Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup

Participation of Tunisia's national football team in the FIFA World Cup

Tunisia national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

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

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

## Summary[edit]

FIFA World Cup record  |  | FIFA World Cup qualification record

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Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Ref.
1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | [1]
1934 | [2]
1938 | [3]
1950 | [4]
1954 | [5]
1958 | [6]
1962 | Did not qualify | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | [7]
1966 | Withdrew | Withdrew | [8]
1970 | Did not qualify | 5  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 4  | 3  | [9]
1974 | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 5  | [10]
1978 | Group stage  | 9th  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2  | Squad | 10  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 15  | 9  | [11]
1982 | Did not qualify | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | [12]
1986 | 8  | 4  | 0  | 4  | 11  | 9  | [13]
1990 | 10  | 4  | 1  | 5  | 10  | 11  | [14]
1994 | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 14  | 2  | [15]
1998 | Group stage  | 26th  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4  | Squad | 8  | 7  | 1  | 0  | 15  | 2  | [16]
2002 | Group stage  | 29th  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 5  | Squad | 10  | 8  | 2  | 0  | 28  | 5  | [17]
2006 | Group stage  | 24th  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 6  | Squad | 10  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 25  | 9  | [18]
2010 | Did not qualify | 12  | 7  | 3  | 2  | 18  | 7  | [19]
2014 | 8  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 14  | 10  | [20]
2018 | Group stage  | 24th  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 8  | Squad | 8  | 6  | 2  | 0  | 15  | 6  | [21]
2022 | Group stage  | 21st  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | Squad | 8  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 12  | 2  | [22]
2026 | To be determined | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  |
2030 | To be determined
2034
Total  | Group stage  | 6/26  | 18  | 3  | 5  | 10  | 14  | 26  | —  | 113  | 63  | 30  | 20  | 196  | 86  | —

## By match[edit]

Khazri playing with Tunisia against Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup By match

World Cup  | Round  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Tunisia scorers  | Man of the match
1978 | Group stage |  Mexico | 3–1 | W  | Kaabi, Ghommidh, Dhouieb |
Poland | 0–1 | L  |  |
West Germany | 0–0 | D  |  |
1998 | Group stage |  England | 0–2 | L  |  |
Colombia | 0–1 | L  |  |
Romania | 1–1 | D  | Souayah |
2002 | Group stage |  Russia | 0–2 | L  |  |
Belgium | 1–1 | D  | Bouzaiene | Raouf Bouzaiene
Japan | 0–2 | L  |  |
2006 | Group stage |  Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | D  | Jaziri, Jaïdi | Ziad Jaziri
Spain | 1–3 | L  | Mnari |
Ukraine | 0–1 | L  |  |
2018 | Group stage |  England | 1–2 | L  | Sassi |
Belgium | 2–5 | L  | Bronn, Khazri |
Panama | 2–1 | W  | F. Ben Youssef, Khazri | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
2022 | Group stage |  Denmark | 0–0 | D  |  | Aïssa Laïdouni
Australia | 0–1 | L  |  |
France | 1–0 | W  | Khazri | Wahbi Khazri

## FIFA World Cup record[edit]

As of 2022, Tunisia have never advanced past the group stage of a World Cup. They have won three matches: against Mexico in 1978, Panama in 2018, and France in 2022.

### 1978 FIFA World Cup[edit]

Tunisia at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.

Tunisia's first World Cup was the 1978 competition held in Argentina. They became the first African team to win a World Cup game, defeating Mexico 3–1 in Rosario.[23] A 1–0 defeat to 1974 bronze-medalists Poland followed. Although The Eagles Of Carthage then held reigning champions West Germany to a 0–0 draw, they failed to advance. Tunisia failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup again until twenty years later.

Pos | Team

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

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1  |  Poland | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 5  | Advance to second round
2  |  West Germany | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 6  | 0  | +6  | 4
3  |  Tunisia | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 3  |
4  |  Mexico | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 12  | −10  | 0

Source: FIFA

#### Tunisia v Mexico[edit]

2 June 1978

16:45 ART

Tunisia | 3–1|  Mexico

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Kaabi 55'
Ghommidh 79'
Dhouieb 87' | Report | Vázquez Ayala 45' (pen.)

Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario

Attendance: 17,396

Referee: John Gordon (Scotland)

Tunisia

Mexico

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GK | 22 | Mokhtar Naili
DF | 2 | Mokhtar Dhouieb
DF | 3 | Ali Kaabi
DF | 5 | Mohsen Labidi
DF | 20 | Amor Jebali
MF | 6 | Néjib Ghommidh
MF | 7 | Témime Lahzami (c) |  |  88'
MF | 8 | Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
MF | 10 | Tarak Dhiab
FW | 9 | Mohamed Akid
FW | 11 | Abderraouf Ben Aziza |  |  81'
Substitutions:
MF | 12 | Khemais Labidi |  |  88'
FW | 14 | Slah Karoui |  |  81'
Manager:
Abdelmajid Chetali
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GK | 1 | José Pilar Reyes
DF | 3 | Alfredo Tena
DF | 4 | Eduardo Ramos
DF | 5 | Arturo Vázquez Ayala (c)
DF | 12 | Jesús Martínez
MF | 6 | Guillermo Mendizábal |  |  67'
MF | 7 | Antonio de la Torre
MF | 17 | Leonardo Cuéllar
MF | 21 | Raúl Isiordia
FW | 9 | Víctor Rangel
FW | 11 | Hugo Sánchez
Substitutions:
MF | 18 | Gerardo Lugo Gómez |  |  67'
Manager:
José Antonio Roca

