Tunisia at the FIFA Confederations Cup

The Tunisia national football team represented Tunisia at the FIFA Confederations Cup on one occasion, a sole appearance in 2005. Tunisia qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup as the CAF representative after winning 2004 Africa Cup of Nations.

## Record at the FIFA Confederations Cup[edit]

FIFA Confederations Cup record

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Ref
1992 | Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | [1]
2009 | Did not qualify
2013
2017
Total  | Group stage  | 1/10  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 5  | —  | —

## 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup[edit]

### Squad[edit]

Head coach:  Roger Lemerre

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Ali Boumnijel |  (1966-04-13)April 13, 1966 (aged 39)  |  |  Africain
2  | 2DF | Karim Saidi |  (1983-03-24)March 24, 1983 (aged 22)  |  |  Feyenoord
3  | 4FW | Karim Essediri |  (1979-07-29)July 29, 1979 (aged 25)  |  |  Tromsø
4  | 2DF | Wisam El Abdy |  (1979-04-02)April 2, 1979 (aged 26)  |  |  Sfaxien
5  | 4FW | Ziad Jaziri |  (1978-07-12)July 12, 1978 (aged 26)  |  |  Gaziantepspor
6  | 2DF | Hatem Trabelsi (c)  |  (1977-01-25)January 25, 1977 (aged 28)  |  |  Ajax
7  | 4FW | Imed Mhedhebi |  (1976-03-22)March 22, 1976 (aged 29)  |  |  Étoile du Sahel
8  | 3MF | Mehdi Nafti |  (1978-11-28)November 28, 1978 (aged 26)  |  |  Birmingham City
9  | 4FW | Haykel Guemamdia |  (1981-12-22)December 22, 1981 (aged 23)  |  |  Sfaxien
10  | 3MF | Kaies Ghodhbane |  (1976-01-07)January 7, 1976 (aged 29)  |  |  Samsunspor
11  | 4FW | Francileudo Santos |  (1979-03-20)March 20, 1979 (aged 26)  |  |  Sochaux
12  | 3MF | Jawhar Mnari |  (1976-11-08)November 8, 1976 (aged 28)  |  |  Espérance de Tunis
13  | 3MF | Hamed Namouchi |  (1984-02-14)February 14, 1984 (aged 21)  |  |  Rangers
14  | 3MF | Adel Chedli |  (1976-09-16)September 16, 1976 (aged 28)  |  |  Istres
15  | 2DF | Radhi Jaïdi |  (1975-08-30)August 30, 1975 (aged 29)  |  |  Bolton Wanderers
16  | 1GK | Khaled Fadhel |  (1976-09-29)September 29, 1976 (aged 28)  |  |  Diyarbakırspor
17  | 3MF | Chaouki Ben Saada |  (1984-07-01)July 1, 1984 (aged 20)  |  |  Bastia
18  | 3MF | Selim Benachour |  (1981-09-08)September 8, 1981 (aged 23)  |  |  Paris Saint-Germain
19  | 2DF | Anis Ayari |  (1982-02-16)February 16, 1982 (aged 23)  |  |  Samsunspor
20  | 2DF | José Clayton |  (1974-03-21)March 21, 1974 (aged 31)  |  |  Espérance de Tunis
21  | 4FW | Issam Jemâa |  (1984-01-28)January 28, 1984 (aged 21)  |  |  Espérance de Tunis
22  | 1GK | Hamdi Kasraoui |  (1983-02-18)February 18, 1983 (aged 22)  |  |  Espérance de Tunis
23  | 2DF | Amir Haj Massaoud |  (1981-02-08)February 8, 1981 (aged 24)  |  |  Sfaxien

### Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Germany (H) | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 5  | +4  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Argentina | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 8  | 5  | +3  | 7
3  |  Tunisia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 5  | −2  | 3  |
4  |  Australia | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 10  | −5  | 0

Source:[citation needed]
(H) Hosts

### Argentina v Tunisia[edit]

15 June 2005

18:00

Argentina | 2–1|  Tunisia

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Riquelme 33' (pen.)
Saviola 57' | Report | Guemamdia 72' (pen.)

