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Tunisia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)نسور قرطاج
(Eagles of Carthage)
AssociationTunisian Football Federation
Other affiliationUAFA (Arab World)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachKais Yaâkoubi (caretaker)
CaptainYoussef Msakni
Most capsRadhi Jaïdi (105)
Top scorerIssam Jemâa (36)
Home stadiumHammadi Agrebi Stadium
FIFA codeTUN
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 52 Steady (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest14 (April – May 2018)
Lowest65 (July 2010)
First international
 Tunisia 4–2 Libya 
(Tunis, Tunisia; 2 June 1957)
Biggest win
 Tunisia 8–1 Taiwan 
(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 5–1 Tunisia 
(Budapest, Hungary; 24 July 1960)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1978)
Best resultGroup stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances21 (first in 1962)
Best resultChampions (2004)
African Nations Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2011)
Best resultChampions (2011)
Arab Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1963)
Best resultChampions (1963)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2005)
Best resultGroup stage (2005)
Medal record
Men's Football
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 2004 Tunisia
Silver medal – second place 1965 Tunisia
Silver medal – second place 1996 South Africa
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Ethiopia
African Nations Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Sudan
African Games
Silver medal – second place 1991 Cairo
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Algiers
Arab Cup
Gold medal – first place 1963 Lebanon
Silver medal – second place 2021 Qatar
Palestine Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 1973 Libya
Arab Games
Silver medal – second place 1957 Lebanon
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis
Silver medal – second place 1971 Izmir
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Alger
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin
WebsiteFTF.org.tn (in French)

The Tunisia national football team represents Tunisia in men's international association football competitions and it is controlled by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On the continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The team is colloquially known as Eagles of Carthage by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol.[2] Their home kit is primarily white and their away kit is red, which is a reference to the national flag of the country. The team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times, qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations twenty-one times, competed in four editions of Summer Olympics and one participation in the FIFA Confederation Cup. Tunisia's main venue is the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium in Radès, Tunis since 2001.[3] Kais Yaâkoubi, is the team’s interim head coach, since 5 November 2024. Tunisia played their first match after their independace against Libya and they won 4–2.

Periods of regular Tunisian representation at the highest international level, from 1962 to 1978, from 1994 to 2008 and again from 2014 onwards. The team qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1978, becoming the first African and Arab team to win a world cup match by beating Mexico 3–1 in the first match, they have since qualified six times and never making it past the group stage. The team qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 1962 and won the title in 2004 when they hosted the event after beating Morocco in the final.[4] Tunisia qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup in the 2005 and was eliminated in the group stage. The team won the African Nations Championship in 2011 by beating Angola in the final and the FIFA Arab Cup in 1963, eventually winning with 8 points on their first participation.

Radhi Jaïdi, with 105 international matches, holds the record for the number of matches played on the Tunisian national team while Issam Jemâa, with 36 goals, is their all-time highest scorer. The highest rank reached by the team in the FIFA Men's World Ranking is 14th in April and May 2018, while their lowest rank is 65th in July 2010.[5] Tunisia holds the record for most African Cup of Nations attended, appearing at seventeen consecutive tournaments. They have not been absent from the competition since the 1994 edition.

History

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Main article: History of the Tunisia national football team

1928–56: French protectorate of Tunisia and beginning

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An unofficial Tunisian team was formed in 1928, composed of the best Tunisian players from the Tunisian league. The team's first match was on 11 March 1928, against the French B team, in which Tunisia lost 8–2.[6] Their next friendlies, against the same team on 23 March 1930 and 26 March 1933, also resulted in losses. Tunisia's first win was a 1–0 victory over French Algeria in 1932.[7] Most of the matches that Tunisia played in the 1930s and 1940s were against French teams at the Stade Vélodrome in Tunis.

1956–78: Post independence, First international participation

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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, winning 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, in which Tunisia lost 2–1. They played their first official match at the 1957 Arab Games where they won against Libya 4–3 after scoring the first Tunisian goal in an official competition by Farzit. They won against Iraq 4–2 and Lebanon 4–2 before losing in the final against Syria 3–1.

Tunisia at the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification against Egypt.

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. In the Olympic Games, the team suffered three defeats: against Poland 6–1, Argentina 2–1, and Denmark 3–1. 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 beating 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,[8] losing 3–2 to Ghana in extra-time of the final.[9]

Despite this early success, Tunisia did not enter the Cup of Nations again until 1976, and did not 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. In February 1975, after a short stint with Hungarian manager André Nagy, Abdelmajid Chetali was hired. Tunisia qualified for their FIFA World Cup debut in 1978. Tunisia defeated Mexico 3–1,[10] but were defeated by Poland 1–0,[11] and drew scoreless against defending champion West Germany.

