Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup

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Tunisia national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

Tunisia has participated six times in the FIFA World Cup, the biggest men's football event in the world, in 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018 and 2022. Tunisia has never been able to advance past the group stage on any of these occasions; they have played eighteen games, winning three, with five draws and ten defeats. The selection played its first qualifying match for a World Cup on 30 October 1960 against Morocco at the Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca.

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Wahbi Khazri is the Tunisian player who has scored the most goals in the competition with three: two in 2018 and one in the 2022 edition. Riadh Bouazizi and Kaies Ghodhbane are the two Tunisian players with the most matches played (eight games each in 1998, 2002 and 2006).

Records

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGASquadPldWDLGFGARef.
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 Part of France Part of France
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1938
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1950
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1954
Flag of Sweden.svg 1958 Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member
Flag of Chile.svg 1962 Did not qualify311144 [1]
Flag of England.svg 1966 WithdrewWithdrew
Flag of Mexico.svg 1970 Did not qualify514043 [2]
Flag of Germany.svg 1974 411255 [3]
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978 Group stage9th311132 Squad 10442159 [4]
Flag of Spain.svg 1982 Did not qualify210122 [5]
Flag of Mexico.svg 1986 8404119 [6]
Flag of Italy.svg 1990 104151011 [7]
Flag of the United States.svg 1994 6330142 [8]
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998 Group stage26th301214 Squad 8710152 [9]
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of Japan.svg 2002 29th301215 Squad 10820285 [10]
Flag of Germany.svg 2006 24th301236 Squad 10631259 [11]
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010 Did not qualify12732187 [12]
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014 84311410 [13]
Flag of Russia.svg 2018 Group stage24th310258 Squad 8620156 [14]
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022 21st311111 Squad 8521122 [15]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2026 Qualifications in progress431060
Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Spain.svg 2030 To be determinedTo be determined
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2034
TotalGroup stage6/161835101426—11665312019886—

Matches

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Tournaments

1978 FIFA World Cup

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Tunisia at the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification against Egypt.

In the first game, Mexico managed to advance through a penalty in the first half to end the break 1–0 for the Mexico. And before the start of the second half, Tunisian coach Chetali threw the Tunisian flag in front of the players and left the changing room. Tunisia managed to return to the game after Ali Kaabi scored the equalizer for Tunisia to enter history as the first Tunisian player to score a World Cup goal in the 55th minute before adding two goals to finish the game 3–1. [52]

In the second match, they made a good performance against Poland before the team lost 1–0, [53] but in the last game it was just around the corner to win the defending champion West Germany before the game ended 0–0. This performance has been admired by most analysts who did not expect it, and that has contributed to increasing the number of African teams qualified for the World Cup to become two. The team was received at Tunis–Carthage International Airport by Tunisians, provided by Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, telling the players that they had accomplished the task of 50 ambassadors, because they contributed to the known of Tunisia internationally.

Group stage

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 321041+35Advance to second round
2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 312060+64
3Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 311132+13
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3003212−100
Source: FIFA
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg3–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Kaabi Soccerball shade.svg55'
Ghommidh Soccerball shade.svg79'
Dhouieb Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Vázquez Ayala Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,396
Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg1–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Lato Soccerball shade.svg43' Report
Attendance: 9,624
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
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Attendance: 30,667

1998 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 321042+27Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of England.svg  England 320152+36
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 310213−23
4Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 301214−31
Source: FIFA
England  Flag of England.svg2–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Shearer Soccerball shade.svg42'
Scholes Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report
Attendance: 54,587
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Preciado Soccerball shade.svg82' Report
Attendance: 29,800
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–1Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Moldovan Soccerball shade.svg71' Report Souayah Soccerball shade.svg12' (pen.)
Attendance: 77,000

2002 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)321052+37Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 312065+15
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 31024403
4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 301215−41
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Hosts
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Titov Soccerball shade.svg59'
Karpin Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 30,957
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bouzaiene Soccerball shade.svg17' Report Wilmots Soccerball shade.svg13'
Attendance: 39,700
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg0–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Morishima Soccerball shade.svg48'
H. Nakata Soccerball shade.svg75'
Attendance: 45,213

2006 FIFA World Cup

Tunisia's match against Ukraine at the Olympiastadion in Berlin during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Tunesien gegen Ukraine im WM 2006.jpg
Tunisia's match against Ukraine at the Olympiastadion in Berlin during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Tunisian supporters during the Tunisia v Ukraine 2006 World Cup match at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. WM 2006 - Tunisia.jpg
Tunisian supporters during the Tunisia v Ukraine 2006 World Cup match at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