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 28,033

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Argentina

Tunisia

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GK | 12 | Germán Lux |  71'
CB | 16 | Fabricio Coloccini
CB | 13 | Gonzalo Rodríguez |  17'
CB | 6 | Gabriel Heinze
RM | 19 | Maxi Rodríguez
CM | 17 | Lucas Bernardi
LM | 3 | Juan Pablo Sorín (c) |  |  79'
RW | 22 | Luciano Galletti
AM | 8 | Juan Román Riquelme
LW | 18 | Mario Santana
CF | 9 | Javier Saviola |  |  66'
Substitutions:
FW | 7 | Carlos Tevez |  |  66'
DF | 4 | Javier Zanetti |  |  79'
Manager:
José Pékerman
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GK | 16 | Khaled Fadhel
RB | 6 | Hatem Trabelsi (c) |  32' |  46'
CB | 2 | Karim Saidi
CB | 15 | Radhi Jaïdi |  80'
LB | 19 | Anis Ayari
RM | 12 | Jawhar Mnari
CM | 14 | Adel Chedli
LM | 18 | Selim Benachour
RW | 3 | Karim Essediri
LW | 7 | Imed Mhedhebi |  |  46'
CF | 9 | Haykel Guemamdia |  |  78'
Substitutions:
DF | 23 | Amir Haj Massaoud |  |  46'
FW | 11 | Francileudo Santos |  |  46'
FW | 5 | Ziad Jaziri |  |  78'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match:
Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina)[2]

Assistant referees:
Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

### Tunisia v Germany[edit]

18 June 2005

18:00

Tunisia | 0–3|  Germany

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| Report | Ballack 74' (pen.)
Schweinsteiger 80'
Hanke 88'

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 44,377

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Tunisia

Germany

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GK | 1 | Ali Boumnijel
RB | 6 | Hatem Trabelsi (c)
CB | 4 | Wisam El Abdy |  73'
CB | 15 | Radhi Jaïdi |  5'
LB | 20 | José Clayton
RM | 8 | Mehdi Nafti
CM | 12 | Jawhar Mnari
CM | 10 | Kaies Ghodhbane |  |  59'
LM | 14 | Adel Chedli
CF | 5 | Ziad Jaziri |  |  83'
CF | 11 | Francileudo Santos
Substitutions:
FW | 13 | Hamed Namouchi |  |  59'
FW | 17 | Chaouki Ben Saada |  |  83'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
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GK | 12 | Jens Lehmann
RB | 3 | Arne Friedrich |  22'
CB | 4 | Robert Huth
CB | 17 | Per Mertesacker
LB | 16 | Thomas Hitzlsperger |  |  68'
RM | 10 | Sebastian Deisler
CM | 8 | Torsten Frings
CM | 13 | Michael Ballack (c)
LM | 7 | Bastian Schweinsteiger
CF | 14 | Gerald Asamoah |  |  62'
CF | 20 | Lukas Podolski |  |  87'
Substitutions:
FW | 22 | Kevin Kurányi |  |  62'
MF | 19 | Bernd Schneider |  |  68'
FW | 9 | Mike Hanke |  |  87'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann

Man of the Match:
Michael Ballack (Germany)[3]

Assistant referees:
Anthony Garwood (Jamaica)
Joseph Taylor (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:
Matthew Breeze (Australia)

### Australia v Tunisia[edit]

21 June 2005

20:45

Australia | 0–2|  Tunisia

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| Report | Santos 26', 70'

Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 23,952

Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

Australia

Tunisia

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GK | 12 | Michael Petkovic
RB | 4 | Lucas Neill
CB | 3 | Craig Moore (c)
CB | 5 | Tony Vidmar
LB | 14 | Simon Colosimo |  39'
RM | 19 | Jason Culina
CM | 8 | Josip Skoko |  |  61'
CM | 17 | Jonathan McKain |  25'
LM | 11 | Scott Chipperfield |  |  38'
CF | 9 | Mark Viduka |  |  46'
CF | 15 | John Aloisi
Substitutions:
DF | 20 | Ljubo Milicevic |  |  38'
FW | 22 | Archie Thompson |  90' |  46'
MF | 10 | Tim Cahill |  62' |  61'
Manager:
Frank Farina
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GK | 22 | Hamdi Kasraoui
RB | 6 | Hatem Trabelsi (c)
CB | 2 | Karim Saidi
CB | 12 | Jawhar Mnari
LB | 19 | Anis Ayari |  88'
RM | 13 | Hamed Namouchi
CM | 8 | Mehdi Nafti
CM | 17 | Chaouki Ben Saada |  28' |  69'
LM | 14 | Adel Chedli |  |  55'
CF | 11 | Francileudo Santos |  89'
CF | 9 | Haykel Guemamdia
Substitutions:
FW | 21 | Issam Jemâa |  |  55'
MF | 10 | Kaies Ghodhbane |  |  69'
FW | 5 | Ziad Jaziri |  |  89'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match:
Francileudo Santos (Tunisia)[4]

Assistant referees:
Cristian Julio (Chile)
Mario Vargas (Chile)
Fourth official:
Herbert Fandel (Germany)

## See also[edit]

* Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations
* Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Intercontinental Cup for Nations". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
2. ^ "ARG-TUN (Match 1), Anhauser Busch Man of the Match: Juan Roman Riquelme (ARG)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
3. ^ "TUN-GER (Match 5), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (GER)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2005. Archived from the original on 28 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
4. ^ "AUS-TUN (Match 9), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Santos (TUN)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2005. Archived from the original on 29 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

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Tunisia national football team

* History
* Tunisian Football Federation
* Kits

Venues|

* Stade Chedly Zouiten (1956–1967)
* Stade El Menzah (1967–2001)
* Stade Hammadi Agrebi (2001–)

Records and statistics|

| Team|

* All-time record
* Per manager
* Honours

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Individual|

* Most capped players
* born outside
* All-time goalscorers
* Hat-tricks
* Captaincies

Competitive record|

* FIFA World Cup
* FIFA Confederations Cup
* Africa Cup of Nations
* African Nations Championship

Goals|

* Issam Jemâa

Results|

* Senior team
* 1959–79
* 1980–99
* 2000–19
* 2020–present
* Unofficial
* A' team
* All-time results

Official competitions|

| FIFA World Cup|

* 1978
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2018
* 2022
* details

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Africa Cup of Nations|

* 1962
* 1963
* 1965
* 1978
* 1982
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023

Arab Cup / FIFA Arab Cup|

* 1963
* 1988
* 2021

African Nations Championship|

* 2011
* 2016

FIFA Confederations Cup|

* 2005

Other Cup's tournaments|

* 7th November Cup
* Palestine Cup of Nations
* 1973
* 1975
* Tunis Four Nations Tournament
* 2003
* LG Cup
* 1997
* 2006
* Kirin Cup Soccer
* 2022

Games's tournaments|

* Olympic Games
* African Games
* Mediterranean Games
* Pan Arab Games

Noted rivalries|

* Algeria
* DR Congo
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Libya
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco

Other TFF teams|

* Men
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* U-23
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Countries at the FIFA Confederations Cup

AFC|

* Australia1
* Iraq
* Japan
* Saudi Arabia
* South Korea
* United Arab Emirates

CAF|

* Cameroon
* Ivory Coast
* Egypt
* Nigeria
* South Africa
* Tunisia

CONCACAF|

* Canada
* Mexico
* United States

CONMEBOL|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Uruguay

OFC|

* New Zealand
* Tahiti

UEFA|

* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Italy
* Portugal
* Russia
* Spain
* Turkey

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