1978–94: Decline and Missing six editions of the AFCON

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After their inaugural 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 the team was unable to qualify for the 1988 African Cup in Morocco after a defeat against Algeria. The team experienced poor results in the African Games with defeats against Cameroon, Madagascar and Kenya. Taoufik Ben Othman, assistant manager in 1978,[12] improved Tunisia's results, as they qualified for the Olympic Games after surpassing Morocco and Egypt in the qualifiers. However, he was removed 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,[13] Lebanon,[14] Egypt[15] and Iraq,[16] 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 1990 World Cup qualifiers and also in the finals of the Olympic Games; in the latter, Tunisia tied China 0–0[17] and Sweden 2–2[18] and lost to West Germany 4–1.[19] Mokhtar Tlili was appointed manager, however, he still missed the African Cup in 1990 after a defeat to Senegal. Piechniczek returned but still failed to qualify for the 1990 World Cup.[needs context] 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.[needs context] 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[20] and a draw with Zaire.[21]

1994–2002: Beginning of Resurgence, 1996 AFCON runners-up

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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,[22][23] to reach their first major final in 31 years, but lost to host country South Africa 2–0.[24] Tunisia reached the quarter-finals of the 1998 African Cup of Nations in the lead of the group with a win over DR Congo,[25] Togo and a defeat from Ghana,[26][27] where they were eliminated in a penalty shootout by host country Burkina Faso.[28] 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,[29][30] and drawing 1–1 with Romania.[31] 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.[32]

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 World Cup appearance, 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,[33][34][35] prompting a search for a new manager.[36][37][38]

2002–08: Roger Lemerre era, 2004 AFCON champions

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Tunisian fans at the Olympiastadion in Berlin at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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.[39] They defeated Senegal in the quarter-finals,[40] 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,[41] 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.[42][43][44] 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.[45] Hatem Trabelsi announced his retirement from international football after eight years,[46][47] 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 Angola. They then lost against Cameroon 3–2 in extra time.[48]

2008–14: Disappointments and missing the World Cup

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Tunisia-Gabon match in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

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 World Cup qualification matches, 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: Renaissance and two participation in the World Cup

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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,[49][50] 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.[51][52][53] They were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a defeat to host Equatorial Guinea.[54] 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,[55][56] before losing again in this round, this time against Burkina Faso.[57]

Tunisia–Belgium match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

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 World Cup in Russia. Tunisia's qualification for the World Cup and its results in friendlies against Iran and Costa Rica,[58] 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,[59] in addition to a narrow defeat against Spain 1–0.[60] Despite this, in the World Cup, Tunisia were once again eliminated from the group stage. In the first match,[61] England won 2–1.[62] Belgium defeated the North Africans 5–2,[63] and in Tunisia's last game against Panama,[64] the Arab nation won 2–1.[65][66] 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,[67] 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.[68][69]

Qatar hosted the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup; Tunisia started with a 5–1 win against Mauritania.[70] They then suffered an unexpected defeat to Syria,[71] before winning against the United Arab Emirates.[72] In the quarter-finals Tunisia won against Oman 2–1, and scored a 95th minute winner against Egypt in the semi-finals.[73] Tunisia faced Algeria in the final, losing 2–0.[74] 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.[75][76] In the second match, the team achieved a 4–0 victory over Mauritania,[77] and lost against Gambia in the last group match. Tunisia defeated Nigeria in the round of 16, and were eliminated by Burkina Faso.[78][79]

In March, Tunisia qualified for their sixth World Cup, the 2022 tournament in Qatar, the first hosted by an Arab nation, after beating Mali 1–0 on aggregate, taking revenge for the earlier loss in the AFCON.[80] They then defeated Chile and Japan to win the 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer title for the first time,[81][82] and Ferjani Sassi was named the best player of the tournament while his compatriot Issam Jebali finished as the top scorer with two goals.[83] Tunisia played two pre-World Cup friendlies in France in September 2022, defeating Comoros 1−0 in Croissy-sur-Seine[84] and losing 5−1 to Brazil at the Parc des Princes in Paris.[85] With the exception of Brazil, Tunisia's relatively good forms increased confidence on the side to break the knockout stage taboo as Tunisia found themselves grouped with world champions France, European dark horse Denmark and Asian minnows Australia.[86] In Group D, Tunisia drew Euro 2020 semi-finalists Denmark 0−0 in a rather decent display by the African side.[87] But a 0−1 loss against Australia followed, severely hampering Tunisia's odds to progress. A 1−0 victory over France courtesy of a goal from Wahbi Khazri was not enough to seal Tunisia's place in the last 16 as Australia's Mathew Leckie goal against Denmark meant the Asian representative placed second.[88][89]

Home stadium

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Main article: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
Tunisia against the Netherlands at Hammadi Agrebi Stadium in Radès.

From 1956 to 2001, the national stadium was Chedly Zouiten Stadium, with a capacity of 18,000.[90][91] It hosted the Africa Cup of Nations in 1965 and 1994 and the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship before it was replaced after the construction of El Menzah Stadium 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 edition.

In 2001, Hammadi Agrebi Stadium was inaugurated as Tunisia's national stadium ahead of the 2001 Mediterranean Games. Located in Radès, Tunis. The stadium has an all-seater capacity of 60,000.[92] The first match at the stadium was played on 7 July 2001 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 Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium in Monastir which has a capacity of 20,000. In addition, there are many other venues that host games, such as the Sousse Olympic Stadium, which hosted a friendly match between Tunisia and Switzerland in November 2012 and also hosted a match in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

Rivalries

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Main articles: Algeria–Tunisia football rivalry, Egypt–Tunisia football rivalry, and Libya–Tunisia football rivalry
Tunisia–Algeria match in the 2013 African Cup of Nations.

