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Revision as of 13:12, 5 June 2018

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Tunisia women's national football team.

 Tunisia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)نسور قرطاج
(The Eagles of Carthage)
AssociationTunisian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachNabil Maâloul
CaptainWahbi Khazri
Most capsSadok Sassi (116)
Top scorerIssam Jemâa (36)
Home stadiumStade Olympique de Radès
FIFA codeTUN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current14 Steady (17 May 2018)
Highest14 (April – May 2018)
Lowest65 (July 2010)
First international
 Tunisia 1–2 Algeria 
(Tunisia; 25 June 1957)
Biggest win
 Tunisia 8–1 Chinese Taipei 
(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 
(Radès, Tunisia; 12 June 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 10–1 Tunisia Tunisia
(Budapest, Hungary; 24 July 1960)
World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1978)
Best resultGroup stage, 1978, 1998, 2002 and 2006
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances18 (first in 1962)
Best resultChampions 2004
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2005)
Best resultGroup stage, 2005

The Tunisia national football team (Template:Lang-ar), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Tunisian Football Federation. They have qualified for four FIFA World Cups, the first one in 1978, but have yet to make it out of the first round. Nevertheless, they created history in that 1978 tournament in Argentina by becoming the first African side to win a World Cup match, beating Mexico 3–1. They also held defending champions West Germany to a goalless draw before bowing out. They have since qualified for three tournaments in succession, in 1998, 2002, 2006, and have qualified for the 2018 finals.

Tunisia also won the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, when they hosted the tournament.

History

Beginning (1928–1956)

Tunisian team in 1939

Before independence, an unofficial team was formed in 1928, comprising the best Tunisian players from the Tunisian League. The team's first match was on 11 March 1928, against the France national football B team; Tunisia lost 8-2. Their next friendlies, against the same team on 23 March 1930 and 26 March 1933, also resulted in heavy defeats: 0-5 and 1-6 respectively. Tunisia had to wait until 1939 for their first match win: a 4-1 victory over a team of amateur footballers of Paris.

The most capped players of this period are :

Post independence (1957–1962)

Tunisia gained independence from France on 20 March 1956. The Tunisian Football Federation was founded on 29 March 1957 and became affiliated to FIFA and the Confederation of African Football in 1960. The independent Tunisia played their first match against Algeria on 1 June 1957, in the midst of the Algerian War; Tunisia lost 2-1.They played their first official match at the 1957 Pan Arab Games where they won the silver medal. Tunisia qualified for 1960 Summer Olympics which was their first international event; on July 24, 1960, the team experienced its biggest-ever defeat, losing 10-1 against Hungary. However, less than a month later, on 18 August 1960, Tunisia recorded their biggest-ever win: an 8-1 thumping of Taiwan.

Golden generation (1962–1978)

Habib Bourguiba, President of the Republic, amid the Tunisian side that won the Palestine Cup in 1973.

In 1962, Tunisia entered the African Cup of Nations qualifiers for the first time: the team successfully qualified for the tournament and went on to finish third. Three years later, Tunisia hosted the 1965 African Cup of Nations and reached the final, where they lost 3-2 to Ghana in extra-time. Despite this early success, Tunisia did not enter the Cup of Nations again until 1976, and did not qualify for one until 1978. In 1973, however, the team entered the Palestine Cup of Nations and won in dominant fashion, winning all six of their matches, scoring 19 goals, and conceding only three.

Tunisia in 1978.

In 1977, under new coach Abdelmajid Chetali, Tunisia qualified for the 1978 African Cup of Nations and, at the same time, their first-ever World Cup. Tunisia made the semi-finals at the Cup of Nations, beating holders Morocco along the way, but lost to Ghana in the semi-finals. In the third-place match against Nigeria, Tunisia initially took the lead, but when Nigeria scored a controversial equalizer in the 42nd minute, the Tunisians walked off the pitch in protest and Nigeria were awarded a 2-0 victory by default.

