Tunisia at the FIFA Arab Cup

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Tunisia has participated three times in the FIFA Arab Cup, the biggest men's football event in the Arab world. In 1963, Tunisia won the first edition of the Arab Cup. That year, only one group stage was played. In this group stage, five countries are playing. Tunisia won all four matches and therefore finished in first place. After that, she participated in this tournament again, in 1988, did not win a single match and failed in the group stage.

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In 2021, the national team participated in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, the first edition under the auspices of FIFA with the participation of sixteen teams in the final tournament. The team reached the final after defeating Mauritania, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Egypt, but lost to Algeria and won the silver medal.

Overall record

FIFA Arab Cup recordFIFA Arab Cup qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGASquadPldWDLGFGARef.
Flag of Lebanon.svg 1963 Champions1st4400111 Squad Qualified automatically [1]
Flag of Kuwait.svg 1964 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg 1966
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1985
Flag of Jordan.svg 1988 Group stage7th403134 Squad 211021 [2]
Flag of Syria.svg 1992 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Qatar.svg 1998
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2002
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2012
Flag of Qatar.svg 2021 Runners-up 2nd640296 Squad Qualified automatically [3]
Flag of Qatar.svg 2025 To be determinedTo be determined
TotalChampions3/10148332311211021

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

Tournaments

1963 Arab Cup

Final tournament

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 4400111+108
Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Syria 4301113+86
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 4202134+94
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 4103515−102
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 4004017−170
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg1–0Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Syria
Ben Amor Soccerball shade.svg20'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg4–0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Haddad Soccerball shade.svg1', 6'
Jedidi Soccerball shade.svg26'
Henia Soccerball shade.svg34'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Atef Sinane (Lebanon)

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg5–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Habacha Soccerball shade.svg9'
Jedidi Soccerball shade.svg21', 54'
Henia Soccerball shade.svg73'
Haddad Soccerball shade.svg78'
Ad-Doula Soccerball shade.svg85'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Khatchadour Boyadjian (Lebanon)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0–1Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Haddad Soccerball shade.svg10'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)
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Lebanon
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Tunisia
Lebanon:
GK1 Samih Chatila
DF5 Youssef Yammouth Red card.svg
DF12 Samik Sabkadjian
DF2 Muhieddine "Tabello" Itani Sub off.svg 15'
DF13 Elias "Kharma" Georges
MF6 Ahmad Alameh
MF7 Robert "Roro" Chehadeh
MF10 Mardik Tchaparian
FW16 Levon Altounian (c)
FW4 Joseph Abou Murad
FW15 Mahmoud "Abou Taleb" Berjaoui
Substitutes:
DF19 Camille Haidar Sub on.svg 15'
Manager:
Joseph Nalbandian
Tunisia:
GK1 Abdelkader "Zerga" Ghalem
DF2 Mohsen Keffala
DF6 Mohsen Habacha
DF4 Ahmed Sghaïer
DF16 Mahfoudh Benzarti Sub off.svg
MF9 Taoufik Ben Othman
MF12 Mongi Haddad Red card.svg
MF10 Abdelmajid Chetali (c)
FW17 Alaya Sassi
FW8 Mohamed Salah Jedidi
FW11 Hammadi Henia
Substitutes:
DF3 Hédi Douiri Sub on.svg
Manager:
Flag of France.svg André Gérard

1988 Arab Cup

Group stage

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 422040+46
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 413031+25
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 412124−24
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 403134−13
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Ol. 402214−32


Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg1–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Radhi Soccerball shade.svg32' Mahjoubi Soccerball shade.svg62'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Issa Al-Jassas (Kuwait)

Saudi Arabia Ol.  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Farhan Soccerball shade.svg80' Maaloul Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Soliman Soccerball shade.svg62'

Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg1–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Hammoud Soccerball shade.svg65' Mehedhebi Soccerball shade.svg46'
Attendance: 25,000