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.[93] 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 16 wins, 14 draws and 14 losses. Algeria and Tunisia played three times in official competitions: twice in the Africa Cup of Nations, in 2013 and 2017,[94][95] which Tunisia won both times, and once in the FIFA Arab Cup in 2021, which Algeria won.[96]

The two teams have met 39 times in both official and friendly matches. Tunisia have won 16 matches against Egypt's 12. 11 matches have ended in a draw.[97] Tunisia and Morocco have played 50 games since their independence from France in 1956.[98] Their first match was in 1962 World Cup qualification, which took place on 30 October 1960 in Casablanca.[99] Many matches were played in World Cup qualification as they met in 1962, 1970, 1978, 1990, 1994 and 2006 qualifying.[100] 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 the 2004 and 2012 AFCONs.[101]

Team image

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Media

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Outside broadcasting at Hammadi Agrebi Stadium during the match between Tunisia and the Netherlands in 2009.

Tunisian Television has been broadcasting the matches of the Tunisian national team since independence. BeIN Sports currently broadcasts the team's matches during international competitions such as the Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup in the Middle East and North Africa region.[102] Issam Chaouali remains one of the most important commentators covering Tunisia's matches.

During the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, Tunisian Television did not broadcast the matches. However, it acquired the rights to broadcast two matches of the third round against Mali.[103][104] Tunisian Television is currently broadcasting Tunisia's matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification on El Watania 2 channel.[105]

Kits and crest

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Tunisian fans in Moscow at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Six companies have supplied sports uniforms to the Tunisian national team. Starting in 1970, when Adidas supplied the Tunisian national team's uniforms for 24 years. Italy's Lotto provided Tunisia's until 1998,[needs context] 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.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tunisia national football team kits.

Kit manufacturer

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Period Kit supplier Ref
1956–1969 Local equipment [106]
1970–1993 Germany Adidas [107]
1994–1995 Tunisia Guidas [108]
1996–1997 Italy Kappa [109]
1998–1999 Italy Lotto [110]
2000–2001 Germany Uhlsport [111]
2002–2011 Germany Puma [112]
2012–2015 Switzerland Burrda Sport [113]
2016–2018 Germany Uhlsport [114]
2019– Italy Kappa [115]

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Tunisia national football team results
See also: Tunisia national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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6 January Friendly Tunisia 0–0  Mauritania Tunis, Tunisia
19:30 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)
10 January Friendly Tunisia 2–0  Cape Verde Tunis, Tunisia
18:30 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
16 January 2023 AFCON GS Tunisia 0–1  Namibia Korhogo, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
Attendance: 13,991[116]
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
20 January 2023 AFCON GS Tunisia 1–1  Mali Korhogo, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
Attendance: 18,130[117]
Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
24 January 2023 AFCON GS South Africa  0–0 Tunisia Korhogo, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
Attendance: 12,847[118]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
23 March 2024 FIFA Series SF Tunisia 0–0
(4–5 p)		  Croatia Cairo, Egypt
22:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
Penalties
26 March 2024 FIFA Series 3rd New Zealand  0–0
(2–4 p)		 Tunisia Cairo, Egypt
22:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
Penalties
5 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Tunisia 1–0  Equatorial Guinea Tunis, Tunisia
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
9 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Namibia  0–0 Tunisia Johannesburg, South Africa
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Orlando Stadium
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
5 September 2025 AFCON qualification Tunisia 1–0  Madagascar Tunis, Tunisia
20:00 UTC+1 Sassi 90+8' Report Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala (RD Congo)
8 September 2025 AFCON qualification Gambia  1–2 Tunisia El Jadida, Morocco
16:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
11 October 2025 AFCON qualification Tunisia 0–1  Comoros Tunis, Tunisia
20:00 UTC+1 Report Saïd 63' Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
Referee: Joseph Ogabor (Nigeria)
15 October 2025 AFCON qualification Comoros  1–1 Tunisia Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
14 November 2025 AFCON qualification Madagascar  2–3 Tunisia Pretoria, South Africa
17:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
18 November 2025 AFCON qualification Tunisia 0–1  Gambia Tunis, Tunisia
20:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)

2025

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17–25 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Liberia  v Tunisia Paynesville, Liberia
Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
17–25 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Tunisia v  Malawi Tunis, Tunisia
Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
1–9 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Tunisia v  Liberia Tunis, Tunisia
Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
1–9 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Equatorial Guinea  v Tunisia Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Stadium: Estadio de Malabo
6–14 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification São Tomé and Príncipe  v Tunisia Oujda, Morocco
Stadium: Honor Stadium
6–14 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Tunisia v  Namibia Tunis, Tunisia
Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
December 2025 AFCON GS TBD v TBD TBD, Morocco
--:-- UTC+1 Stadium: TBD
Referee: TBD
December 2025 AFCON GS TBD v TBD TBD, Morocco
--:-- UTC+1 Stadium: TBD
Referee: TBD
December 2025 AFCON GS TBD v TBD TBD, Morocco
--:-- UTC+1 Stadium: TBD
Referee: TBD

Current staff

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Main article: List of Tunisia national football team managers
Position Name
Head Coach Tunisia Kais Yaâkoubi (caretaker)
Assistant Coaches Tunisia Othman Najjar
Goalkeeping Coach Tunisia Mabrouk Akremi
Fitness Coaches Tunisia Ammar Nebigh
Team doctor Tunisia Souheil Chemli
Nutritionist Tunisia Anis Yaâkoubi
Performance analyst Tunisia Walid Ben Tamansourt
Tunisia Helmi Kachou
Physiotherapists Tunisia Akram Hbiri
Tunisia Majdi Turki
Tunisia Fethi Naoui
Tunisia Mohamed Gharbi

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Madagascar and The Gambia, on 14 and 18 November 2024 respectively.