The 2006 World Cup begins with a first match on 14 June against Saudi Arabia, in which Roger Lemerre uses the 4–4–2 formation. The injury to Francileudo Santos, Tunisia's strongest striker ahead of the tournament, is of particular interest, but he is still called up to the squad. [54] The other training interest is David Jemmali. In the opening match, with right defender Hatem Trabelsi playing in that position for years, Jemmali has a prime spot. [55] Topping the list are Yassine Chikhaoui and Ziad Jaziri, who is playing for the second time in the World Cup. [56] Before the match, Lemerre's Tunisia seemed to be performing better than Saudi Arabia, but it turns out that is not the case. [57] While Tunisia launched with Ziad Jaziri's goal, Saudi Arabia managed to come back into the match and score two goals. In the last moments of the match, Tunisia managed to end the match with a draw 2–2 and a goal from Radhi Jaïdi; Lemerre said he was disappointed with the result. [58]

In the second match, Tunisia faces Spain, the team led by Raúl, Iker Casillas, Carles Puyol and Sergio Ramos that beat Ukraine in the first round. Lemerre relies on the typical 4–5–1 defense system, with Jaziri up front. [59] Exceptionally, Jemmali, who played as a left defender in the opening match, is replaced by his teammate Anis Ayari. [60] Tunisia started the match strongly and scored the first goal thanks to Jawhar Mnari. [61] However, Spain made offensive changes in the second half and Raúl and his teammates counter-attacked goalkeeper Ali Boumnijel, through whom they got the equalizer five minutes later, with Fernando Torres scoring the second goal for Spain, who won the match with a penalty in the 90th minute with a score of 3–1. [62]

Lemerre is not satisfied with the result although he considers his tactics good. However, due to an error, Spain gets the equalizer. Lemerre also emphasizes that Tunisia must win the final match against Ukraine if they want to continue the competition. [63] Against this, Lemerre returns to the 4–4–2 formation and, this time, its best offensive pair is made up of Jaziri and Hamed Namouchi. [64] The match headed for a goalless draw, but the nature of the match changed when Jaziri received a second booking in the match and was sent off with a red card. To his great surprise, Lemerre did not bring up anyone as an attacker but played for more than half an hour without an attacker. Additionally, the referee announces a presumed penalty, scored by Andriy Shevchenko. [65] Lemerre only responded after 79 minutes, when he brought on Santos and Chaouki Ben Saada. Santos has two chances in the match but fails to score. The match ultimately ended 1–0, with Tunisia once again eliminated from the group stage. [66] After the match, Lemerre declared that he shared the disappointment with the Tunisian supporters. All that remained was for them to focus on the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, but the Tunisian media and supporters criticized Lemerre's performance during the tournament as being too cautious and particularly defensive. [67] At this time, Hatem Trabelsi announced his retirement from international football after eight years.

Group stage

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 330081+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 320154+16
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 301236−31
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 301227−51
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
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Attendance: 66,000
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
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Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
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Attendance: 72,000

2018 FIFA World Cup

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Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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Belgium vs Tunisia
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Panama vs Tunisia

In the fierst match, England scored in the 11th minute when Mouez Hassen stopped a John Stones' header from a corner from the left, but could not save a Harry Kane follow-up from close range. Hassen was substituted four minutes later for Farouk Ben Mustapha due to an injury earlier in the game, after he had a collision with Jesse Lingard. Lingard then mishit a volley from Ashley Young's cross to the far post. [68] After 10 minutes, Ferjani Sassi equalised from the penalty spot after Kyle Walker was penalised for an elbow on Fakhreddine Ben Youssef. [69] Kane had an appeal for a penalty waved away within five minutes of the restart as he was seemingly impeded by a pair of Tunisia players at a corner. [70] In the additional time, Harry Maguire flicked a Kieran Trippier corner from the right into the path of Kane, who headed it inside the goal after being left free at the back post. [68] [71] England scored more than once for the first time in 10 World Cup matches, since a 2–2 draw against Sweden in 2006. Kane became the first England player to score a brace in a World Cup match since Gary Lineker against Cameroon in 1990. [69]