At the World Cup in Argentina, Tunisia made an immediate impact by coming from behind to beat Mexico 3-1, becoming the first African team to win a World Cup finals match. A few days later, the team held reigning champions West Germany to a 0-0 draw. Despite these impressive results, however, a 0-1 defeat to Poland in their final group match meant they were eliminated in the group stages.

Decline (1978–1994)

Following their first experience of World Cup football, Tunisia experienced a sudden 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 - and in both they were knocked out in the first round. Tunisia managed to break the streak in 1994, qualifying for that year's African Cup of Nations, but were eliminated in the first round yet again, finishing bottom of a group containing the likes of Mali and Zaire.

Beginning of Resurgence (1994–2002)

Henryk Kasperczak guided his team to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup after 20 years.

After the team's poor performance at the 1994 African Cup of Nations, a new coach was appointed: Henryk Kasperczak. Under him, Tunisia qualified for 1996 African Cup of Nations 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 to reach their first major final in 31 years, but lost to host country South Africa 2-0.

Still under the leadership of Kasperczak, Tunisia reached the quarter-finals of the 1998 African Cup of Nations, where they were eliminated in a penalty shootout by host country Burkina Faso. 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, and drawing 1-1 with Romania. 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.

The following year, Scoglio departed to rejoin Genoa CFC, sparking a period of severe instability. Eckhard Krautzun initially took over and guided the team to a second successive World Cup qualification, but then resigned, citing interference from the Tunisian FA with his coaching. Henri Michel replaced him, but was sacked when Tunisia crashed out of the 2002 African Cup of Nations without scoring a single goal. Finally, Ammar Souayah took over in time for the 2002 World Cup; Tunisia could not better their 1998 performance, drawing 1-1 with Belgium but losing 2-0 to Russia and co-hosts Japan.

The Lemerre era (2002–2008)

Roger Lemerre, the most successful manager in Tunisia. He guided his team to win CAN 2004.

After the 2002 World Cup, former France manager Roger Lemerre took over, becoming Tunisia's fifth manager in less than two years. As well as steadying the ship, Lemerre was tasking with winning the 2004 African Cup of Nations, which Tunisia would be hosting. During the build-up to the tournament, the team established themselves as favourites with several impressive friendly results, holding France and Portugal to 1-1 draws and beating Sweden 2-1.

Tunisia-Ukraine match during 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Tunisia advanced unbeaten from the group stage, beating Rwanda 2-1 and DR Congo 3-0, and drawing 1-1 with Guinea. The team then beat Senegal 1-0 and Nigeria on penalties to face Morocco in the final, where goals from Francileudo Santos and Ziad Jaziri gave Tunisia a 2-1 win. Lemerre became the first coach to win two different continental tournaments, having previously won Euro 2000 with France. The victory gave birth to the Tunisian team's present nickname, the "Eagles of Carthage", and accordingly, the team's badge was changed to its current design, which incorporates an eagle.

African Cup of Nations win qualified them for the 2005 Confederations Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stage despite beating Australia, having already lost 2-1 to Argentina and 3-0 to hosts Germany. The following year, they failed to defend their Cup of Nations title, losing to Nigeria in the quarter-finals, but did at least qualify for a third successive World Cup. Once again, however, they could not progress from their group, drawing 2-2 with Saudi Arabia but losing 3-1 to Spain and 1-0 to Ukraine.

In the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, the team were again knocked out in the quarter-finals, this time losing 3-2 to Cameroon. On 30 June 2008, Roger Lemerre left Tunisia after six years, the longest reign of any of the team's coaches. He was replaced by Portuguese coach Humberto Coelho.

Disappointments (2008–2014)

Tunisia-Mozambique on 6 June 2009 for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Under Coelho, Tunisia failed to qualify for the World Cup and ended the country's streak of three consecutive presences in the tournament, after losing their final qualifying match to Mozambique. Coelho was sacked immediately after this defeat and Faouzi Benzarti took over; he too was sacked after Tunisia were eliminated from the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in the group stage, drawing all three of their matches.