Information correct as of 18 November 2024, after the match against  Gambia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Amenallah Memmiche (2004-04-20) 20 April 2004 (age 20) 5 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
16 1GK Aymen Dahmen (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 27) 19 0 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
22 1GK Moez Ben Chrifia (1991-06-24) 24 June 1991 (age 33) 21 0 Tunisia Olympique Béja
2 2DF Ali Abdi (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 31) 32 4 France OGC Nice
3 2DF Montassar Talbi (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 26) 47 2 France Lorient
4 2DF Yassine Meriah (1993-07-02) 2 July 1993 (age 31) 87 5 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
6 2DF Mahmoud Ghorbel (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Tunisia US Monastir
12 2DF Amin Cherni (2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 23) 2 0 France Stade Lavallois
20 2DF Hamza Mathlouthi (1992-07-25) 25 July 1992 (age 32) 40 1 Egypt Zamalek
21 2DF Wajdi Kechrida (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 29) 39 0 Qatar Al-Gharafa
24 2DF Alaa Ghram (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23) 4 0 Ukraine FC Shakhtar Donetsk
5 3MF Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 (age 25) 45 3 Hungary Ferencváros
8 3MF Hamza Rafia (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25) 37 4 Italy Lecce
10 3MF Hannibal Mejbri (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21) 30 0 England Burnley
14 3MF Aïssa Laïdouni (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 28) 52 2 Qatar Al Wakrah
15 3MF Idris El Mizouni (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24) 2 0 England Oxford United
17 3MF Ellyes Skhiri (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29) 70 3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
18 3MF Hadj Mahmoud (2000-04-04) 4 April 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Switzerland FC Lugano
7 4FW Bilel Aït Malek (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 28) 4 0 Tunisia Club Africain
9 4FW Haythem Jouini (1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 31) 15 2 United Arab Emirates Dibba Al-Hisn
11 4FW Amor Layouni (1992-10-03) 3 October 1992 (age 32) 9 1 Sweden BK Häcken
9 4FW Anas Haj Mohamed (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19) 4 0 Italy Parma
19 4FW Hazem Mastouri (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Tunisia US Monastir
23 4FW Sayfallah Ltaief (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24) 16 1 Netherlands FC Twente
25 4FW Rabii Hamri (1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 (age 28) 1 0 Tunisia Olympique Béja
26 4FW Nabil Makni (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Bulgaria FC Hebar Pazardzhik

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Bechir Ben Saïd (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 30) 21 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis v.  Comoros, 15 October 2024
GK Mouez Hassen (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 (age 29) 21 0 Tunisia Club Africain 2024 FIFA Series
GK Dries Arfaoui (2004-11-23) 23 November 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Belgium Deinze 2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
DF Oussama Haddadi (1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 32) 32 0 United Arab Emirates Dibba Al Hisn v.  Namibia, 9 June 2024
DF Hamza Jelassi (1991-09-29) 29 September 1991 (age 33) 3 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 2024 FIFA Series
MF Samy Chouchane (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 21) 0 0 England Northampton Town 2024 FIFA Series
DF Ghaith Zaalouni (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Tunisia Club Africain 2024 FIFA Series
DF Ali Maâloul (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 34) 90 3 Egypt Al Ahly 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Mohamed Dräger (1996-06-25) 25 June 1996 (age 28) 39 3 Switzerland Basel 2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
DF Ayman Ben Mohamed (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 30) 14 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
DF Omar Rekik (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Free agent 2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
MF Ghailene Chaalali (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30) 32 1 Libya Al Ahli Tripoli v.  Namibia, 9 June 2024
MF Mootez Zaddem (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis v.  Namibia, 9 June 2024
MF Faissal Mannai (1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Tunisia US Monastir 2024 FIFA Series
MF Anis Ben Slimane (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23) 35 4 England Norwich City 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Firas Ben Larbi (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 28) 13 3 United Arab Emirates Sharjah 2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
MF Ahmed Khalil (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 30) 6 0 Tunisia Club Africain 2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
MF Haykeul Chikhaoui (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28) 1 0 United Arab Emirates Ajman Club 2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
MF Oussama Abid (2002-08-10) 10 August 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
FW Elias Saad (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 24) 3 0 Germany FC St Pauli v.  Gambia, 8 September 2024INJ
FW Elias Achouri (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25) 17 1 Denmark Copenhagen v.  Namibia, 9 June 2024
FW Wajdi Sahli (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Hungary Győr v.  Namibia, 9 June 2024
FW Raki Aouani (2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel v.  Namibia, 9 June 2024
FW Bassem Srarfi (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 27) 19 1 Tunisia Club Africain 2024 FIFA SeriesINJ
FW Naïm Sliti (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32) 77 14 Qatar Al Ahli Doha 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Taha Yassine Khenissi (1992-01-06)6 January 1992 (aged 32) 50 9 Kuwait Kuwait SC 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Issam Jebali (1991-12-25) 25 December 1991 (age 32) 16 2 Japan Gamba Osaka 2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
FW Firas Chaouat (1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 28) 12 2 Bahrain Muharraq 2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
FW Hamdi Labidi (2002-06-09) 9 June 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Tunisia Club Africain 2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
FW Oussama Bouguerra (1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
FW Youssef Abdelli (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
Notes
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary squad.
  • RET Player has retired from international football.
  • SUS Player is serving a suspension.
  • WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

Player records

[edit]
Main article: Tunisia national football team records and statistics
As of 18 November 2024[119]
Players in bold are still active with Tunisia.

