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Tunisia

Nickname(s)	نسور قرطاج (Eagles of Carthage)
Association	Tunisian Football Federation
Other affiliation	UAFA (Arab World)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Kais Yaâkoubi (caretaker)
Captain	Youssef Msakni
Most caps	Radhi Jaïdi (105)
Top scorer	Issam Jemâa (36)
Home stadium	Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
FIFA code	TUN
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	28 2 (7 February 2019)
Highest	14 (April – May 2018)
Lowest	65 (July 2010)
First international
Tunisia 4–2 Libya  (Tunis, Tunisia; 2 June 1957)
Biggest win
Tunisia 8–1 Chinese Taipei  (Rome, Italy; 18 August 1960)  Tunisia 7–0 Togo  (Tunis, Tunisia; 7 January 2000)  Tunisia 7–0 Malawi  (Tunis, Tunisia; 26 March 2005)  Tunisia 8–1 Djibouti  (Tunis, Tunisia; 12 June 2015)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 10–1 Tunisia  (Budapest, Hungary; 24 July 1960)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1978)
Best result	Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	21 (first in 1962)
Best result	Champions (2004)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2011)
Best result	Champions (2011)
Arab Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1963)
Best result	Champions (1963)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2005)
Best result	Group stage (2005)
Medal record Men's Football Africa Cup of Nations Gold 2004 Tunisia Silver 1965 Tunisia Silver 1996 South Africa Bronze 1962 Ethiopia African Nations Championship Gold 2011 Sudan African Games Silver 1991 Cairo Bronze 2007 Algiers Arab Cup Gold 1963 Lebanon Silver 2021 Qatar Palestine Cup of Nations Gold 1973 Libya Arab Games Silver 1957 Lebanon Mediterranean Games Gold 2001 Tunis Silver 1971 Izmir Bronze 1975 Alger Bronze 2013 Mersin
Website	(in French)

The Tunisia national football team represents Tunisia in men's international association football competitions and it is controlled by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On the continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The team is colloquially known as Eagles of Carthage by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily red and their away kit is white, which is a reference to the national flag of Tunisia. The team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times, qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations twenty-one times, competed in four editions of Olympic football tournaments and one participation in the FIFA Confederation Cup. Tunisia's main venue is the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium in Radès, Tunis since 2001. Kais Yaâkoubi, is the team’s interim head coach, since 5 November 2024.

On 2 June 1957, Tunisia played their first match after their independace against Libya and they won 4–2. Periods of regular Tunisian representation at the highest international level, from 1962 to 1978, from 1994 to 2008 and again from 2014 onwards. The team qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1978, becoming the first African and Arab team to win a world cup match by beating Mexico 3–1 in the first match, they have since qualified six times and never making it past the group stage. The team qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 1962 and won the title in 2004 when they hosted the event after beating Morocco in the final. Tunisia qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup in the 2005 and was eliminated in the group stage. The team won the African Nations Championship in 2011 by beating Angola in the final and the FIFA Arab Cup in 1963, eventually winning with 8 points on their first participation.

Radhi Jaïdi, with 105 international matches, holds the record for the number of matches played on the Tunisian national team while Issam Jemâa, with 36 goals, is their all-time highest scorer. The highest rank reached by the team in the FIFA Men's World Ranking is 14th in April and May 2018, while their lowest rank is 65th in July 2010. Tunisia holds the record for most African Cup of Nations attended, appearing at seventeen consecutive tournaments. They have not been absent from the competition since the 1994 edition.

History

1928–56: French protectorate of Tunisia and beginning

An unofficial Tunisian team was formed in 1928, composed of the best Tunisian players from the Tunisian league. The team's first match was on 11 March 1928, against the French B team, in which Tunisia lost 8–2. Their next friendlies, against the same team on 23 March 1930 and 26 March 1933, also resulted in losses. Tunisia's first win was a 1–0 victory over French Algeria in 1932. Most of the matches that Tunisia played in the 1930s and 1940s were against French teams at the Stade Vélodrome in Tunis.

