Tunisia

National team · Tunisia

«Eagles of Carthage»

87 Matches

44 wins

20 draws

23 losses

118–74 Goals

+44 Difference

1.4 Scored per game

Form D L L L L L

Tunis is where the federation keeps its offices, in the El Manzah district, but the national side has not played there since 2001: home fixtures move south to the Stade Hammadi Agrebi in Radès, a ground built for 65,000.

A Tunisian team took the field under the French protectorate as early as 11 March 1928. The side as it now stands dates from the Fédération Tunisienne de Football, formed on 29 March 1957, and from a first official match against Algeria on 2 June that year. The eagle on the crest gave the team its nickname, Eagles of Carthage; the white shirt and red change strip repeat the flag.

Argentina 1978 is still the reference point. Tunisia beat Mexico 3-1, the first win by an African or Arab side at a World Cup finals, and still went out in the group. What followed was a decade without reward: six straight Africa Cup of Nations tournaments missed between 1980 and 1992, and no return to the World Cup until 1998. The one Cup of Nations Tunisia has won came at home, 2-1 over Morocco in the 2004 final at Radès; the African Nations Championship followed in 2011, and, further back, the first Arab Cup in 1963.

Radhi Jaïdi's 105 caps, won between 1996 and 2009, remain the appearance record; Issam Jemaa's 36 goals stand as the scoring one. Algeria is still the fixture Tunisians call the Maghreb derby, forty-nine meetings with a narrow edge to the Algerians; against Egypt, over thirty-five games, the balance runs the other way.

The most recent World Cup brought a crisis without precedent in the competition's history: Sabri Lamouchi was sacked after one match, a 5-1 defeat to Sweden, and his replacement, Hervé Renard, lasted two games longer before he went too.

Latest results

All matches

26 Jun	World Cup	Netherlands H	1:3	L
21 Jun	World Cup	Japan H	0:4	L
15 Jun	World Cup	Sweden A	1:5	L
6 Jun	Friendlies	Belgium A	0:5	L
1 Jun	Friendlies	Austria A	0:1	L
1 Apr	Friendlies	Canada A	0:0	D

Standing

World Cup - Qualification Africa

Group stage · Group H

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Tunisia	10	9	1	0	22:0	28
2	Namibia	10	4	3	3	13:10	15
3	Liberia	10	4	3	3	13:11	15
4	Malawi	10	4	1	5	11:10	13
5	Equatorial Guinea	10	3	2	5	8:15	11
6	Sao Tome and Principe	10	1	0	9	5:26	3

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 87

87 Matches

44 wins

20 draws

23 losses

118–74 Goals

+44 Difference

1.4 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 87

44 20 23

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	87	42	45
Scored	118	68	50
Conceded	74	26	48
Scored per game	1.4	1.6	1.1
Conceded per game	0.9	0.6	1.1
Difference	+44	+42	+2

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Rani Khedira Midfielder 5 Matches

Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud Midfielder 5 Matches

Firas Chaouat Forward 5 Matches

Ali Abdi Defender 5 Matches

Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida Defender 5 Matches

Elias Saad Forward 5 Matches

Anis Ben Slimane Midfielder 5 Matches

Aymen Dahmen Goalkeeper 5 Matches

Squad of Tunisia

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
13	Rani Khedira	Midfielder		5
15	Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud	Midfielder		5
19	Firas Chaouat	Forward		5
2	Ali Abdi	Defender		5
21	Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida	Defender		5
8	Elias Saad	Forward	26	5
25	Anis Ben Slimane	Midfielder		5
16	Aymen Dahmen	Goalkeeper		5
18	Ryan Ellumi	Forward		5
11	Ismaël Seifallah Gharbi	Midfielder		5
4	Omar Rekik	Defender		5
26	Sebastian Tounekti	Forward		5
17	Ellyes Joris Skhiri	Midfielder		5
12	Ahmed Mortadha Ben Ouanes	Midfielder		5
14	Khalil Ayari	Forward		4
24	Raed Chikhaoui	Defender		4
22	Sabri Ben Hsan	Goalkeeper		4
9	Hazem Mastouri	Forward		4
1	Abdelmouhib Chamakh	Goalkeeper		4
23	Mutas Nefaddi	Defender		4
5	Adem Arous	Defender		4
7	Elias Achouri	Midfielder		3
20	Yan Valery	Defender		3
10	Hannibal Mejbri	Midfielder		3
3	Montassar Talbi	Defender		3
6	Dylan Bronn	Defender		3
30	A. Saidi	Forward		2
14	Ghaith Zaalouni	Defender		2
18	Alaa Ghram	Defender		2
23	Sayfallah Ltaief	Forward		2
29	Loui Ben Farhat	Forward		2
98	O. Ben Ali	Forward		1
99	Noureddine Farhati	Goalkeeper		1