Most appearances

[edit]
Main article: List of Tunisia international footballers
Radhi Jaïdi is the most capped player in the history of Tunisia with 105 caps.
Rank Player Caps Goals Position Career
1 Radhi Jaïdi 105 7 DF 1996–2009
2 Youssef Msakni 104 23 FW 2010–present
3 Chokri El Ouaer 97 0 GK 1990–2002
4 Khaled Badra 96 10 DF 1995–2006
5 Khaled Ben Yahia[a] 95 5 DF 1979–1993
Kaies Ghodhbane 95 6 MF 1995–2006
7 Riadh Bouazizi 92 4 MF 1995–2006
8 Ali Maâloul 90 3 DF 2013–present
9 Tarak Dhiab[a] 89 12 MF 1974–1990
10 Sadok Sassi[a] 87 0 GK 1963–1978

Top goalscorers

[edit]
Main article: List of leading goalscorers for the Tunisia national football team
Wahbi Khazri has scored the second-most goals in the history of the Tunisia national team with 25.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Issam Jemâa (list) 36 84 0.43 2005–2014
2 Wahbi Khazri 25 74 0.34 2013–2022
3 Youssef Msakni 23 104 0.22 2010–present
4 Francileudo Santos 22 41 0.51 2004–2008
5 Adel Sellimi 20 80 0.25 1990–2002
6 Faouzi Rouissi 18 42 0.43 1989–2001
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
Zied Jaziri 14 63 0.22 1999–2007
Naïm Sliti 14 77 0.18 2016–present
  1. ^ a b c Matches in the Olympic Games and against Amateur sides are not considered full 'A' internationals by FIFA

Competitive record

[edit]

  Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place   Hosted tournament

FIFA World Cup

[edit]
Main article: Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup
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.
Uruguay 1930 Part of France Part of France
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Chile 1962 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 4 4 [120]
England 1966 Withdrew Withdrew
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 5 1 4 0 4 3 [121]
West Germany 1974 4 1 1 2 5 5 [122]
Argentina 1978 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 2 Squad 10 4 4 2 15 9 [123]
Spain 1982 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 2 [124]
Mexico 1986 8 4 0 4 11 9 [125]
Italy 1990 10 4 1 5 10 11 [126]
United States 1994 6 3 3 0 14 2 [127]
France 1998 Group stage 26th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad 8 7 1 0 15 2 [128]
South Korea Japan 2002 29th 3 0 1 2 1 5 Squad 10 8 2 0 28 5 [129]
Germany 2006 24th 3 0 1 2 3 6 Squad 10 6 3 1 25 9 [130]
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 12 7 3 2 18 7 [131]
Brazil 2014 8 4 3 1 14 10 [132]
Russia 2018 Group stage 24th 3 1 0 2 5 8 Squad 8 6 2 0 15 6 [133]
Qatar 2022 21st 3 1 1 1 1 1 Squad 8 5 2 1 12 2 [134]
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Qualifications in progress 4 3 1 0 6 0
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Group stage 6/16 18 3 5 10 14 26 — 116 65 31 20 198 86 —

Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympics record Summer Olympics qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Ref.
Greece 1896 Part of France Part of France
France 1900
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928
United States 1932
Nazi Germany 1936
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1960 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 3 11 Squad 8 3 2 3 8 7 [135]
Japan 1964 Did not qualify 5 1 3 1 6 7 [136]
Mexico 1968 2 0 2 0 1 1 [137]
West Germany 1972 6 2 2 2 10 7 [138]
Canada 1976 4 1 1 2 3 4 [139]
Soviet Union 1980 2 1 0 1 1 3 [140]
United States 1984 2 1 1 0 4 1 [141]
South Korea 1988 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 3 6 Squad 6 3 2 1 6 3 [142]
Since Spain 1992 See Tunisia national under-23 football team See Tunisia national under-23 football team
Total Group stage 2/15 6 0 2 4 6 17 — 35 12 13 10 39 33 —