Against Belgium, Just 6 minutes into the game, Syam Ben Youssef's late challenge on Eden Hazard was deemed, with the use of VAR, to have been just inside the area and he stepped up to score the penalty into the bottom-left corner. Ten minutes later, Dries Mertens won possession just inside the Tunisia half before driving forward and passing the ball to Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku then shot a low strike across Farouk Ben Mustapha into the bottom-right corner. Wahbi Khazri's free-kick from the left was met by Dylan Bronn, who flashed a header past Thibaut Courtois. Thomas Meunier found Lukaku inside the area, which he clipped over the onrushing Mustapha. Toby Alderweireld's long pass from defence was taken on the chest by Hazard, who then rounded Mustapha to stroke into an empty net. Michy Batshuayi met Youri Tielemans' cross at the back post with a controlled half-volley to score Belgium's 5th. Khazri scored deep into stoppage time after a swivel in the box. [72] [73] Lukaku became the first player since Diego Maradona to score back-to-back braces in consecutive world cup games. [74] Hazard's penalty was Belgium's second quickest goal in a World Cup match (5:59), behind only Léopold Anoul's goal against England in 1954, in the fifth minute. [75] For Tunisia, it has registered as their worst defeat ever in their World Cup history.

For the last game, Panama took the lead in the 33rd minute, after a José Rodríguez shot from outside the penalty area took a deflection off Yassine Meriah and nestle in the back of the net. In the 51st minute, Naïm Sliti found Wahbi Khazri down the right and the latter's low cross was converted by Fakhreddine Ben Youssef just six yards out. At the 66 minute mark, Khazri finished off a cross from the left by Oussama Haddadi from close range at the back post. [76] [77] Tunisia won a World Cup match after 40 years, since their 3–1 victory over Mexico in 1978. Panama became the first nation since Serbia & Montenegro and Togo in 2006 to lose each of their first three World Cup games. Panama's goal means this is the first World Cup tournament in which every side has scored at least two goals in the competition. Meriah's own goal was the 50th in World Cup history. [78]

Group stage

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 330092+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of England.svg  England 320183+56
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 310258−33
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3003211−90
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg 1–2 Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Attendance: 41,064 [79]
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 5–2 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
Attendance: 44,190 [80]
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg 1–2 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
Attendance: 37,168 [81]

2022 FIFA World Cup

Tunisia v Denmark. Stade Education City1.jpg
Tunisia v Denmark.

In the first match in Group D, Mohamed Dräger threatens the opponent's goal, then Issam Jebali dominates Kasper Schmeichel, but the situation is prevented by an offside. In the 43rd minute, Jebali comes face to face with Schmeichel after hitting the goal and tries to beat the goalkeeper with a through shot, but he uses his thumbs and fends off the finish. [82] Christian Eriksen then makes an attempt beyond the goal line, but Aymen Dahmen is illustrated with a save. [83] From the corner that follows, Andreas Cornelius wastes an opportunity by finding himself alone at the far post, but his header only seals the structure of the goals. Due to the subsequent dominance over the ball, despite their best efforts, the Danes could not find a solution against the Tunisia defence, and the match ended in a goalless draw. [84] Thanks to his performance in this match, Aïssa Laïdouni receives the man of the match award. [85]

Tunisia v Australia. Al Janoub Stadium.jpg
Tunisia v Australia.

In the second match, the team are led to a 1–0 loss against Australia, [86] with the technical framework and the players receiving criticism due to the weakness of the midfield and the attack, [87] which reduces the chances of Tunisia to qualify for the round of 16. In the final game against world champions France, Wahbi Khazri put Tunisia ahead in the 58th minute with a low shot to the bottom right corner. [88] At this stage, Tunisia is in a position to qualify in the group. However, two minutes later, Australia took the lead against Denmark in the other match, which sent Tunisia out of the knockout stage. [89] Captain Khazri wins the Man of the Match award. [90] This is Tunisia's first victory against a European team in the World Cup, and the team have collected the most points (four points) in the group stage since their first appearance in 1978 FIFA World Cup (three points). In this context, Wahbi Khazri is retiring from international retirement, [91] after 74 games in which he scored 25 goals.

Group stage

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 320163+36Advanced to knockout stage
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 320134−16
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 31111104
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 301213−21
Source: FIFA
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg 0–0 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
Attendance: 42,925
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg 0–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
Attendance: 41,823
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg 1–0 Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Attendance: 43,627

Statistics

Head to head

Goalscorers

RankPlayer 1978 1998 2002 2006 2018 2022 Goals
1 Wahbi Khazri 213
2 Mokhtar Dhouieb 11
Néjib Ghommidh 11
Ali Kaabi 11
Skander Souayah 11
Raouf Bouzaiene 11
Ziad Jaziri 11
Radhi Jaïdi 11
Jawhar Mnari 11
Ferjani Sassi 11
Dylan Bronn 11
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef 11
Total31135114

