Tunisia at the FIFA Confederations Cup

Tunisia has participated one times in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2005, as a representative from Africa after winning the 2004 African Cup of Nations. From its only participation, the team was content with the group stage. The team played in Group A against Argentina, Germany and Australia. The team lost to Argentina 1–2 and Germany 0–3, while it defeated Australia 2–0.

## Overall record

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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  | —  | —

## Matches

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Part | Year  | No.  | Stage  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Tunisia scorers  | Ref

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1  |  2005 | 1  | Group stage  | 15 June 2005  |  Argentina | 1–2 | Guemamdia 72' (pen.) | [2][3]
2  | Group stage  | 18 June 2005  |  Germany | 0–3 | —  | [4][5]
3  | Group stage  | 21 June 2005  |  Australia | 2–0 | Santos 26', 70' | [6][7]

## Tournaments

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### 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

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The Tunisian team, winning their first African Cup of Nations title, enabled them to qualify for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany, where they participated in Group A including hosts Germany, Argentina and Australia. The opening match of this tournament was between Tunisia and Argentina, Tunisia lost by a narrow margin 1–2, Haykel Guemamdia scored Tunisia's goal.[8] In the second match, the Tunisians resisted until the 74th minute, where they conceded three goals from the German team,[9] while in the third match they managed to beat Australia 2–0 with Francileudo Santos double, to leave good impressions.[10]

#### Group stage

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Main article: 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Pos | Team

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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

15 June 2005

18:00

Argentina | 2–1|  Tunisia

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* Riquelme 33' (pen.)
* Saviola 57'

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* Guemamdia 72' (pen.)

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 28,033

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

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18 June 2005

18:00

Tunisia | 0–3|  Germany

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* Ballack 74' (pen.)
* Schweinsteiger 80'
* Hanke 88'

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 44,377

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

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21 June 2005

20:45

Australia | 0–2|  Tunisia

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* Santos 26', 70'

Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 23,952

Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

## Statistics

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### Head to head

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*   – Positive balance
*   – Neutral balance
*   – Negative balance

Versus  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | Def  | First match date  | Last match date

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Argentina | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2  | –1  | 15 June 2005  | 15 June 2005
Australia | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | +2  | 21 June 2005  | 21 June 2005
Germany | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 3  | –3  | 18 June 2005  | 18 June 2005
Total  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 5  | –2  | 15 June 2005  | 18 June 2005

### Goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | 2005 | Goals

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1  | Francileudo Santos | 2  | 2
2  | Haykel Guemamdia | 1  | 1
Total  | 3  | 3

– Best goalscorer(s) of the tournament

– Best goalscorer(s) of the team

## Awards

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Man of the match

* 2005: Francileudo Santos (vs. Australia; Group A)[11]

## Kits

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2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

Home  | Away

## Squads

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Tunisia FIFA Confederations Cup squads

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Tunisia squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

* 1 Boumnijel
* 2 Saidi
* 3 Essediri
* 4 El Abdy
* 5 Jaziri
* 6 Trabelsi (c)
* 7 Mhedhebi
* 8 Nafti
* 9 Guemamdia
* 10 Ghodhbane
* 11 Santos
* 12 Mnari
* 13 Namouchi
* 14 Chedli
* 15 Jaïdi
* 16 Fadhel
* 17 Ben Saada
* 18 Benachour
* 19 Ayari
* 20 Clayton
* 21 Jemâa
* 22 Kasraoui
* 23 Massaoud
* Coach: Lemerre

## See also

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* Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup
* Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations
* Tunisia at the African Nations Championship
* Tunisia at the FIFA Arab Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Intercontinental Cup for Nations". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
2. ^ "Match Report of Argentina vs Tunisia - 2005-06-15 - FIFA Confederations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
3. ^ "Argentina vs Tunisia: live 14 june 2005. Team News, Preview, Lineups, Streaming, Sopcast | Soccer365". soccer365.me. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
4. ^ "Match Report of Tunisia vs Germany - 2005-06-18 - FIFA Confederations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
5. ^ "Tunisia vs Germany: live 17 june 2005. Team News, Preview, Lineups, Streaming, Sopcast | Soccer365". soccer365.me. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
6. ^ "Match Report of Australia vs Tunisia - 2005-06-21 - FIFA Confederations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
7. ^ "Australia vs Tunisia: live 20 june 2005. Team News, Preview, Lineups, Streaming, Sopcast | Soccer365". soccer365.me. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
8. ^ "Argentina – Tunisia 2:1". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
9. ^ "Tunisia – Germany 0:3". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
10. ^ "Australia – Tunisia 0:2". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
11. ^ "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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