Africa Cup of Nations

[edit]
See also: Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations
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.
Sudan 1957 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 5 4 Squad 4 3 0 1 7 2 [143]
Ghana 1963 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 3 5 Squad 2 1 0 1 6 5 [144]
Tunisia 1965 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 6 3 Squad Qualified as hosts [145]
Ethiopia 1968 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 5 5 [146]
Sudan 1970 Did not enter Did not enter
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 8 7 [147]
Ghana 1978 Fourth place[note 1] 4th 5 1 2 2 4 5 Squad 4 2 1 1 10 7 [149]
Nigeria 1980 Banned Banned
Libya 1982 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad 2 1 1 0 1 0 [150]
Ivory Coast 1984 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 6 1 [151]
Egypt 1986 2 1 0 1 1 2 [152]
Morocco 1988 2 0 1 1 1 2 [153]
Algeria 1990 2 0 0 2 0 4 [154]
Senegal 1992 6 3 3 0 10 5 [155]
Tunisia 1994 Group stage 9th 2 0 1 1 1 3 Squad Qualified as hosts [156]
South Africa 1996 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 10 9 Squad 8 3 4 1 7 2 [157]
Burkina Faso 1998 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 5 Squad 3 2 0 1 3 1 [158]
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 6 9 Squad 6 5 0 1 13 3 [159]
Mali 2002 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 0 1 Squad 6 2 2 2 9 7 [160]
Tunisia 2004 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 10 4 Squad Qualified as hosts [161]
Egypt 2006 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 7 5 Squad 10 6 3 1 25 9 [162]
Ghana 2008 Quarter-finals 5th 4 1 2 1 7 6 Squad 6 4 1 1 12 3 [163]
Angola 2010 Group stage 12th 3 0 3 0 3 3 Squad 12 7 3 2 18 7 [164]
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 5 5 Squad 8 4 2 2 14 6 [165]
South Africa 2013 Group stage 12th 3 1 1 1 2 4 Squad 2 0 2 0 2 2 [166]
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 5 5 Squad 6 4 2 0 6 2 [167]
Gabon 2017 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 6 7 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 3 [168]
Egypt 2019 Fourth place 4th 7 1 4 2 6 5 Squad 6 5 0 1 12 4 [169]
Cameroon 2021 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 0 3 5 3 Squad 6 5 1 0 14 5 [170]
Ivory Coast 2023 Group stage 20th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad 6 4 1 1 11 1 [171]
Morocco 2025 Qualified 6 3 1 2 7 6
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027 To be determined To be determined
2029
Total Champions 21/34 83 25 30 28 100 97 — 135 75 32 28 224 101 —

African Nations Championship

[edit]
Main articles: Tunisia A' national football team and Tunisia at the African Nations Championship
African Nations Championship record African Nations Championship qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Ref.
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 2 2 [172]
Sudan 2011 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 11 3 Squad 2 0 2 0 3 3 [173]
South Africa 2014 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 1 [174]
Rwanda 2016 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 9 5 Squad 4 1 1 2 4 5 [175]
Morocco 2018 Did not enter Did not enter
Cameroon 2020 Withdrew after qualifying[note 2] 2 2 0 0 3 1 [177]
Algeria 2022 Did not enter Did not enter
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2024 Qualified Qualified automatically[note 3]
Total Champions 2/7 10 5 4 1 20 8 — 12 3 6 3 12 12 —

FIFA Arab Cup

[edit]
Main article: Tunisia at the FIFA Arab Cup
FIFA Arab Cup record FIFA Arab Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Ref.
Lebanon 1963 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 1 Squad Qualified automatically [180]
Kuwait 1964 Did not enter Did not enter
Iraq 1966
Saudi Arabia 1985
Jordan 1988 Group stage 7th 4 0 3 1 3 4 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1 [181]
Syria 1992 Did not enter Did not enter
Qatar 1998
Kuwait 2002
Saudi Arabia 2012
Qatar 2021 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 9 6 Squad Qualified automatically [182]
Qatar 2025 To be determined To be determined
Total Champions 3/10 14 8 3 3 23 11 — 2 1 1 0 2 1 —

FIFA Confederations Cup

[edit]
Main article: Tunisia at the FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Ref
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003
Germany 2005 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5 Squad [183]
South Africa 2009 Did not qualify
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
Total Group stage 1/10 3 1 0 2 3 5 — —

Mediterranean Games

[edit]
Mediterranean Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Ref
Egypt 1951 Part of France
Spain 1955 Did not enter
Lebanon 1959
Italy 1963 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 4 Squad [184]
Tunisia 1967 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 3 Squad [185]
Turkey 1971 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 3 2 Squad [186]
Algeria 1975 Third place 3rd 5 1 3 1 5 5 Squad [187]
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4 Squad [188]
Morocco 1983 Group stage 7th 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad [189]
Syria 1987 Did not enter
Since Greece 1991 See Tunisia national under-23 football team and Tunisia national under-20 football team
Total Runners-up 6/10 20 6 6 8 21 23 — —

African Games

[edit]
African Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Ref
Republic of the Congo 1965 Did not qualify
Nigeria 1973 Withdrew
Algeria 1978 Withdrew after qualifying
Kenya 1987 Group stage 8 4 0 0 4 1 8 Squad [190]
Since Egypt 1991 See Tunisia national under-23 football team
Total Group stage 1/4 4 0 0 4 1 8 — —

Arab Games

[edit]
Arab Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Ref
Egypt 1953 Did not enter
Lebanon 1957 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 14 13 Squad [191]
Morocco 1961 Did not enter
United Arab Republic 1965
Syria 1976
Morocco 1985 Group stage 5th 3 2 1 0 7 2 Squad [192]
Lebanon 1997 Did not enter
Jordan 1999
Egypt 2007
Qatar 2011
Since Algeria 2023 See Tunisia national under-23 football team
Total Runners-up 2/10 8 5 1 2 21 15 — —