#### Poland v Tunisia[edit]

6 June 1978

16:45 ART

Poland | 1–0|  Tunisia

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Lato 43' | Report |

Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario

Attendance: 9,624

Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez (Spain)

Poland

Tunisia

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GK | 1 | Jan Tomaszewski
DF | 3 | Henryk Maculewicz
DF | 4 | Antoni Szymanowski
DF | 6 | Jerzy Gorgoń
DF | 9 | Władysław Żmuda
MF | 5 | Adam Nawałka
MF | 8 | Henryk Kasperczak
MF | 12 | Kazimierz Deyna (c)
FW | 16 | Grzegorz Lato
FW | 17 | Andrzej Szarmach |  |  60'
FW | 19 | Włodzimierz Lubański |  |  76'
Substitutions:
FW | 7 | Andrzej Iwan |  |  60'
FW | 18 | Zbigniew Boniek |  |  76'
Manager:
Jacek Gmoch
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GK | 22 | Mokhtar Naili
DF | 2 | Mokhtar Dhouieb
DF | 3 | Ali Kaabi
DF | 20 | Amor Jebali
DF | 4 | Khaled Gasmi
MF | 6 | Néjib Ghommidh
MF | 7 | Témime Lahzami (c)
MF | 8 | Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
MF | 10 | Tarak Dhiab
MF | 12 | Khemais Labidi
FW | 9 | Mohamed Akid
Manager:
Abdelmajid Chetali

#### West Germany v Tunisia[edit]

10 June 1978

16:45 ART

West Germany | 0–0|  Tunisia

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| Report |

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Attendance: 30,667

Referee: César Guerrero Orosco (Peru)

West Germany

Tunisia

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GK | 1 | Sepp Maier
DF | 2 | Berti Vogts (c)
DF | 3 | Bernard Dietz
DF | 4 | Rolf Rüssmann
DF | 5 | Manfred Kaltz
MF | 6 | Rainer Bonhof
MF | 10 | Heinz Flohe
MF | 20 | Hansi Müller |  87'
FW | 11 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
FW | 14 | Dieter Müller
FW | 9 | Klaus Fischer
Manager:
Helmut Schön
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GK | 22 | Mokhtar Naili
DF | 2 | Mokhtar Dhouieb
DF | 3 | Ali Kaabi
DF | 20 | Amor Jebali
DF/MF? | 4 | Khaled Gasmi
MF | 6 | Néjib Ghommidh
MF | 7 | Témime Lahzami (c)
MF | 8 | Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
MF | 10 | Tarak Dhiab |  68'
MF | 12 | Khemais Labidi
FW | 9 | Mohamed Akid |  |  82'
Substitutions:
FW | 11 | Abderraouf Ben Aziza |  |  82'
Manager:
Abdelmajid Chetali

### 1998 FIFA World Cup[edit]

Adel Sellimi's team were beaten 2–0 by England,[24][25] and 1–0 by Colombia[26] to eliminate them at the group stage. Their only point was in a 1–1 draw with Romania.[27]

Pos | Team

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

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1  |  Romania | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  England | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 2  | +3  | 6
3  |  Colombia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 3  |
4  |  Tunisia | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4  | −3  | 1

Source: FIFA

#### England vs Tunisia[edit]

15 June 1998

14:30

England | 2–0|  Tunisia

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Shearer 43'
Scholes 89' | Report |

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 54,587

Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

England

Tunisia

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GK | 1 | David Seaman
CB | 2 | Sol Campbell |  88'
CB | 6 | Gareth Southgate
CB | 5 | Tony Adams
RWB | 14 | Darren Anderton
LWB | 3 | Graeme Le Saux
CM | 4 | Paul Ince
CM | 8 | David Batty
AM | 16 | Paul Scholes
CF | 10 | Teddy Sheringham |  |  85'
CF | 9 | Alan Shearer(c)
Substitutions:
FW | 20 | Michael Owen |  |  85'
Manager:
Glenn Hoddle
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GK | 1 | Chokri El Ouaer
RB | 5 | Hatem Trabelsi |  |  79'
CB | 3 | Sami Trabelsi(c)
CB | 4 | Mounir Boukadida
LB | 17 | José Clayton |  48'
MF | 10 | Kais Ghodhbane |  87'
MF | 21 | Khaled Badra
MF | 14 | Sirajeddine Chihi
MF | 15 | Skander Souayah |  |  45'
FW | 11 | Adel Sellimi
FW | 18 | Mehdi Ben Slimane |  |  65'
Substitutions:
MF | 8 | Zoubeir Baya |  |  45'
FW | 2 | Imed Ben Younes |  70' |  65'
DF | 7 | Tarek Thabet |  |  79'
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak

Assistant referees:
Hyun Jeom-young (South Korea)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

#### Colombia vs Tunisia[edit]

22 June 1998

17:30

Colombia | 1–0|  Tunisia

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Preciado 83' | Report |

Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Attendance: 29,800

Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Colombia

Tunisia

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GK | 22 | Faryd Mondragón
| 3 | Ever Palacios
| 4 | José Santa |  18'
| 5 | Jorge Bermúdez
| 6 | Mauricio Serna |  |  62'
| 7 | Antony de Ávila
| 8 | Harold Lozano |
| 9 | Adolfo Valencia |  |  56'
| 10 | Carlos Valderrama(c)
| 13 | Wilmer Cabrera
| 19 | Freddy Rincón |  |  56'
Substitutions:
| 15 | Víctor Aristizábal |  |  56'
| 21 | Léider Preciado |  |  56'
| 14 | Jorge Bolaño |  |  62'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez
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GK | 1 | Chokri El Ouaer
| 3 | Sami Trabelsi(c)
| 6 | Ferid Chouchane
| 7 | Tarek Thabet |  |  76'
| 8 | Zoubeir Baya |  |  73'
| 11 | Adel Sellimi |  |  68'
| 13 | Riadh Bouazizi |  16'
| 14 | Sirajeddine Chihi
| 15 | Skander Souayah
| 17 | Clayton |  83'
| 18 | Mehdi Ben Slimane
Substitutions:
| 2 | Imed Ben Younes |  |  68'
| 19 | Faysal Ben Ahmed |  |  73'
| 10 | Kaies Ghodhbane |  |  76'
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak

Assistant referees:
Erich Schneider (Germany)
Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
László Vágner (Hungary)

#### Romania vs Tunisia[edit]

26 June 1998

21:00

Romania | 1–1|  Tunisia

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Moldovan 72' | Report | Souayah 10' (pen.)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 77,000

Referee: Edward Lennie (Australia)

Romania

Tunisia

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GK | 12 | Bogdan Stelea
| 2 | Dan Petrescu
| 3 | Cristian Dulca |  |  32'
| 4 | Anton Doboș
| 5 | Constantin Gâlcă
| 7 | Marius Lăcătuș |  |  46'
| 8 | Dorinel Munteanu |  |  76'
| 10 | Gheorghe Hagi(c)
| 13 | Liviu Ciobotariu
| 15 | Lucian Marinescu
| 17 | Ilie Dumitrescu |  |  68'
Substitutions:
| 6 | Gheorghe Popescu |  |  32'
| 11 | Adrian Ilie |  |  46'
| 9 | Viorel Moldovan |  |  68'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
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GK | 1 | Chokri El Ouaer
| 3 | Sami Trabelsi(c)
| 4 | Mounir Boukadida
| 6 | Ferid Chouchane
| 8 | Zoubeir Baya |  28'
| 10 | Kaies Ghodhbane |  |  85'
| 11 | Adel Sellimi
| 13 | Riadh Bouazizi
| 14 | Sirajeddine Chihi
| 15 | Skander Souayah |  57' |  91'
| 18 | Mehdi Ben Slimane |  |  60'
Substitutions:
| 9 | Riadh Jelassi |  |  60'
| 7 | Tarek Thabet |  |  85'
| 2 | Imed Ben Younes |  |  91'
Manager:
Ali Selmi

Assistant referees:
Jacek Pocięgiel (Poland)
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

### 2002 FIFA World Cup[edit]

Tunisia reached their second successive FIFA World Cup (and third overall), which was co-hosted by South Korea and Japan. They started with a 2–0 loss against Russia, but a Raouf Bouzaiene free-kick gave them a 1–1 draw against Belgium in their second match. Their final group game resulted in a 2–0 defeat to co-hosts Japan, meaning they were knocked out in the group stages yet again.

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

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1  |  Japan (H) | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 2  | +3  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Belgium | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 6  | 5  | +1  | 5
3  |  Russia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 3  |
4  |  Tunisia | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 5  | −4  | 1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Hosts

All times local (UTC+9)

#### Russia v Tunisia[edit]

5 June 2002

15:30

Russia | 2–0|  Tunisia

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Titov 59'
Karpin 64' (pen.) | Report |

Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe

Attendance: 30,957

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Russia

Tunisia

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GK | 1 | Ruslan Nigmatullin
DF | 2 | Yuri Kovtun
DF | 3 | Yuri Nikiforov
DF | 5 | Andrei Solomatin
DF | 7 | Viktor Onopko (c)
MF | 6 | Igor Semshov |  27' |  46'
MF | 8 | Valeri Karpin
MF | 9 | Yegor Titov
MF | 20 | Marat Izmailov |  |  78'
FW | 11 | Vladimir Beschastnykh |  |  55'
FW | 19 | Ruslan Pimenov
Substitutions:
MF | 21 | Dmitri Khokhlov |  |  46'
FW | 22 | Dmitri Sychev |  |  55'
MF | 15 | Dmitri Alenichev |  88' |  78'
Manager:
Oleg Romantsev
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GK | 1 | Ali Boumnijel
DF | 2 | Khaled Badra |  |  84'
DF | 4 | Mohamed Mkacher
DF | 6 | Hatem Trabelsi
DF | 12 | Raouf Bouzaiene
DF | 15 | Radhi Jaïdi
MF | 8 | Hassen Gabsi |  50' |  67'
MF | 13 | Riadh Bouazizi
MF | 18 | Selim Ben Achour
FW | 5 | Ziad Jaziri |  75'
FW | 11 | Adel Sellimi (c) |  |  67'
Substitutions:
MF | 3 | Zoubeir Baya |  |  67'
MF | 7 | Imed Mhedhebi |  |  67'
FW | 20 | Ali Zitouni |  |  84'
Manager:
Ammar Souayah

Man of the Match:
Yuri Nikiforov (Russia)

Assistant referees:
Michael Ragoonath (Trinidad and Tobago)
Paul Smith (New Zealand)
Fourth official:
Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

#### Tunisia v Belgium[edit]

10 June 2002

18:00

Tunisia | 1–1|  Belgium

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Bouzaiene 17' | Report | Wilmots 13'