Tunisian fans supporting the national team.

In June 2010, Bertrand Marchand was appointed manager on a two-year contract, with the goal of reaching the semifinals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. However, qualification started badly, with two defeats against Botswana and a 2-2 draw against Malawi. Marchand was sacked in December, only six months into his two-year term.

The beginning of 2011 saw the Tunisian Revolution. Against this turbulent backdrop, and with little preparation under new coach Sami Trabelsi, the team surprisingly won the 2011 African Nations Championship, defeating Angola 3-0 in the final. Tunisia went on to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of Nations, but an extra-time defeat to Ghana knocked them out in the quarter-finals yet again. Tunisia fared even worse in the following tournament, falling in the group stages despite a 1-0 win over Algeria in which Youssef Msakni scored what was later voted the goal of the tournament.

In February 2013, Sami Trabelsi was replaced by Nabil Maâloul. Under Maâloul, Tunisia initially failed to make the World Cup qualification playoffs after a 2-0 defeat to Cape Verde national football team, but Cape Verde were found to have fielded an ineligible player and Tunisia were awarded a 3-0 victory, putting them through to the playoffs. With Maâloul having already resigned, Ruud Krol took over for the two-leg playoff, but Tunisia lost 4-1 to Cameroon and Krol himself then resigned.

Revival (2014–)

Georges Leekens was appointed coach in early 2014 to try and revive the team's fortunes. Early results were positive, including a 1-1 draw against Colombia and a 1-0 win over South Korea, both in friendly matches. Under Leekens, the team climbed from 49th to 22nd in few months in the FIFA rankings so the team regained its continental luster. Tunisia qualified for the 2015 African Cup of Nations and finished top of their group, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a controversial 2-1 defeat to Equatorial Guinea. In July 2015, Henryk Kasperczak returned as coach after 17 years, but was sacked after yet another quarter-final defeat at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, this time 2-0 against Burkina Faso despite the good start in the World Cup qualification. On 27 April 2017, Nabil Maâloul returned as coach and succeeded in bringing his team back to the 2018 FIFA World Cup for the first time since 2006.

Home Stadium

The Stade Olympique de Radès in Radès the home stadium of Tunisia national team.

After the independence of Tunisia in 1956, the Tunisian national stadium was Stade Chedly Zouiten which has a capacity of 18,000 and hosted all the matches of the Tunisian team, it hosted also the 1965, 1994 African Cup of Nations and the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship before it was replaced after the construction of Stade El Menzah (45,000) in 1967 for the 1967 Mediterranean Games. Tunisia's first match at the stadium was played on 8 September 1967 against Libya. Tunisia won the match 3–0. This stadium became the new stronghold of the Eagles of Carthage. It hosted the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship and was completely renovated for the 1994 African Cup of Nations. It hosted also the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations. In 2001, the Stade Olympique de Radès was inaugurated as Tunisia's national stadium ahead of the 2001 Mediterranean Games. Located in Radès, the stadium has an all-seater capacity of 60,000. The first match at the stadium was played on 7 July 2001 against between ES Sahel and CS Hammam-Lif for the Tunisian Cup final. CS Hammam-Lif won the match 1–0, with Anis Ben Chouikha scoring the lone goal. Since that match, Tunisia has used the stadium for almost every major home game, including the 2004 African Cup final. The Tunisians often hosts their matches in Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet in Monastir which has a capacity of 20,000 for its excellent ground, whether in the African Cup of Nations qualification, World Cup qualification or friendly matches.

