The Tunisia national football team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة القدم), 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 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.
1978 World Cup [edit]
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.
1998 World Cup [edit]
Adel Sellimi's team were beaten 2–0 by England,[2][3] and 1–0 by Colombia[4] to eliminate them at the group stage. Their only point was in a 1–1 draw with Romania.[5]
2002 World Cup [edit]
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.
2004 Africa Cup of Nations [edit]
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.
2006 World Cup [edit]
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.
2010 World Cup Qualifications [edit]
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.
World Cup record [edit]
FIFA Confederations Cup [edit]
Africa Cup of Nations record [edit]
African Nations Championship record [edit]
Arab Nations Cup record [edit]
Managers [edit]
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Recent results and forthcoming fixtures [edit]
This is a list of matches from the last six months and any future scheduled matches.
| Date |
Location |
Opponent |
Score |
Competition |
| 7 September 2012 |
National Stadium, Freetown |
Sierra Leone |
2–2 |
2013 ACN qualification |
| 13 October 2012 |
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir |
Sierra Leone |
0–0 |
2013 ACN qualification |
| 16 October 2012 |
Za'abeel Stadium, Dubai |
Egypt |
1–0 |
Friendly |
| 14 November 2012 |
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse |
Switzerland |
1–2 |
Friendly |
| 31 December 2012 |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Iraq |
2-1 |
Friendly |
| 7 January 2013 |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Ethiopia |
1-1 |
Friendly |
| 10 January 2013 |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Gabon |
1-1 |
Friendly |
| 13 January 2013 |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Ghana |
2-4 |
Friendly |
| 22 January 2013 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg |
Algeria |
1-0 |
2013 African Cup of Nations |
| 26 January 2013 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg |
Côte d'Ivoire |
0-3 |
2013 African Cup of Nations |
| 30 January 2013 |
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
Togo |
1-1 |
2013 African Cup of Nations |
| 23 March 2013 |
TBD |
Sierra Leone |
TBD |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) |
| 7 June 2013 |
TBD |
Sierra Leone |
TBD |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) |
| 14 June 2013 |
TBD |
Equatorial Guinea |
TBD |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) |
| 6 September 2013 |
TBD |
Cape Verde |
TBD |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) |
Tunisia all-time record against all nations [edit]
Players [edit]
Current Squad [edit]
The following players were called up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Sierra Leone
Caps and goals correct as of March 23, 2012.
Recent call-ups [edit]
Kit Providers [edit]
Historic Kits [edit]
Kit history [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
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