1956–78: Post independence, First international participation

Tunisia gained independence from France on 20 March 1956. The Tunisian Football Federation was founded on 29 March 1957 and the Tunisian team played a match with Austrian club FC Admira Wacker Mödling on 30 December of the same year, winning 4–1. Tunisia became affiliated with FIFA and the Confederation of African Football in 1960. The independent Tunisia played their first match against Algeria on 1 June 1957, in the midst of the Algerian War, in which Tunisia lost 2–1. They played their first official match at the 1957 Arab Games where they won against Libya 4–3 after scoring the first Tunisian goal in an official competition by Farzit. They won against Iraq 4–2 and Lebanon 4–2 before losing in the final against Syria 3–1.

Tunisia at the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification against Egypt.

In 1960, Yugoslavian Milan Kristić became the first foreign manager. The national team qualified for the 1960 Summer Olympics, their first international event after beating Malta, Morocco and Sudan. In the Olympic Games, the team suffered three defeats: against Poland 6–1, Argentina 2–1, and Denmark 3–1. Frane Matošić was appointed as the second Yugoslav coach of Tunisia after Kristić led Tunisia to qualify for the Olympics. In 1962, Tunisia entered the African Cup of Nations qualifiers for the first time. The team qualified for the tournament after beating Morocco and Nigeria, and went on to finish third after beating Uganda in the third-place match.

The team won the 1963 Arab Cup, after winning against Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Kuwait. Tunisia also qualified for the 1963 Africa Cup of Nations, and CAF decided that Tunisia would host the 1965 AFCON, making the final after beating Ethiopia 4–0 in the opening match in Stade Chedly Zouiten, losing 3–2 to Ghana in extra-time of the final.

Despite this early success, Tunisia did not enter the Cup of Nations again until 1976, and did not qualify until 1978. In 1973, the team entered the Palestine Cup of Nations and won in dominant fashion, winning all six of their matches overcoming Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Yemen and Iraq, scoring 19 goals. In February 1975, after a short stint with Hungarian manager André Nagy, Abdelmajid Chetali was hired. Tunisia qualified for their FIFA World Cup debut in 1978. Tunisia defeated Mexico 3–1, but were defeated by Poland 1–0, and drew scoreless against defending champion West Germany.

1978–94: Decline and Missing six editions of the AFCON

After their inaugural World Cup, Tunisia experienced a decline. Between 1980 and 1992, the team managed to qualify for only two tournaments: the 1982 African Cup of Nations, and the 1988 Summer Olympics. In both, they were knocked out in the first round. They, however, reached the last round of the 1986 World Cup qualifiers by beating Nigeria before being defeated by Algeria. Former Cameroon manager Jean Vincent was hired but the team was unable to qualify for the 1988 African Cup in Morocco after a defeat against Algeria. The team experienced poor results in the African Games with defeats against Cameroon, Madagascar and Kenya. Taoufik Ben Othman, assistant manager in 1978, improved Tunisia's results, as they qualified for the Olympic Games after surpassing Morocco and Egypt in the qualifiers. However, he was removed days before the start of the competition after poor results in the 1988 Arab Cup and failure to win in their matches against Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq, as well as friendlies against Malta, Finland and East Germany.

Polish manager Antoni Piechniczek was temporarily appointed and supervised the team in the first round of 1990 World Cup qualifiers and also in the finals of the Olympic Games; in the latter, Tunisia tied China 0–0 and Sweden 2–2 and lost to West Germany 4–1. Mokhtar Tlili was appointed manager, however, he still missed the African Cup in 1990 after a defeat to Senegal. Piechniczek returned but still failed to qualify for the 1990 World Cup. Despite missing the 1992 African Cup, the federation renewed confidence in him because of the respectable performance he had given in the qualifiers; an early exit from the World Cup qualifiers for 1994 contributed to his dismissal after a draw with Morocco. Youssef Zouaoui replaced him; Tunisia hosted the 1994 African Cup of Nations replacing original hosts Zaire, but finished at the bottom of the group, after a 2–0 loss to Mali and a draw with Zaire.