Ōita Big Eye Stadium, Ōita

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Tunisia

Belgium

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GK | 1 | Ali Boumnijel
DF | 2 | Khaled Badra (c)
DF | 6 | Hatem Trabelsi |  68'
DF | 12 | Raouf Bouzaiene
DF | 15 | Radhi Jaïdi
MF | 8 | Hassen Gabsi |  22' |  67'
MF | 10 | Kaies Ghodhbane |  43'
MF | 13 | Riadh Bouazizi
MF | 18 | Selim Ben Achour
MF | 21 | Mourad Melki |  69' |  88'
FW | 5 | Ziad Jaziri |  |  77'
Substitutions:
FW | 11 | Adel Sellimi |  |  67'
FW | 20 | Ali Zitouni |  |  77'
MF | 3 | Zoubeir Baya |  |  88'
Manager:
Ammar Souayah
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GK | 1 | Geert De Vlieger
DF | 2 | Eric Deflandre
DF | 3 | Glen De Boeck
DF | 12 | Peter Van Der Heyden
DF | 16 | Daniel Van Buyten |  40'
MF | 6 | Timmy Simons |  |  74'
MF | 8 | Bart Goor
MF | 11 | Gert Verheyen |  |  46'
MF | 18 | Yves Vanderhaeghe
FW | 7 | Marc Wilmots (c)
FW | 20 | Branko Strupar |  |  46'
Substitutions:
FW | 9 | Wesley Sonck |  |  46'
MF | 14 | Sven Vermant |  |  46'
FW | 22 | Mbo Mpenza |  |  74'
Manager:
Robert Waseige

Man of the Match:
Raouf Bouzaiene (Tunisia)

Assistant referees:
Paul Smith (New Zealand)
Komaleeswaran Sankar (India)
Fourth official:
Gilles Veissière (France)

#### Tunisia v Japan[edit]

14 June 2002

15:30

Tunisia | 0–2|  Japan

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| Report | Morishima 48'
Nakata 75'

Nagai Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 45,213

Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Tunisia

Japan

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GK | 1 | Ali Boumnijel
DF | 2 | Khaled Badra (c) |  81'
DF | 6 | Hatem Trabelsi
DF | 12 | Raouf Bouzaiene |  |  78'
DF | 15 | Radhi Jaïdi
DF | 23 | José Clayton |  |  61'
MF | 10 | Kaies Ghodhbane
MF | 13 | Riadh Bouazizi |  21'
MF | 18 | Selim Ben Achour
MF | 21 | Mourad Melki |  |  46'
FW | 5 | Ziad Jaziri
Substitutions:
MF | 3 | Zoubeir Baya |  |  46'
MF | 7 | Imed Mhedhebi |  |  61'
FW | 20 | Ali Zitouni |  |  78'
Manager:
Ammar Souayah
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GK | 12 | Seigo Narazaki
DF | 3 | Naoki Matsuda
DF | 16 | Kōji Nakata
DF | 17 | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)
MF | 5 | Junichi Inamoto |  |  46'
MF | 7 | Hidetoshi Nakata |  |  84'
MF | 18 | Shinji Ono
MF | 20 | Tomokazu Myojin
MF | 21 | Kazuyuki Toda
FW | 11 | Takayuki Suzuki
FW | 13 | Atsushi Yanagisawa |  |  46'
Substitutions:
MF | 8 | Hiroaki Morishima |  |  46'
MF | 22 | Daisuke Ichikawa |  |  46'
MF | 19 | Mitsuo Ogasawara |  |  84'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier

Man of the Match:
Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Frédéric Arnault (France)
Haidar Koleit (Lebanon)
Fourth official:
René Ortubé (Bolivia)

### 2006 FIFA World Cup[edit]

Tunisia vs Ukraine match during 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Tunisia drew their opening game against Saudi Arabia 2–2, but lost their second match to Spain 3–1 and lost their last group match to Ukraine 1–0, ending their 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign.

Pos | Team

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* e

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

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1  |  Spain | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 1  | +7  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Ukraine | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 4  | +1  | 6
3  |  Tunisia | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 6  | −3  | 1  |
4  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 7  | −5  | 1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

#### Tunisia vs Saudi Arabia[edit]

14 June 2006

18:00

Tunisia | 2–2|  Saudi Arabia

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Jaziri 23'
Jaïdi 90+2' | Report | Al-Qahtani 57'
Al-Jaber 84'

FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich

Attendance: 66,000

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Tunisia

Saudi Arabia

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GK | 1 | Ali Boumnijel
RB | 6 | Hatem Trabelsi
CB | 15 | Radhi Jaïdi
CB | 3 | Karim Haggui |  35'
LB | 18 | David Jemmali
RM | 20 | Hamed Namouchi
CM | 12 | Jawhar Mnari
CM | 13 | Riadh Bouazizi (c) |  36' |  55'
LM | 14 | Adel Chedli |  65' |  69'
CF | 9 | Yassine Chikhaoui |  79' |  82'
CF | 5 | Ziad Jaziri
Substitutions:
MF | 8 | Mehdi Nafti |  |  55'
MF | 10 | Kaies Ghodhbane |  |  69'
FW | 2 | Karim Essediri |  |  82'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
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GK | 21 | Mabrouk Zaid
RB | 2 | Ahmed Dokhi
CB | 3 | Redha Tukar
CB | 4 | Hamad Al-Montashari
LB | 13 | Hussein Sulaimani (c)
RM | 16 | Khaled Aziz
CM | 6 | Omar Al-Ghamdi
LM | 14 | Saud Kariri
AM | 8 | Mohammed Noor |  |  74'
AM | 18 | Nawaf Al-Temyat |  |  67'
CF | 20 | Yasser Al-Qahtani |  |  82'
Substitutions:
FW | 23 | Malek Mouath |  |  67'
MF | 7 | Mohammed Ameen |  |  74'
FW | 9 | Sami Al-Jaber |  |  82'
Manager:
Marcos Paquetá

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Man of the Match:
Ziad Jaziri (Tunisia)

Assistant referees:
Nathan Gibson (Australia)
Ben Wilson (Australia)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Fifth official:
Christian Julio (Chile)