Other tournaments

[edit]
Other tournaments records
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Ref
Libya 1962 Tripoli Fair Tournament Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 6 9 —
Senegal 1963 Friendship Games Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 0 4 9 [193]
Libya 1965 Tripoli Fair Tournament Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 4 2 [194]
Libya 1966 Tripoli Fair Tournament Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 0 3 [195]
Libya 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 19 3 [196]
Iran 1974 Iran International Tournament Group stage 6th 2 0 1 1 0 2 [197]
Syria 1974 Kuneitra Cup Third place 3rd 7 4 0 3 10 9 [198]
Tunisia 1975 Palestine Cup of Nations Group stage 5th 2 1 1 0 4 1 [199]
Ivory Coast 1984–85 Friendship Games Third place 3rd 2 1 0 2 2 6 [200]
Malta 1988 Malta International Tournament Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 10 [201]
Tunisia 7 November Cup 1991 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 11 3 [202]
Tunisia 7 November Cup 1993 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1 [203]
Malta 1994 Malta International Tournament Third place 3rd 3 0 2 1 2 5 [204]
Tunisia 7 November Cup 1995 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 4 1 [205]
Tunisia 1997 LG Cup Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 5 1 [206]
Tunisia 2003 Tunis Four Nations Tournament Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 3 2 [207]
Tunisia 2006 LG Cup Runners-up 2nd 2 1 1 0 3 0 [208]
Spain 2011 Catalonia International Trophy Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 0 0 [209]
Japan 2015 Kirin Challenge Cup Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 2 [210]
Spain 2016 Catalonia International Trophy Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 3 3 [211]
Japan 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 5 0 [212]
Japan 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup Fifth place 5th 1 0 0 1 0 2 [213]
Egypt 2024 ACUD Cup Third place 3rd 2 0 2 0 0 0 [214]
Total 10 Titles 1st 60 31 13 16 92 74 —

Head-to-head record

[edit]

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

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
Tunisia national football team head-to-head records
Against Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Algeria 48 14 16 18 40 50 −10 CAF
 Angola 7 3 4 0 15 5 +10 CAF
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 CONMEBOL
 Australia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 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 8 4 2 2 12 5 +7 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 4 3[note 4] 0 7 2 +5 +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 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 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 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 UEFA
 Denmark 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 UEFA
 Djibouti 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 CAF
 DR Congo[a] 14 7 4 3 25 13 +12 CAF
 East Germany 5 1 0 4 1 11 −10 UEFA
 Egypt 41 18 10 13 47 38 +9 CAF
 England 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 UEFA
 Equatorial Guinea 10 6 1 3 16 7 +9 CAF
 Ethiopia 8 4 2 2 17 11 +6 CAF
 Finland 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 UEFA
 France 5 1 2 2 4 7 −3 UEFA
 Gabon 11 4 6 1 21 12 +9 CAF
 Gambia 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 CAF
 Georgia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 UEFA
 Germany[b] 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 UEFA
 Ghana 18[note 5] 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 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 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 6 1 0 5 3 8 −5 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 29 19 3 7 54 33 +21 CAF
 Madagascar 7 6 0 1 12 6 +6 CAF
 Malawi 8 3 3 2 17 8 +9 CAF
 Mali 15 7 3 5 15 11 +4 CAF
 Malta 12 4 4 4 13 9 +4 UEFA
 Mauritania 16 11 5 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 5 3 1 1 8 2 +6 CAF
 Netherlands 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 UEFA
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 OFC
 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[c] 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 UEFA
 Rwanda 6 6 0 0 18 3 +15 CAF
 São Tomé and Príncipe 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 CAF
 Saudi Arabia 7 3 2 2 7 6 +1 AFC
 Senegal 21 9 7 5 22 13 +9 CAF
 Serbia[d] 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 7 3 2 2 9 7 +2 CAF
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 AFC
 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 732 312 202 218 1002 721 +281 —
Last match updated was against The Gambia Gambia on 18 November 2024.
  1. ^ Includes matches against  Zaire
  2. ^ Includes matches against  West Germany.
  3. ^ Includes matches against  Soviet Union.
  4. ^ Includes matches against  Serbia and Montenegro
Map of teams played against Tunisia by number of matches:[note 6]

FIFA rankings

[edit]

Tunisia's FIFA rankings have ranged from 65 in July 2010, to 14 in April 2018. The Tunisian national team has always been one of the best African teams, especially thanks to its good results in the Africa Cup of Nations (3rd place in the 1962 edition, second place in the 1965 and 1996 editions and the champion in the 2004 edition). But also after the good results in 2017 and 2018: the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (eight matches: six wins and two draws) and friendlies (five matches: 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat); Thus, the Tunisian national team reached the fourteenth place in the world in April and May 2018. It is also considered the best African team in the FIFA World Ranking between January and December 2018. Below is a chart of Tunisia's FIFA ranking since 1993.[217]