Competition records

World Cup record

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 Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Part of  France Part of  France
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Did not enter Did not enter
Chile 1962 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 4 4
England 1966 Withdrew Withdrew
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 5 1 4 0 4 3
West Germany 1974 4 1 1 2 5 5
Argentina 1978 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 2 10 4 4 2 15 9
Spain 1982 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 2
Mexico 1986 8 4 0 4 11 9
Italy 1990 10 4 1 5 10 11
United States 1994 6 3 3 0 14 2
France 1998 Group stage 26th 3 0 1 2 1 4 8 7 1 0 15 2
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 29th 3 0 1 2 1 5 10 8 2 0 28 5
Germany 2006 Group stage 24th 3 0 1 2 3 6 10 6 3 1 25 9
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 12 7 3 2 18 7
Brazil 2014 8 4 3 1 14 10
Russia 2018 Qualified 8 6 2 0 15 6
Qatar 2022 To be determined
Total Group stage 5/21 12 1 4 7 8 17 104 57 28 19 180 84

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Appearances : 1
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
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
South Africa 2009 Did not qualify
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
2021 To be determined
Total Group stage 1/10 3 1 0 2 3 5 –

Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Appearances : 18
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Did not enter
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 5 4
Ghana 1963 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 3 5
Tunisia 1965 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 6 3
Ethiopia 1968 Did not qualify
Sudan 1970 Did not enter
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify
Ghana 1978 Fourth place 4th 5 1 3 1 5 4
Nigeria 1980 Withdrew
Libya 1982 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 1 4
Ivory Coast 1984 Did not qualify
Egypt 1986
Morocco 1988
Algeria 1990
Senegal 1992
Tunisia 1994 Group stage 9th 2 0 1 1 1 3
South Africa 1996 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 10 9
Burkina Faso 1998 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 5
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 6 9
Mali 2002 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 0 1
Tunisia 2004 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 10 4
Egypt 2006 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 7 5
Ghana 2008 Quarter-finals 5th 4 1 2 1 7 6
Angola 2010 Group stage 12th 3 0 3 0 3 3
GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 5 5
South Africa 2013 Group stage 12th 3 1 1 1 2 4
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 5 5
Gabon 2017 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 6 7
Cameroon 2019 To be determined
Ivory Coast 2021
Guinea 2023
Total 1 Title 18/30 68 22 25 21 88 86

African Nations Championship record

African Nations Championship
Appearances: 2
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not qualify
Sudan 2011 Champions 1 6 4 2 0 11 3
South Africa 2014 Did not qualify
Rwanda 2016 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 9 5
Morocco 2018 Did not compete
Ethiopia 2020 To be determined
Total Champion 1/2 10 5 4 1 20 8

Arab Nations Cup record

Arab Nations Cup
Appearances: 2
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Lebanon 1963 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 1
Kuwait 1964 Did not enter
Iraq 1966
Saudi Arabia 1985
Jordan 1988 Group Stage 7th 4 0 3 1 3 4
Syria 1992 Did not enter
Qatar 1998
Kuwait 2002
Saudi Arabia 2012
Total Champions 2/9 8 4 3 1 14 5

Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Egypt 1953
Lebanon 1957
Morocco 1961
United Arab Republic 1965
Syria 1976
Morocco 1985
Lebanon 1997
Jordan 1999
Egypt 2007
Qatar 2011
Total
 /10
0
0
0
0
0
0

Mediterranean Games record

Football at the Mediterranean Games
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Egypt 1951 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 1955 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 1959 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 1963 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tunisia 1967 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 1971 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algeria1975 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 1983 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Syria 1987 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 – present See Tunisia national under-20 team
Total 0/10 0 0 0 0 0 0

Palestine Cup of Nations

Palestine Cup of Nations

Honours

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

African Competitions

Africa Cup of Nations

African Nations Championship

  • Champions (1): 2011

African Games

  • Silver Medal (1): 1991
  • Bronze Medal (1): 2007

Arabic Competitions

Arab Cup of Nations

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (1): 1963

Palestine Cup of Nations

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (1): 1973

Pan Arab Games

  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal (1): 1957

Other Competitions

Mediterranean Games

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Position Name
Head coach Tunisia Nabil Maâloul
Assistant Coach Tunisia Mourad Okbi
Tunisia Hatem Missaoui
Goalkeeping Coach Egypt Tarek Abdelalim
Fitness Coach Tunisia Jalel Herguli
Tunisia Mohamed Tounsi
Team Doctor Tunisia Souheil Chemli
Physiotherapists Tunisia Akrem Hbiri
Tunisia Majdi Turki
Tunisia Fathi Naoui