#### Spain vs Tunisia[edit]

19 June 2006

21:00

Spain | 3–1|  Tunisia

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|

Raúl 71'
Torres 76', 90+1' (pen.) | Report | Mnari 8'

Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)

Spain

Tunisia

|

|  |

|

GK | 1 | Iker Casillas (c)
RB | 15 | Sergio Ramos
CB | 22 | Pablo
CB | 5 | Carles Puyol |  30'
LB | 3 | Mariano Pernía
RM | 16 | Marcos Senna |  |  46'
CM | 14 | Xabi Alonso
LM | 8 | Xavi
RW | 21 | David Villa |  |  57'
LW | 9 | Fernando Torres
CF | 11 | Luis García |  |  46'
Substitutions:
FW | 7 | Raúl |  |  46'
MF | 18 | Cesc Fàbregas |  89' |  46'
MF | 17 | Joaquín |  |  57'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés
|  |  |

|

GK | 1 | Ali Boumnijel
RB | 6 | Hatem Trabelsi |  40'
CB | 15 | Radhi Jaïdi |  70'
CB | 3 | Karim Haggui
LB | 19 | Anis Ayari |  32' |  57'
RM | 12 | Jawhar Mnari |  90+3'
CM | 13 | Riadh Bouazizi (c) |  |  57'
LM | 14 | Adel Chedli |  |  80'
AM | 8 | Mehdi Nafti
AM | 20 | Hamed Namouchi
CF | 5 | Ziad Jaziri |  85'
Substitutions:
DF | 4 | Alaeddine Yahia |  |  57'
MF | 10 | Kaies Ghodhbane |  |  57'
FW | 7 | Haykel Guemamdia |  81' |  80'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

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Man of the Match:
Xabi Alonso (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Aristeu Tavares (Brazil)
Ednílson Corona (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Fifth official:
Christian Julio (Chile)

#### Ukraine vs Tunisia[edit]

23 June 2006

16:00

Ukraine | 1–0|  Tunisia

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Shevchenko 70' (pen.) | Report |

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 72,000

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

Ukraine

Tunisia

|

|  |

|

GK | 1 | Oleksandr Shovkovskyi
CB | 6 | Andriy Rusol |  65'
CB | 22 | Vyacheslav Sviderskyi |  18'
CB | 2 | Andriy Nesmachniy
RM | 9 | Oleh Husyev
CM | 4 | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk |  61'
CM | 8 | Oleh Shelayev |  47'
LM | 19 | Maksym Kalynychenko |  |  75'
AM | 11 | Serhii Rebrov |  |  55'
SS | 10 | Andriy Voronin
CF | 7 | Andriy Shevchenko (c) |  |  88'
Substitutions:
FW | 16 | Andriy Vorobey |  |  55'
MF | 14 | Andriy Husin |  |  75'
FW | 15 | Artem Milevskyi |  |  88'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin
|  |  |

|

GK | 1 | Ali Boumnijel
RB | 6 | Hatem Trabelsi
CB | 15 | Radhi Jaïdi |  90'
CB | 3 | Karim Haggui
LB | 19 | Anis Ayari
RM | 13 | Riadh Bouazizi (c) |  43' |  79'
CM | 8 | Mehdi Nafti |  |  90+1'
CM | 12 | Jawhar Mnari
LM | 14 | Adel Chedli |  |  79'
CF | 5 | Ziad Jaziri |  9' 45+1'
CF | 20 | Hamed Namouchi
Substitutions:
FW | 11 | Francileudo Santos |  |  79'
FW | 17 | Chaouki Ben Saada |  |  79'
MF | 10 | Kaies Ghodhbane |  |  90+1'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

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Man of the Match:
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (Ukraine)

Assistant referees:
Amelio Andino (Paraguay)
Manuel Bernal (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Fifth official:
Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria)

### 2018 FIFA World Cup[edit]

#### Tunisia vs England[edit]

Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

The two teams had met in two matches, including one game at the 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage, an England 2–0 victory.[28]

England scored in the 11th minute when Mouez Hassen stopped a John Stones' header from a corner from the left, but could not save a Harry Kane follow-up from close range. Hassen was substituted four minutes later for Farouk Ben Mustapha due to an injury earlier in the game, after he had a collision with Jesse Lingard. Lingard then mishit a volley from Ashley Young's cross to the far post.[29] After 10 minutes, Ferjani Sassi equalised from the penalty spot after Kyle Walker was penalised for an elbow on Fakhreddine Ben Youssef.[30] Kane had an appeal for a penalty waved away within five minutes of the restart as he was seemingly impeded by a pair of Tunisia players at a corner.[31] In the additional time, Harry Maguire flicked a Kieran Trippier corner from the right into the path of Kane, who headed it inside the goal after being left free at the back post.[29][32]

England scored more than once for the first time in 10 World Cup matches, since a 2–2 draw against Sweden in 2006. Kane became the first England player to score a brace in a World Cup match since Gary Lineker against Cameroon in 1990.[30]

18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)

21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Tunisia | 1–2|  England

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* Sassi 35' (pen.)

| Report |

* Kane 11', 90+1'

Volgograd Arena, Volgograd

Attendance: 41,064[33]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Tunisia[34]