1994–2002: Beginning of Resurgence, 1996 AFCON runners-up

Henryk Kasperczak became the new manager after Tunisia hosted the 1994 African Cup of Nations. Tunisia qualified for the 1996 AFCON and finished second in their group, putting them through to the quarter-finals. Tunisia went on to beat Gabon in the quarter-finals and Zambia in the semi-finals, to reach their first major final in 31 years, but lost to host country South Africa 2–0. Tunisia reached the quarter-finals of the 1998 African Cup of Nations in the lead of the group with a win over DR Congo, Togo and a defeat from Ghana, where they were eliminated in a penalty shootout by host country Burkina Faso. The team also qualified for that year's World Cup after a 20-year absence: they again failed to advance from the group stages, losing 2–0 to England and 1–0 to Colombia, and drawing 1–1 with Romania. Kasperczak was sacked and replaced with Francesco Scoglio, who guided the team to the 2000 African Cup of Nations, where they finished in fourth place after losing to Cameroon in the semi-finals.

The following year, Scoglio departed to rejoin Genoa CFC, sparking a period of severe instability. Eckhard Krautzun initially took over and guided the team to a second World Cup appearance, but then resigned, citing interference from the Tunisian FA with his coaching. Henri Michel replaced him, but was sacked when Tunisia crashed out of the 2002 African Cup of Nations without scoring a single goal after scoreless draws with Senegal and Zambia and a defeat from Egypt. Finally, Ammar Souayah took over in time for the 2002 World Cup; the team drew in friendlies with Norway and South Korea and were defeated by Denmark and Slovenia. In the finals, Tunisia exited the tournament in the group stage, drawing 1–1 with Belgium, losing 2–0 to Russia and co-hosts Japan, prompting a search for a new manager.

2002–08: Roger Lemerre era, 2004 AFCON champions

Tunisian fans at the Olympiastadion in Berlin at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

In September 2002, the Tunisian Football Federation announced that it was finalizing a contract with former France manager Roger Lemerre. Tunisia hosted the 2004 African Cup of Nations, winning the group. They defeated Senegal in the quarter-finals, and Nigeria in the semi-finals. Tunisia built a 1–0 lead after four minutes with Mehdi Nafti's concentration pushed by Francileudo Santos, before Morocco levelled. Tunisia restored their lead, giving them their first African Cup of Nations title. They also won the CAF's African National Team of the Year award. Lemerre became the first manager to win two different continental tournaments, having previously won Euro 2000 with France. As a result, Tunisia qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany, playing the hosts, Argentina and Australia. The only points they would win was a victory over Australia. Before their 2006 World Cup appearance, Lemerre took the Tunisians to a training camp in Switzerland, where they played international friendlies against Swiss clubs. Tunisia would only record one draw in Germany, against Saudi Arabia, losing against Spain and Ukraine. Hatem Trabelsi announced his retirement from international football after eight years, and Lemerre led Tunisia to the 2008 African Cup of Nations. Tunisia won their 2008 AFCON group after a draw in the opening match against Senegal 2–2, a 3–1 victory over South Africa, and a goalless draw against Angola. They then lost against Cameroon 3–2 in extra time.

2008–14: Disappointments and missing the World Cup

Tunisia-Gabon match in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

Portuguese Humberto Coelho was appointed as the new manager on 3 June 2008. Coelho would fail to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Faouzi Benzarti was appointed as the new manager, and was also sacked after Tunisia were eliminated from the group stage in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. In June 2010, Bertrand Marchand was appointed manager for a two-year contract. After a series of horrendous results, Tunisia fell to 65th in the FIFA World Rankings, the worst in its history. Sami Trabelsi was appointed, and the team qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a defeat by Ghana.

