Tunisia national football team

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Tunisia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) The Eagles of Carthage
Association Fédération Tunisienne de Football
Sub-confederation UNAF (North Africa)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Sami Trabelsi
Captain Aymen Mathlouthi
Most caps Sadok Sassi (110)
Top scorer Issam Jemâa (27)
Home stadium Stade 14 January
FIFA code TUN
FIFA ranking 59
Highest FIFA ranking 19 (February 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking 65 (July 2010)
Elo ranking 62
Highest Elo ranking 24 (June 1978)
Lowest Elo ranking 103 (July 1988)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Tunisia Tunisia 1–2 Algeria 
(Tunisia; 25 June 1957)
Biggest win
Tunisia Tunisia 7–0 Togo 
(Tunis, Tunisia; 7 January 2000)
Tunisia Tunisia 7–0 Malawi 
(Tunis, Tunisia; 26 March 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 10–1 Tunisia Tunisia
(Hungary; 24 July 1960)
World Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1978)
Best result Round 1, 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 14 (First in 1962)
Best result Winners, 2004
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2005)
Best result Round 1, 2005

The Tunisia national football team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة القدم‎), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage), is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. 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 the three tournaments in succession, in 1998, 2002 and 2006: they were the only African team to appear at both the 2002 and 2006 tournaments.

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

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[edit] 1978 World Cup

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.[1] A 1–0 defeat to 1974 semi-finalists Poland followed, but although The Eagles Of Carthage then held reigning champions West Germany to a 0–0 draw, they failed to reach the next stage. Tunisia failed to qualify for the World Cup again until twenty years later.

[edit] 1998 World Cup

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

[edit] 2002 World Cup

Tunisia reached their second successive World Cup, 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. Their final game resulted in a 2–0 defeat to co-hosts Japan, meaning they were knocked out in the group stages.

[edit] 2004 Africa Cup of Nations

Tunisia's first major honour was the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, which they hosted. The tournament started with a 2–1 win over Rwanda in Rades. That was followed by a 3–0 win against DR Congo and a 1–1 draw with Guinea. The quarter-finals saw them beat Senegal 1–0, and the semi-final against favourites Nigeria went to penalties after both Jay-Jay Okocha and Tunisia captain Khaled Badra scored from the spot during normal time. Ali Boumnijel saved Peter Odemwingie's strike, and Karim Haggui scored the winning spot kick to send the host nation through to their third Nations Cup final. The final was against local rivals Morocco, and Brazilian-born striker Francileudo Santos put The Eagles Of Carthage 1–0 ahead on 4 minutes, Morocco equalised just before half-time, but Ziad Jaziri made the score 2–1 on 51 minutes to win the tournament for Tunisia.

[edit] 2006 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 with a 1–0 defeat ending their 2006 World Cup.

[edit] 2010 World Cup Qualifications

Tunisia lead Group B in the third round of qualifications, gaining two draws against Nigeria and two wins over Kenya, but lost their final game in the group 1–0 to Mozambique, while Nigeria beat Kenya 3–2 to top the group by a single point.

[edit] World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962 Did Not Qualify
England 1966 Withdrew
Mexico 1970 Did Not Qualify
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978 Group Stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 2
Spain 1982 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998 Group Stage 26th 3 0 1 2 1 4
South Korea Japan 2002 Group Stage 29th 3 0 1 2 1 5
Germany 2006 Group Stage 24th 3 0 1 2 3 6
South Africa 2010 Did Not Qualify
Brazil 2014 To Be Determined
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Total Group Stage 4/19 12 1 4 7 8 17
FIFA World Cup History
Year Round Score Result
1978 Round 1  Tunisia 3 – 1  Mexico Win
Round 1  Tunisia 0 – 1  Poland Loss
Round 1  Tunisia 0 – 0  Germany Draw
1998 Round 1  Tunisia 0 – 2  England Loss
Round 1  Tunisia 0 – 1  Colombia Loss
Round 1  Tunisia 1 – 1  Romania Draw
2002 Round 1  Tunisia 0 – 2  Russia Loss
Round 1  Tunisia 1 – 1  Belgium Draw
Round 1  Tunisia 0 – 2  Japan Loss
2006 Round 1  Tunisia 2 – 2  Saudi Arabia Draw
Round 1  Tunisia 1 – 3  Spain Loss
Round 1  Tunisia 0 – 1  Ukraine Loss

[edit] FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
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 To Be Determined
Russia 2017
Qatar 2021
Total Group Stage 1/8 3 1 0 2 3 5 -