England[34]

|

|  |

|

GK | 22 | Mouez Hassen |  |  16'
RB | 11 | Dylan Bronn
CB | 2 | Syam Ben Youssef
CB | 4 | Yassine Meriah
LB | 12 | Ali Maâloul
CM | 13 | Ferjani Sassi
CM | 17 | Ellyes Skhiri
CM | 9 | Anice Badri
RF | 8 | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
CF | 10 | Wahbi Khazri (c) |  |  85'
LF | 23 | Naïm Sliti |  |  74'
Substitutions:
GK | 1 | Farouk Ben Mustapha |  |  16'
MF | 14 | Mohamed Amine Ben Amor |  |  74'
FW | 19 | Saber Khalifa |  |  85'
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul

|  |  |

|

GK | 1 | Jordan Pickford
CB | 2 | Kyle Walker |  33'
CB | 5 | John Stones
CB | 6 | Harry Maguire
DM | 8 | Jordan Henderson
CM | 20 | Dele Alli |  |  80'
CM | 7 | Jesse Lingard |  |  90+3'
RM | 12 | Kieran Trippier
LM | 18 | Ashley Young
CF | 10 | Raheem Sterling |  |  68'
CF | 9 | Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
FW | 19 | Marcus Rashford |  |  68'
MF | 21 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |  |  80'
MF | 4 | Eric Dier |  |  90+3'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate

Man of the Match:
Harry Kane (England)[35]

Assistant referees:[34]
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Cristian de la Cruz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Reserve assistant referee:
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Tiago Martins (Portugal)

#### Belgium vs Tunisia[edit]

Belgium vs Tunisia

The two teams had faced each other in three matches, including one game at the 2002 FIFA World Cup group stage, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[28]

Just 6 minutes into the game, Syam Ben Youssef's late challenge on Eden Hazard was deemed, with the use of VAR, to have been just inside the area and he stepped up to score the penalty into the bottom-left corner. Ten minutes later, Dries Mertens won possession just inside the Tunisia half before driving forward and passing the ball to Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku then shot a low strike across Farouk Ben Mustapha into the bottom-right corner. Wahbi Khazri's free-kick from the left was met by Dylan Bronn, who flashed a header past Thibaut Courtois. Thomas Meunier found Lukaku inside the area, which he clipped over the onrushing Mustapha. Toby Alderweireld's long pass from defence was taken on the chest by Hazard, who then rounded Mustapha to stroke into an empty net. Michy Batshuayi met Youri Tielemans' cross at the back post with a controlled half-volley to score Belgium's 5th. Khazri scored deep into stoppage time after a swivel in the box.[36][37]

Lukaku became the first player since Diego Maradona to score back-to-back braces in consecutive world cup games.[38] Hazard's penalty was Belgium's second quickest goal in a World Cup match (5:59), behind only Léopold Anoul's goal against England in 1954, in the fifth minute.[39] For Tunisia, it has registered as their worst defeat ever in their World Cup history.

23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)

15:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Belgium | 5–2|  Tunisia

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|

* E. Hazard 6' (pen.), 51'
* Lukaku 16', 45+3'
* Batshuayi 90'

| Report |

* Bronn 18'
* Khazri 90+3'

Otkritie Arena, Moscow

Attendance: 44,190[40]

Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Belgium[41]

Tunisia[41]

|

|  |

|

GK | 1 | Thibaut Courtois
CB | 2 | Toby Alderweireld
CB | 20 | Dedryck Boyata
CB | 5 | Jan Vertonghen
RM | 15 | Thomas Meunier
CM | 7 | Kevin De Bruyne
CM | 6 | Axel Witsel
LM | 11 | Yannick Carrasco
RF | 14 | Dries Mertens |  |  86'
CF | 9 | Romelu Lukaku |  |  59'
LF | 10 | Eden Hazard (c) |  |  68'
Substitutions:
MF | 8 | Marouane Fellaini |  |  59'
FW | 21 | Michy Batshuayi |  |  68'
MF | 17 | Youri Tielemans |  |  86'
Manager:
Roberto Martínez

|  |  |

|

GK | 1 | Farouk Ben Mustapha
RB | 11 | Dylan Bronn |  |  24'
CB | 2 | Syam Ben Youssef |  |  41'
CB | 4 | Yassine Meriah
LB | 12 | Ali Maâloul
CM | 7 | Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
CM | 17 | Ellyes Skhiri
CM | 13 | Ferjani Sassi |  14' |  59'
RF | 8 | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
CF | 10 | Wahbi Khazri (c)
LF | 9 | Anice Badri
Substitutions:
DF | 21 | Hamdi Nagguez |  |  24'
DF | 3 | Yohan Benalouane |  |  41'
FW | 23 | Naïm Sliti |  |  59'
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul

Man of the Match:
Eden Hazard (Belgium)[42]

Assistant referees:[41]
Corey Rockwell (United States)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Reserve assistant referee:
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Mark Geiger (United States)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Felix Zwayer (Germany)

#### Panama vs Tunisia[edit]

Panama vs Tunisia

The two teams had never met before.[43] Both teams had already been eliminated from the tournament before the match.

Panama took the lead in the 33rd minute, after a José Rodríguez shot from outside the penalty area took a deflection off Yassine Meriah and nestle in the back of the net. In the 51st minute, Naïm Sliti found Wahbi Khazri down the right and the latter's low cross was converted by the Fakhreddine Ben Youssef just six yards out. At the 66 minute mark, Khazri finished off a cross from the left by Oussama Haddadi from close range at the back post.[44][45]

Tunisia won a World Cup match after 40 years, since their 3–1 victory over Mexico in 1978. Panama became the first nation since Serbia & Montenegro and Togo in 2006 to lose each of their first three World Cup games. Panama's goal means this is the first World Cup tournament in which every side has scored at least two goals in the competition. Meriah's own goal was the 50th in World Cup history.[46]

28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)

21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Panama | 1–2|  Tunisia

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* Meriah 33' (o.g.)

| Report |

* F. Ben Youssef 51'
* Khazri 66'