Managers

Name Nationality Years as Manager Best Results
Rachid Turki Tunisia Tunisia 1956–1957
Hechmi Cherif
Larbi Soudani
Habib Draoua 		Tunisia Tunisia
Tunisia Tunisia
Algeria Algeria 		1957–1960
Milan Kristić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1960–1961 Qualification to 1960 Summer Olympics
Frane Matošić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1961–1962 1962 African Cup of Nations Third Place
André Gérard France France 1963–1965 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1963 Arab Nations Cup Champions
Mokhtar Ben Nacef Tunisia Tunisia 1965–1968 1965 African Cup of Nations Runner-up
Radojica Radojičić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1968–1970
Sereta Begovic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1969
Ameur Hizem Tunisia Tunisia 1970–1974
André Nagy Hungary Hungary 1974–1975
Abdelmajid Chetali Tunisia Tunisia 1975–1978 1978 African Cup of Nations Fourth Place
Qualification to 1978 FIFA World Cup
Ameur Hizem Tunisia Tunisia 1978–1979
Hmid Dhib Tunisia Tunisia 1979–1980
Ryszard Kulesza Poland Poland 1981–1983
Youssef Zouaoui Tunisia Tunisia 1984–1986
Jean Vincent France France 1986–1987
Taoufik Ben Othman Tunisia Tunisia 1987–1988 Qualification to 1988 Summer Olympics
Antoni Piechniczek Poland Poland 1988
Mokhtar Tlili Tunisia Tunisia 1988–1989
Antoni Piechniczek Poland Poland 1989
Mrad Mahjoub Tunisia Tunisia 1990–1993
Youssef Zouaoui Tunisia Tunisia 1993-1994
Henryk Kasperczak Poland Poland 1994–1998 1996 African Cup of Nations Runners-Up
Qualification to 1996 Summer Olympics
Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup
Francesco Scoglio Italy Italy 1998–2001 2000 African Cup of Nations Fourth Place
Eckhard Krautzun Germany Germany 2001 Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup
Henri Michel France France 2001–2002
Ammar Souayah Tunisia Tunisia 2002
Roger Lemerre France France 2002–2008 2004 African Cup of Nations Champions
Qualification to 2004 Summer Olympics
Qualification to 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup
Humberto Coelho Portugal Portugal 2008–2009
Faouzi Benzarti Tunisia Tunisia 2009–2010
Bertrand Marchand France France 2010
Sami Trabelsi Tunisia Tunisia 2010–2013 2011 African Nations Championship Champions
Nabil Maâloul Tunisia Tunisia 2013
Ruud Krol Netherlands Netherlands 2013
Georges Leekens Belgium Belgium 2014–2015
Henryk Kasperczak Poland Poland 2015–2017
Nabil Maâloul Tunisia Tunisia 2017–present Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

This is a list of matches from the last twelve months and any future scheduled matches.

2017

24 March 2017 Friendly Tunisia  0–1  Cameroon Monastir, Tunisia
19:00 CET Report Aboubakar 14' Stadium: Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Bouchaab Lemghaifri (Mauritania)
28 March 2017 Friendly Morocco  1–0  Tunisia Marrakech, Morocco
19:00 WEST Younés 14' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
11 June 2017 2019 AFCONQ Tunisia  1–0  Egypt Radès, Tunisia
23:00 CET Khenissi 48' Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)
1 September 2017 2018 WCQ Tunisia  2–1  DR Congo Radès, Tunisia
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
5 September 2017 2018 WCQ DR Congo  2–2  Tunisia Kinshasa, DR Congo
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
7 October 2017 2018 WCQ Guinea  1–4  Tunisia Conakry, Guinea
17:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
11 November 2017 2018 WCQ Tunisia  0–0  Libya Radès, Tunisia
18:30 CET Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