[edit] Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations
Titles: 1
Appearances: 14
Year Position Year Position Year Position
Sudan 1957 Did not enter Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify Tunisia 1994 Round 1
Egypt 1959 Did not enter Ghana 1978 Fourth place South Africa 1996 Runners up
Ethiopia 1962 Third place Nigeria 1980 Withdrew Burkina Faso 1998 Quarter-finals
Ghana 1963 Round 1 Libya 1982 Round 1 GhanaNigeria 2000 Fourth place
Tunisia 1965 Runners up Côte d'Ivoire 1984 Did not qualify Mali 2002 Round 1
Ethiopia 1968 Did not qualify Egypt 1986 Did not qualify Tunisia 2004 Champions
Sudan 1970 Did not enter Morocco 1988 Did not qualify Egypt 2006 Quarter-finals
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify Algeria 1990 Did not qualify Ghana 2008 Quarter-finals
Egypt 1974 Did not enter Senegal 1992 Did not qualify Angola 2010 Round 1

[edit] African Nations Championship record

Year Position
Côte d'Ivoire 2009 Did not qualify
Sudan 2011 Champions
South Africa 2014 holders

[edit] Coaches

[2]

[edit] Tunisia all time record against all nations

[edit] Players

[edit] Current Squad

The following squad was selected to participate in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

Caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2012.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Moez Ben Cherifia 24 June 1991 (1991-06-24) (age 20) 0 0 Tunisia Espérance
16 GK Aymen Mathlouthi 14 September 1984 (1984-09-14) (age 27) 31 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
22 GK Rami Jridi 25 April 1985 (1985-04-25) (age 26) 4 0 Tunisia Stade Tunisien
2 DF Bilel Ifa 9 March 1990 (1990-03-09) (age 21) 11 0 Tunisia Club Africain
3 DF Karim Haggui Captain sports.svg 20 January 1984 (1984-01-20) (age 28) 74 6 Germany Hannover 96
5 DF Ammar Jemal 20 April 1987 (1987-04-20) (age 24) 22 4 Germany 1. FC Köln
12 DF Khalil Chemmam 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) (age 24) 8 0 Tunisia Espérance
20 DF Aymen Abdennour 6 August 1989 (1989-08-06) (age 22) 13 1 France Toulouse
21 DF Anis Boussaïdi 10 April 1981 (1981-04-10) (age 30) 20 0 Ukraine SC Tavriya Simferopol
4 MF Jamel Saihi 27 January 1987 (1987-01-27) (age 25) 6 1 France Montpellier
6 MF Hocine Ragued 11 February 1983 (1983-02-11) (age 28) 33 0 Turkey Karabükspor
7 MF Youssef Msakni 28 October 1990 (1990-10-28) (age 21) 10 2 Tunisia Espérance
8 MF Khaled Korbi 16 December 1985 (1985-12-16) (age 26) 23 2 Tunisia Espérance
9 MF Yassine Chikhaoui 22 September 1986 (1986-09-22) (age 25) 24 3 Switzerland FC Zürich
10 MF Oussama Darragi 3 April 1987 (1987-04-03) (age 24) 26 6 Tunisia Espérance
13 MF Wissem Ben Yahia 9 September 1984 (1984-09-09) (age 27) 21 2 Turkey Mersin İdmanyurdu
14 MF Mejdi Traoui 13 December 1983 (1983-12-13) (age 28) 26 1 Tunisia Espérance
15 MF Zouheir Dhaouadi 1 January 1988 (1988-01-01) (age 24) 22 2 Tunisia Club Africain
18 MF Adel Chedli 16 September 1976 (1976-09-16) (age 35) 56 3 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
11 FW Sami Allagui 28 May 1986 (1986-05-28) (age 25) 18 5 Germany 1. FSV Mainz 05
17 FW Issam Jemâa 28 January 1984 (1984-01-28) (age 28) 58 27 France Auxerre
19 FW Saber Khelifa 14 October 1986 (1986-10-14) (age 25) 6 2 France Evian
23 FW Amine Chermiti 26 December 1987 (1987-12-26) (age 24) 30 6 Switzerland FC Zürich

[edit] Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up
GK Farouk Ben Mustapha 1 July 1989 (1989-07-01) (age 22) 0 0 Tunisia CA Bizertin v.  Catalonia, December 30, 2011
DF Walid Hicheri 5 March 1986 (1986-03-05) (age 25) 5 1 Tunisia Espérance AFCON 2012 pre-tournament squad
DF Fatah Gharbi 12 March 1983 (1983-03-12) (age 28) 4 0 Tunisia CS Sfaxien v.  Catalonia, December 30, 2011
DF Mohamed Ali Yacoubi 5 October 1990 (1990-10-05) (age 21) 0 0 Tunisia Club Africain v.  Catalonia, December 30, 2011
MF Iheb Msakni 18 July 1987 (1987-07-18) (age 24) 7 0 Tunisia Stade Tunisien AFCON 2012 pre-tournament squad
MF Hatten Baratli 9 January 1991 (1991-01-09) (age 21) 0 0 Tunisia CA Bizertin AFCON 2012 pre-tournament squad
FW Lamjed Chehoudi 8 May 1986 (1986-05-08) (age 25) 6 2 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel v.  Catalonia, December 30, 2011

[edit] Kit Providers

Name Start End
Puma Unknown Unknown
Burrda November 2010 October 2014

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