Mordovia Arena, Saransk

Attendance: 37,168[47]

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Panama[48]

Tunisia[48]

|

|  |

|

GK | 1 | Jaime Penedo
RB | 13 | Adolfo Machado
CB | 5 | Román Torres (c) |  |  56'
CB | 4 | Fidel Escobar
LB | 17 | Luis Ovalle
DM | 6 | Gabriel Gómez |  80'
CM | 20 | Aníbal Godoy
CM | 19 | Ricardo Ávila |  78' |  81'
RW | 8 | Édgar Bárcenas
LW | 21 | José Luis Rodríguez
CF | 9 | Gabriel Torres |  |  46'
Substitutions:
DF | 3 | Harold Cummings |  |  46'
FW | 18 | Luis Tejada |  90+6' |  56'
FW | 16 | Abdiel Arroyo |  |  81'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez

|  |  |

|

GK | 16 | Aymen Mathlouthi (c)
RB | 21 | Hamdi Nagguez
CB | 6 | Rami Bedoui
CB | 4 | Yassine Meriah
LB | 5 | Oussama Haddadi
CM | 13 | Ferjani Sassi |  44' |  46'
CM | 17 | Ellyes Skhiri
CM | 20 | Ghailene Chaalali |  90+3'
RF | 8 | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
CF | 10 | Wahbi Khazri |  |  89'
LF | 23 | Naïm Sliti |  |  77'
Substitutions:
FW | 9 | Anice Badri |  71' |  46'
MF | 15 | Ahmed Khalil |  |  77'
MF | 18 | Bassem Srarfi |  |  89'
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul

Man of the Match:
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Tunisia)[49]

Assistant referees:[48]
Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Reserve assistant referee:
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

### 2022 FIFA World Cup[edit]

Main article: Tunisia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

#### Denmark vs Tunisia[edit]

The two teams had faced each other twice, most recently in 2002, a 2–1 win for Denmark in a friendly game. Denmark were not able to capitalize in their opening game; although Tunisia failed to score a single goal themselves, they still managed to secure their match without problems, with Aïssa Laïdouni earning the Man of the Match.[50]

22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)

16:00

Denmark | 0–0|  Tunisia

|
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| Report |

Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 42,925

Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Denmark

Tunisia

|

|  |

|

GK | 1 | Kasper Schmeichel
CB | 2 | Joachim Andersen
CB | 4 | Simon Kjær (c) |  |  65'
CB | 6 | Andreas Christensen
DM | 8 | Thomas Delaney |  |  45+1'
CM | 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
CM | 10 | Christian Eriksen
RW | 13 | Rasmus Kristensen |  24'
LW | 5 | Joakim Mæhle
CF | 11 | Andreas Skov Olsen |  |  65'
CF | 12 | Kasper Dolberg |  |  65'
Substitutions:
MF | 14 | Mikkel Damsgaard |  |  45+1'
FW | 21 | Andreas Cornelius |  |  65'
MF | 7 | Mathias Jensen |  78' |  65'
MF | 25 | Jesper Lindstrøm |  |  65'
Manager:
Kasper Hjulmand
|  |  |

|

GK | 16 | Aymen Dahmen
CB | 6 | Dylan Bronn
CB | 4 | Yassine Meriah
CB | 3 | Montassar Talbi
RM | 20 | Mohamed Dräger |  |  88'
CM | 17 | Ellyes Skhiri
CM | 14 | Aïssa Laïdouni |  |  88'
LM | 24 | Ali Abdi
AM | 25 | Anis Ben Slimane |  |  67'
AM | 7 | Youssef Msakni (c) |  |  80'
CF | 9 | Issam Jebali |  |  80'
Substitutions:
FW | 23 | Naïm Sliti |  |  67'
MF | 8 | Hannibal Mejbri |  |  80'
FW | 11 | Taha Yassine Khenissi |  86' |  80'
DF | 21 | Wajdi Kechrida |  |  88'
MF | 13 | Ferjani Sassi |  |  88'
Manager:
Jalel Kadri

Man of the Match:
Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia)[51]

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Walter López (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt)

#### Tunisia vs Australia[edit]

The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in Tunisia's 2–0 win at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Australia beat Tunisia 1–0 to secure their first win in a World Cup match since 2010 when they defeated Serbia 2–1. Mitchell Duke became the first player in the history to score in the FIFA World Cup while playing for a second-tier division club, as he represented Fagiano Okayama in the J2 League when the World Cup started.

26 November 2022 (2022-11-26)

13:00

Tunisia | 0–1|  Australia

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|

| Report |

* Duke 23'

Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 41,823

Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Tunisia

Australia

|

|  |

|

GK | 16 | Aymen Dahmen
CB | 6 | Dylan Bronn |  |  73'
CB | 4 | Yassine Meriah
CB | 3 | Montassar Talbi
RM | 20 | Mohamed Dräger |  |  46'
CM | 17 | Ellyes Skhiri
CM | 14 | Aïssa Laïdouni |  26' |  67'
LM | 24 | Ali Abdi |  64'
AM | 23 | Naïm Sliti
AM | 7 | Youssef Msakni (c)
CF | 9 | Issam Jebali |  |  73'
Substitutions:
MF | 13 | Ferjani Sassi |  90+3' |  46'
FW | 10 | Wahbi Khazri |  |  67'
DF | 21 | Wajdi Kechrida |  |  73'
FW | 11 | Taha Yassine Khenissi |  |  73'
Manager:
Jalel Kadri
|  |  |

|

GK | 1 | Mathew Ryan (c)
RB | 5 | Fran Karačić |  |  75'
CB | 19 | Harry Souttar
CB | 4 | Kye Rowles
LB | 16 | Aziz Behich
DM | 13 | Aaron Mooy
CM | 22 | Jackson Irvine
CM | 14 | Riley McGree |  |  64'
RF | 7 | Mathew Leckie |  |  85'
CF | 15 | Mitchell Duke |  |  64'
LF | 23 | Craig Goodwin |  |  85'
Substitutions:
FW | 9 | Jamie Maclaren |  |  64'
MF | 10 | Ajdin Hrustic |  |  64'
DF | 2 | Miloš Degenek |  |  75'
FW | 11 | Awer Mabil |  |  85'
MF | 26 | Keanu Baccus |  |  85'
Manager:
Graham Arnold