2018

23 March 2018 Friendly Tunisia  1–0  Iran Radès, Tunisia
19:15 CET
Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
27 March 2018 Friendly Tunisia  1–0  Costa Rica Nice, France
19:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Frank Schneider (France)
28 May 2018 Friendly Portugal  2–2  Tunisia Braga, Portugal
19:45 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
1 June 2018 Friendly Tunisia  2–2  Turkey Geneva, Switzerland
20:15 (CEST)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
9 June 2018 Friendly Spain  v  Tunisia Krasnodar, Russia
Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium
18 June 2018 2018 World Cup GS Tunisia  v  England Volgograd, Russia
21:00 MSK Stadium: Volgograd Arena
23 June 2018 2018 World Cup GS Belgium  v  Tunisia Moscow, Russia
15:00 MSK Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena
28 June 2018 2018 World Cup GS Panama  v  Tunisia Saransk, Russia
21:00 MSK Stadium: Mordovia Arena
7 September 2018 2019 AFCONQ Eswatini  v  Tunisia Swaziland
Report
10 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ Tunisia  v  Niger Tunisia
Report
13 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ Niger  v  Tunisia Niger
Report
16 November 2018 2019 AFCONQ Egypt  v  Tunisia Egypt
Report

2019

22 March 2019 2019 AFCONQ Tunisia  v  Eswatini Tunisia
Report

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Caps and goals updated as June 1, 2018 after the match against Turkey.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Farouk Ben Mustapha (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989 (age 35) 15 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
16 1GK Aymen Mathlouthi (Captain) (1984-09-14) 14 September 1984 (age 40) 69 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Batin
22 1GK Mouez Hassen (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 (age 29) 3 0 France Châteauroux
2 2DF Syam Ben Youssef (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 35) 41 1 Turkey Kasımpaşa
3 2DF Yohan Benalouane (1987-03-28) 28 March 1987 (age 37) 3 0 England Leicester City
4 2DF Yassine Meriah (1993-07-02) 2 July 1993 (age 31) 15 1 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
5 2DF Oussama Haddadi (1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 32) 8 0 France Dijon
6 2DF Rami Bedoui (1990-01-19) 19 January 1990 (age 34) 8 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
12 2DF Ali Maâloul (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 35) 45 0 Egypt Al Ahly
21 2DF Hamdi Nagguez (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 32) 15 0 Egypt Zamalek
19 2DF Dylan Bronn (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 29) 4 0 Belgium Gent
7 3MF Saîf-Eddine Khaoui (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29) 4 0 France Troyes
10 3MF Wahbi Khazri (Vice-captain) (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 33) 35 12 France Rennes
13 3MF Ferjani Sassi (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32) 38 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
14 3MF Mohamed Amine Ben Amor (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 33) 25 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
17 3MF Ellyes Skhiri (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29) 4 0 France Montpellier
18 3MF Bassem Srarfi (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 27) 4 0 France Nice
20 3MF Ghailene Chaalali (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30) 6 1 Tunisia Espérance
23 3MF Naïm Sliti (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32) 16 3 France Dijon
15 3MF Ahmed Khalil (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Tunisia Club Africain
8 4FW Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 33) 38 5 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
9 4FW Anice Badri (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34) 9 3 Tunisia Espérance
11 4FW Saber Khalifa (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 (age 38) 43 7 Tunisia Club Africain