2021 FIFA Arab Cup

Qatar hosted the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. Tunisia qualified directly, due to the FIFA World Rankings. Tunisia started with a large victory 5–1 against Mauritania. [18] Then, the team suffered an unexpected defeat to Syria, [19] before beating the United Arab Emirates 1–0. [20] In the quarter-finals, the team improved and beat Oman 2–1. [21] In the semi-final, Tunisia collided with their rival Egypt, after a close match, Tunisia managed to score a goal in the 95th minute. [22] The victory allows Tunisia to reach its first FIFA final in the country's history. [23] In the final match, the Tunisian national team faced Algeria, but were beaten 0–2 in overtime. [24] [25] Despite the loss of the title, the team's performance has restored confidence to the supporters. [26] In this context, they are congratulated by FIFA and named as the best supporters of the tournament. [27]

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 320163+36Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 320132+16
3Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 31024403
4Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 31023743
Source: FIFA
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg 5–1 Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
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Attendance: 2,494

Syria  Flag of Syria.svg 2–0 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
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Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg 1–0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
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Attendance: 14,272

Quarter-finals

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg 2–1 Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
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Semi-finals

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg 1–0 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
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Attendance: 36,427

Final

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg 0–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Report
Attendance: 60,456

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Tunisia [28]
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Algeria [28]
GK22 Mouez Hassen
RB20 Mohamed Dräger
CB2 Bilel Ifa
CB3 Montassar Talbi
LB14 Amine Ben Hamida Yellow card.svg 43'Sub off.svg 101'
CM6 Ghaylen Chaaleli
CM13 Ferjani Sassi Yellow card.svg 64'Sub off.svg 101'
RW7 Youssef Msakni (c)Yellow card.svg 39'
AM10 Hannibal Mejbri Sub off.svg 88'
LW23 Naïm Sliti Sub off.svg 110'
CF11 Seifeddine Jaziri Yellow card.svg 40'
Substitutions:
MF15 Ali Ben Romdhane Sub on.svg 88'
DF12 Ali Maâloul Sub on.svg 101'
MF18 Saad Bguir Sub on.svg 101'
MF9 Firas Ben Larbi Sub on.svg 110'
Manager:
Mondher Kebaier
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GK23 Raïs M'Bolhi (c)
RB3 Houcine Benayada Sub off.svg 120+3'
CB4 Djamel Benlamri
CB19 Abdelkader Bedrane
LB20 Ilyes Chetti Yellow card.svg 13'
CM18 Houssem Eddine Mrezigue Sub off.svg 91'
CM14 Sofiane Bendebka Yellow card.svg 90+3'Sub off.svg 118'
RW7 Tayeb Meziani Sub off.svg 66'
AM11 Yacine Brahimi Yellow card.svg 120+4'
LW10 Youcef Belaïli
CF9 Baghdad Bounedjah Yellow card.svg 40'
Substitutions:
MF8 Amir Sayoud Sub on.svg 66'
MF17 Zakaria Draoui Sub on.svg 91'
DF5 Mehdi Tahrat Sub on.svg 118'
DF12 Mohamed Amine Tougai Sub on.svg 120+3'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra

Man of the Match:
Amir Sayoud (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Fourth official:
Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Reserve assistant referee:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Jun Mihara (Japan)
Shaun Evans (Australia)

Match rules [29]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

Statistics

Head to head

Goalscorers

RankPlayer 1963 1988 2021 Goals
1 Seifeddine Jaziri 44
Mongi Haddad 44
2 Mohamed Salah Jedidi 33
3 Firas Ben Larbi 22
Youssef Msakni 22
Hammadi Henia 22
4 Raouf Ben Amor (footballer) 11
Mohsen Habacha 11
Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi 11
Nabil Maâloul 11
Taoufik Mehedhebi 11
Flag of Egypt.svg Amr El Solia (o.g.)11
Total113923

  – Best goalscorer(s) of the tournament
  – Best goalscorer(s) of the team

Awards

Top scorer
Team of the Tournament
Man of the match

See also

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