Man of the Match:
Mitchell Duke (Australia)[52]

Assistant referees:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Jan Seidel (Germany)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Karen Díaz Medina (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Corey Parker (United States)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)

#### Tunisia vs France[edit]

The two teams had faced each other four times, most recently in a 2010 friendly, a 1–1 draw.

Despite being eliminated due to Australia's win against Denmark, Tunisia's victory against France marked the first time the nation had ever beaten the current title holders at the World Cup.

French-born Wahbi Khazri scored the only goal of the game as Tunisia upset World Cup holders France 1-0 at the Education City Stadium on Wednesday, 30 November 2022.

30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)

18:00

Tunisia | 1–0|  France

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|

* Khazri 58'

| Report |

Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 43,627

Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Tunisia

France

|

|  |

|

GK | 16 | Aymen Dahmen
CB | 4 | Yassine Meriah
CB | 5 | Nader Ghandri
CB | 3 | Montassar Talbi
RM | 21 | Wajdi Kechrida |  28'
CM | 17 | Ellyes Skhiri
CM | 14 | Aïssa Laïdouni
LM | 12 | Ali Maâloul
RW | 25 | Anis Ben Slimane |  |  83'
LW | 15 | Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane |  |  74'
CF | 10 | Wahbi Khazri (c) |  |  60'
Substitutions:
FW | 9 | Issam Jebali |  |  60'
MF | 18 | Ghailene Chaalali |  |  74'
DF | 24 | Ali Abdi |  |  83'
Manager:
Jalel Kadri
|  |  |

|

GK | 16 | Steve Mandanda
RB | 3 | Axel Disasi
CB | 4 | Raphaël Varane (c) |  |  63'
CB | 24 | Ibrahima Konaté
LB | 25 | Eduardo Camavinga
RM | 13 | Youssouf Fofana |  |  73'
CM | 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni
CM | 15 | Jordan Veretout |  |  63'
LM | 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |  |  79'
CF | 20 | Kingsley Coman |  |  63'
CF | 12 | Randal Kolo Muani
Substitutions:
DF | 17 | William Saliba |  |  63'
FW | 10 | Kylian Mbappé |  |  63'
MF | 14 | Adrien Rabiot |  |  63'
FW | 7 | Antoine Griezmann |  |  73'
FW | 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |  |  79'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia)[53]

Assistant referees:
Mark Rule (New Zealand)
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Reserve assistant referee:
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)

## Record players[edit]

Rank  | Player  | Matches  | World Cups

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|

1  | Riadh Bouazizi | 8 | 1998, 2002 and 2006
Kaies Ghodhbane | 8 | 1998, 2002 and 2006
3 | Hatem Trabelsi | 7 | 1998, 2002 and 2006
4  | Zoubeir Baya | 6 | 1998 and 2002
Ali Boumnijel | 6 | 2002 and 2006
Radhi Jaïdi | 6 | 2002 and 2006
Ziad Jaziri | 6 | 2002 and 2006
Yassine Meriah | 6 | 2018 and 2022
Ellyes Skhiri | 6 | 2018 and 2022
10  | Adel Sellimi | 5 | 1998 and 2002
Ferjani Sassi | 5 | 2018 and 2022
Wahbi Khazri | 5 | 2018 and 2022
Naïm Sliti | 5 | 2018 and 2022

## Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank  | Player  | Goals  | World Cups

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|

1 | Wahbi Khazri | 3 | 2018 (2) and 2022 (1)
2  | Mokhtar Dhouieb | 1 | 1978
Néjib Ghommidh | 1 | 1978
Ali Kaabi | 1 | 1978
Skander Souayah | 1 | 1998
Raouf Bouzaiene | 1 | 2002
Ziad Jaziri | 1 | 2006
Radhi Jaïdi | 1 | 2006
Jawhar Mnari | 1 | 2006
Ferjani Sassi | 1 | 2018
Dylan Bronn | 1 | 2018
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef | 1 | 2018

## See also[edit]

* African nations at the FIFA World Cup
* Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations
* Tunisia at the FIFA Confederations Cup

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## External links[edit]

* Tunisia at FIFA
* World Cup Finals Statistics

* v
* t
* e

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
* A'
* U-23
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* Women
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* Futsal
* Beach soccer

* Category:Tunisia national football team
* Portal:Association football
* Commons:Tunisia national football team

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Countries at the FIFA World Cup

* Team appearances
* All-time table

AFC|

* Australia2
* China
* Indonesia1
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Kuwait
* North Korea
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* South Korea
* United Arab Emirates

CAF|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Cameroon
* DR Congo1
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Togo
* Tunisia

CONCACAF|

* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* El Salvador
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Panama
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

CONMEBOL|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay

OFC|

* New Zealand

UEFA|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic1
* Denmark
* East Germany3
* England
* France
* Germany1
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Israel2
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia1
* Scotland
* Serbia1
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). 2 Have been member of multiple confederations. 3 Team and national federation no longer exist.
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*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points