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mohamed Gaaloul (1989-04-30) 30 April 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Tunisia CS Sfaxien v.  Libya, 11 November 2017 PRE
GK Rami Jridi (1985-04-25) 25 April 1985 (age 39) 17 0 Tunisia CS Sfaxien v.  Egypt, 11 June 2017
DF Walid Hichri (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986 (age 38) 14 1 Tunisia US Monastir v.  Guinea, 7 October 2017
DF Chamseddine Dhaouadi (1987-01-16) 16 January 1987 (age 37) 10 0 Tunisia Espérance v.  Egypt, 11 June 2017
DF Zied Boughattas (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 37) 7 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel v.  Egypt, 11 June 2017
DF Aymen Belaïd (1989-01-02) 2 January 1989 (age 36) 3 0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia v.  Egypt, 11 June 2017
MF Karim Aouadhi (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986 (age 38) 9 1 Tunisia CS Sfaxien v.  Costa Rica, 27 March 2018
MF Ghazi Ayadi (1996-07-19) 19 July 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Tunisia Club Africain v.  Costa Rica, 27 March 2018
MF Mohamed Ali Moncer (1991-04-28) 28 April 1991 (age 33) 17 3 Tunisia Espérance v.  Libya, 11 November 2017 PRE
MF Hamza Jelassi (1991-09-29) 29 September 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Tunisia CA Bizertin v.  DR Congo, 5 September 2017
MF Idriss Mhirsi (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30) 4 0 France Red Star v.  Egypt, 11 June 2017
MF Maher Ben Sghaier (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Tunisia Espérance v.  Egypt, 11 June 2017
FW Youssef Msakni (1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 (age 34) 51 14 Qatar Al-Duhail v.  Costa Rica, 27 March 2018 INJ
FW Taha Yassine Khenissi (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 32) 23 5 Tunisia Espérance v.  Costa Rica, 27 March 2018
FW Alaeddine Marzouki (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Tunisia CS Sfaxien v.  Costa Rica, 27 March 2018
FW Hamdi Harbaoui (1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 39) 16 4 Belgium Zulte Waregem v.  Egypt, 11 June 2017
FW Ismail Sassi (1991-12-24) 24 December 1991 (age 33) 1 0 Cyprus AEL Limassol v.  Egypt, 11 June 2017

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
SUS Player is serving a suspension.
WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

Records

Most capped players

Sadok Sassi is the most capped player in the history of Tunisia with 116 caps.
Most Caps[2]
# Player Caps Goals Career
1 Sadok Sassi 116 0 1963–1978
2 Radhi Jaïdi 105 7 1996–2009
3 Khaled Badra 97 12 1995–2006
4 Khaled Ben Yahia 95 5 1979–1993
Kaies Ghodhbane 95 6 1995–2006
6 Chokri El Ouaer 93 0 1993–2002
7 Riadh Bouazizi 92 3 1995–2006
8 Tarak Dhiab 89 12 1974–1990
9 Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi 86 17 1985–1995
Sirajeddine Chihi 86 4 1991–2001

Players in bold are still active.

Top goalscorers

Top Goalscorers[2]
# Player Goals Caps Career
1 Issam Jemâa 36 83 2005–2014
2 Francileudo Santos 21 41 2004–2008
3 Adel Sellimi 20 78 1991–2002
4 Faouzi Rouissi 18 57 1989–2001
5 Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi 17 86 1985–1995
6 Zoubeir Baya 16 83 1994–2002
7 Mohamed Salah Jedidi 15 32 1962–1965
Ziad Jaziri 15 63 1999–2007
9 Youssef Msakni 14 51 2010–
Mohieddine Habita 14 25 1972–1980
Hassen Gabsi 14 50 1997–2002

Players in bold are still active.

Historic Kits

Kit Providers

Name Start End
Germany Adidas 1970's 1992
Italy Lotto 1994 1998
Germany Uhlsport 2000 2001
Germany Puma 2002 2010
Switzerland Burrda 2010 2016
Germany Uhlsport 2016 present

Kit history

1978 World Cup
1998 World Cup Home
1998 World Cup Away
2002 World Cup Home
2006 World Cup Home
2006 World Cup Away

See also

Other football codes

References

  1. ^ "Préparation Russie 2018 : Liste des joueurs convoqués pour le stage" (in French). Fédération Tunisienne de Football. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Imed Kilani. "Tunisia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
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