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

Awards

Man of the match

Controversies

Threatening to be excluded from the 2022 World Cup

At the end of October 2022, an internal dispute concerning the Minister of Youth and Sports, Kamel Deguiche, and the president of the federation, Wadie Jary, threatens Tunisia's participation in the World Cup. [95] Indeed, the two men are known to hate each other and the first wishes to dissolve the federation to separate from the second. [96] FIFA systematically penalizes cases of interference in the world of football, it therefore warns the Tunisian federation: by means of a letter, it warns that it reserves the right to exclude Tunisia from the competition in case of taking power over the federation by Deguiche. [97]

Allegations of interference in the 2022 World Cup squad

Dozens of news websites in Tunisia reported that coach Jalel Kadri was subjected to pressure during the formation of the Tunisian team's squad for the 2022 World Cup, according to the player Saad Bguir, who was excluded from the final list and who was on the initial list. [98] He also announced his international retirement through a phone call on the TV program Stade Plus on Carthage Plus, until the president of the Tunisian Football Federation, Wadie Jary, left his position. [99] It started when Bilel Ifa was excluded from the list a day before the official announcement, and was later brought back after fans outraged on social media. On 14 November 2022, hundreds of fans greeted the team bus in Doha upon their arrival, but the president of the Federation was insulted in the worst terms.

Also, the selection of four goalkeepers was under pressure from the Tunisian Football Federation to meet the wishes of certain teams on the financial level, FIFA, since the 2010 FIFA World Cup, paying a subsidy to each. team, of which at least one player has been called up in each edition of the competition. On 28 November 2022, former national team player Issam Jemâa said on Radio IFM, [100] that TFF officials had sacrificed one of the players to call four goalkeepers into the final list, as the choice was on Bilel Ifa, who returned to the team after the anger of the fans, Taha Yassine Khenissi, who was medically examined for two hours, so they could find him injured or Seifeddine Jaziri, who was called up due to financial transactions between him and the brother of the president of the TFF, Wajih Jary. In the final, Saad Bguir was abandoned. [101]

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The Egypt−Tunisia football rivalry is a football rivalry between the national football teams of Egypt and Tunisia, having achieved eight Africa Cup of Nations, one African Nations Championship and two FIFA Arab Cup between the two countries. The two nations have played 35 games against each other; Tunisia leads in wins with 16 to Egypts's 11, with the two sides drawing eight times.

The 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer was the 33rd edition of the international friendly football tournament Kirin Cup Soccer organised by the Japan Football Association, which was played in Japan between 10 and 14 June 2022, with the participation of four teams: Japan, Chile, Ghana and Tunisia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">History of the Tunisia national football team</span>

The Tunisia national football team is the national team that represents Tunisia in men's international football, since it played its first match on 2 June 1957 against Libya, which ended with Tunisia winning 4–2. It is a member team of the FIFA internationally and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on the continent. It is supervised by the Tunisian Football Federation, which was established on 29 March 1957, after Tunisia's independence. Jalel Kadri has been coaching the team since 30 January 2022, accompanied by his assistants Ali Boumnijel and Selim Benachour. The Tunisian national team is nicknamed the Eagles of Carthage, The team's colors are red and white, similar to the colors of the Tunisian flag, and its symbol is the Bald eagle. There have been periods of regular Tunisian representation at the highest international level: from 1962 to 1978, from 1994 to 2008 and again from 2014 onwards. Most of its matches have been played since 2001 at the Stade Hammadi Agrebi which is located in the city of Radès, in the southern suburbs of the capital, Tunis. It has a capacity of 60,000.

This article relates the participation of Tunisia during the 2022 FIFA World Cup organized in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022. This is the country's sixth participation in the competition after 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2018. Tunisia meets France, Denmark and Australia in Group D. For the sixth time, Tunisia failed to qualify for the second round of the World Cup, as Tunisia finished the tournament ranked 21st after a 0–0 draw with Denmark, a 0–1 defeat against Australia and a 1–0 victory over France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup</span> International football competition

The 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup was the 11th edition of the OFC Men's Nations Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament was played between 15 and 30 June 2024 in Fiji and Vanuatu. The defending champions were New Zealand from the 2016 edition; the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New Caledonia withdrew a few days before the start of the competition citing riots in the country, and the tournament played with seven teams.

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.

The Algeria–Egypt football rivalry is a football rivalry between the national football teams of Algeria and Egypt, having achieved nine Africa Cup of Nations and two Arab Cups between the two countries. The two nations have played 29 games against each other; Algeria leads in wins with 11 to Egypt's 6, with the two sides drawing 12 times.

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