 (April)
41	2002	14	0	8	6	28	0 (June)	41	5 (July)
45	2003	9	5	3	1	40	3 (April)	46	3 (October)
35	2004	16	8	4	4	31	14 (February)	45	2 (April)
28	2005	12	8	2	2	23	8 (September)	40	4 (October)
32	2006	16	7	4	5	21	5 (February)	32	10 (July)
47	2007	9	5	3	1	32	5 (July)	47	13 (February)
46	2008	16	7	5	4	44	3 (April)	56	7 (February)
53	2009	10	4	4	2	45	2 (July)	54	8 (February)
45	2010	11	3	5	3	44	11 (October)	65	10 (July)
59	2011	8	4	2	2	44	3 (March)	61	15 (April)
45	2012	16	8	4	4	41	10 (June)	59	4 (October)
48	2013	15	4	7	4	41	11 (February)	53	8 (June)
22	2014	9	5	3	1	22	11 (September)	49	5 (April)
40	2015	15	5	5	5	22	2 (June)	41	5 (April)
35	2016	11	6	4	1	34	4 (October)	48	8 (February)
27	2017	13	6	2	5	27	7 (July)	42	5 (April)
24	2018	8	3	2	3	14	9 (April)	24	7 (June)
27	2019	17	8	5	4	25	3 (June)	28	4 (July)
26	2020	4	2	2	0	26	1 (September)	27	0 (December)
30	2021	17	12	1	4	25	3 (December)	30	4 (November)

Honours

This is a list of honours for the senior Tunisia national team

Awards

African National Team of the Year

• First place : 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005
• Second place : 1996, 1997

See also

• Tunisian Football Federation
• Tunisia A' national football team
• Tunisia national under-23 football team
• Tunisia national under-20 football team
• Tunisia national under-17 football team
• Tunisia national under-15 football team
• Tunisia women's national football team
• Tunisia women's national under-20 football team
• Tunisia women's national under-17 football team

Other football codes

• Tunisia national minifootball team
• Tunisia national futsal team
• Tunisia national beach soccer team
• Tunisia national American football team

Notes

References

Titles chronology

Achievements
Preceded by –	Arab Cup champions 1963 (First title)	Succeeded by  Iraq
Preceded by  Cameroon	Africa Cup of Nations champions 2004 (First title)	Succeeded by  Egypt
Preceded by  DR Congo	African Nations Championship champions 2011 (First title)	Succeeded by  Libya

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile
• Tunisia national football team

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