  Best Ranking   Worst Ranking   Best Mover   Worst Mover

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 Increase 7 (August) 36 Decrease 3 (September)
30 1994 10 3 5 2 27 Increase 4 (September) 33 Decrease 3 (October)
22 1995 14 7 3 4 21 Increase 6 (February) 27 Decrease 4 (August)
23 1996 14 7 2 5 21 Increase 6 (February) 31 Decrease 9 (June)
23 1997 14 9 2 3 20 Increase 7 (August) 29 Decrease 4 (June)
21 1998 17 7 4 6 19 Increase 6 (November) 26 Decrease 4 (July)
31 1999 10 7 1 2 26 Increase 4 (November) 33 Decrease 7 (June)
26 2000 17 8 7 2 25 Increase 3 (June) 28 Decrease 1 (September)
28 2001 12 8 2 2 22 Increase 7 (July) 32 Decrease 5 (April)
41 2002 14 0 8 6 28 Increase 0 (June) 41 Decrease 5 (July)
45 2003 9 5 3 1 40 Increase 3 (April) 46 Decrease 3 (October)
35 2004 16 8 4 4 31 Increase 14 (February) 45 Decrease 2 (April)
28 2005 12 8 2 2 23 Increase 8 (September) 40 Decrease 4 (October)
32 2006 16 7 4 5 21 Increase 5 (February) 32 Decrease 10 (July)
47 2007 9 5 3 1 32 Increase 5 (July) 47 Decrease 13 (February)
46 2008 16 7 5 4 44 Increase 3 (April) 56 Decrease 7 (February)
53 2009 10 4 4 2 45 Increase 2 (July) 54 Decrease 8 (February)
45 2010 11 3 5 3 44 Increase 11 (October) 65 Decrease 10 (July)
59 2011 8 4 2 2 44 Increase 3 (March) 61 Decrease 15 (April)
45 2012 16 8 4 4 41 Increase 10 (June) 59 Decrease 4 (October)
48 2013 15 4 7 4 41 Increase 11 (February) 53 Decrease 8 (June)
22 2014 9 5 3 1 22 Increase 11 (September) 49 Decrease 5 (April)
40 2015 15 5 5 5 22 Increase 2 (June) 41 Decrease 5 (April)
35 2016 11 6 4 1 34 Increase 4 (October) 48 Decrease 8 (February)
27 2017 13 6 2 5 27 Increase 7 (July) 42 Decrease 5 (April)
24 2018 8 3 2 3 14 Increase 9 (April) 24 Decrease 7 (June)
27 2019 17 8 5 4 25 Increase 3 (June) 28 Decrease 4 (July)
26 2020 4 2 2 0 26 Increase 1 (September) 27 Steady 0 (December)
30 2021 17 12 1 4 25 Increase 3 (December) 30 Decrease 4 (November)
30 2022 16 8 3 5 30 Increase 5 (June) 36 Decrease 6 (February)
28 2023 10 6 1 3 28 Increase 4 (November) 32 Decrease 3 (October)

Honours

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Main article: Tunisia national football team honours

Throughout its history, according to FIFA statutes the Tunisian national team has won two official senior titles, the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2011 African Nations Championship.[218][219] It also won two regional competitions, the 1963 Arab Cup.[220] organized by UAFA and the 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations. The team has also won nine friendly titles, including international friendly tournaments listed below.

Summary

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Senior Competitition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Africa Cup of Nations 1 2 1 4
African Nations Championship 1 0 0 1
FIFA Arab Cup1 0 1 0 1
Total 2 3 1 6
  1. According to FIFA statutes, only the officially recognized edition is counted, 2021 FIFA Arab Cup was the first edition organized by FIFA. Previous tournaments were organized by the regional body (Union of Arab Football Associations).
  2. International friendlies promoted by FIFA, the competition was unofficial.

See also

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Other football codes

Notes

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  1. ^ The third place match against Nigeria match was abandoned after Tunisia walked off in the 42nd minute with the score tied at 1–1 to protest the officiating. Nigeria were awarded a 2–0 win, and Tunisia were suspended for two years (also banning them from the next tournament).[148]
  2. ^ Tunisia qualified against Libya after winning two matches in the qualifiers, back 1–0 and 1–2, and due to the delay in the start of the session from January to April, the candidacy was withdrawn from the Tunisian Football Federation on 20 December 2019 due to the pressure of the calendar.[176]
  3. ^ The Confederation of African Football has allocated three places for the North African region, however Algeria and Egypt have declined to participate. On 9 October 2024, during the draw for the 2024 African Nations Championship qualification, it was decided that Libya, Morocco and Tunisia would automatically qualify for the final tournament.[178][179]
  4. ^ FIFA awarded Tunisia a 3–0 win as a result of Cape Verde fielding the player Fernando Varela, who had been sent off in the match against Equatorial Guinea on 24 March 2013. As a result of his sending off for unsporting conduct towards a match official, Varela had been given a four match suspension and would miss the rest of the qualifying campaign plus one further FIFA game. Varela did not participate in the games against Equatorial Guinea on 8 June 2013 or the game against Sierra Leone on 16 June 2013. Complicating matters, Varela's red card against Equatorial Guinea was removed from the FIFA.com website.[215] The match originally ended 2–0 to Cape Verde.[216]
  5. ^ The two teams play on January 18, 2000 a training match, three halves of 35 minutes, won by Ghana 2–0 but which can not be considered a real international match.
  6. ^ The map updated after the Tunisia v Tanzania match of 17 November 2020 fot the Group J of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. The matches against Germany and West Germany are combined.

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