Tunisia has participated one times in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2005, as a representative from Africa after winning the 2004 African Cup of Nations. From its only participation, the team was content with the group stage.
| FIFA Confederations Cup record | ||||||||||
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 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
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 1999 | ||||||||||
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 2003 | ||||||||||
 2005 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | [1] |
 2009 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2013 | ||||||||||
 2017 | ||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| Part | Year | No. | Stage | Date | Opponent | Result | Tunisia scorers | Ref |
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| 1 | 2005 | 1 | Group stage | 15 June 2005 |  Argentina | 1–2 | Guemamdia  72' (pen.) | [2] [3] |
| 2 | Group stage | 18 June 2005 | Germany | 0–3 | — | [4] [5] | ||
| 3 | Group stage | 21 June 2005 |  Australia | 2–0 | Santos 26', 70' | [6] [7] |
The Tunisian team, winning their first African Cup of Nations title, enabled them to qualify for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany, where they participated in a tough group including hosts Germany, Argentina and Australia. The opening match of this tournament was between Tunisia and Argentina, Tunisia lost by a narrow margin 1–2. [8] In the second match, the Tunisians resisted until the 74th minute, where they conceded three goals from the German team to end the match, [9] while in the third match they managed to beat Australia 2–0, [10] to leave good impressions.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
| Versus | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Def | First match date | Last match date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 15 June 2005 | 15 June 2005 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 21 June 2005 | 21 June 2005 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 18 June 2005 | 18 June 2005 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 15 June 2005 | 18 June 2005 |
| Rank | Player | 2005 | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francileudo Santos | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Haykel Guemamdia | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | |
– Best goalscorer(s) of the tournament
– Best goalscorer(s) of the team
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