In the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia snatched a late winner against Algeria, before a defeat by Ivory Coast, 3–0. The last match ended with a 1–1 draw against Togo. In February 2013, Nabil Maâloul replaced Sami Trabelsi; in their first two 2014 World Cup qualification matches, Tunisia beat Sierra Leone 2–1 and clinched a 2–2 draw in Freetown. On 16 June, during the fifth round of the group stage, Tunisia tied 1–1 against Equatorial Guinea. A 2–0 loss to Cape Verde on 7 September all but eliminated Tunisia; however, Tunisia advanced after FIFA disqualified Cape Verde for cheating. They would then be knocked out by Cameroon.

2014–present: Renaissance and two participation in the World Cup

Belgian manager Georges Leekens was appointed in early 2014; early results included a 1–1 draw against Colombia and a 1–0 win over South Korea, both in friendly matches. Under Leekens, the team climbed from 49th to 22nd in the FIFA rankings. Tunisia qualified for the 2015 African Cup of Nations, and topped their group for the first time since 2008, winning against Zambia and drawing with Cape Verde and DR Congo. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a defeat to host Equatorial Guinea. In July 2015, Henryk Kasperczak returned as manager after 17 years. He managed to qualify the team for the 2017 African Cup, and reached the quarter-finals of the competition after beating Algeria and Zimbabwe, before losing again in this round, this time against Burkina Faso.

Tunisia–Belgium match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

On 27 April 2017, Nabil Maâloul returned as manager despite the disapproval of the Tunisian supporters following the failure at the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, but this time he qualified Tunisia for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Tunisia's qualification for the World Cup and its results in friendlies against Iran and Costa Rica, led to its rise to 14th place in the FIFA World Rankings, their best ever. Before the World Cup, Tunisia drew with Turkey and Portugal, in addition to a narrow defeat against Spain 1–0. Despite this, in the World Cup, Tunisia were once again eliminated from the group stage. In the first match, England won 2–1. Belgium defeated the North Africans 5–2, and in Tunisia's last game against Panama, the Arab nation won 2–1. Tunisia qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with new manager Alain Giresse; the new manager would only record three ties, against Angola, Mali, and Mauritania to qualify for the round 16. They eventually would win against Ghana, and Madagascar 3–0 in the quarter-finals, to qualify for the semi-finals for the first time in 15 years, losing to Senegal 1–0 in extra time. In September 2021, the national team began its 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with three consecutive victories against Equatorial Guinea, Zambia, and Mauritania; they would then draw Mauritania 0–0 and lose against Equatorial Guinea 1–0, to advance for the third round on the top of the group.

Qatar hosted the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup; Tunisia started with a 5–1 win against Mauritania. They then suffered an unexpected defeat to Syria, before winning against the United Arab Emirates. In the quarter-finals Tunisia won against Oman 2–1, and scored a 95th minute winner against Egypt in the semi-finals. Tunisia faced Algeria in the final, losing 2–0. The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was postponed to early 2022; in the group stage, Tunisia began with a 1–0 defeat against Mali, with Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe ending the match in the 85th minute. In the second match, the team achieved a 4–0 victory over Mauritania, and lost against Gambia in the last group match. Tunisia defeated Nigeria in the round of 16, and were eliminated by Burkina Faso.

In March, Tunisia qualified for their sixth World Cup, the 2022 tournament in Qatar, the first hosted by an Arab nation, after beating Mali 1–0 on aggregate, taking revenge for the earlier loss in the AFCON. They then defeated Chile and Japan to win the 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer title for the first time, and Ferjani Sassi was named the best player of the tournament while his compatriot Issam Jebali finished as the top scorer with two goals. Tunisia played two pre-World Cup friendlies in France in September 2022, defeating Comoros 1−0 in Croissy-sur-Seine and losing 5−1 to Brazil at the Parc des Princes in Paris. With the exception of Brazil, Tunisia's relatively good forms increased confidence on the side to break the knockout stage taboo as Tunisia found themselves grouped with world champions France, European dark horse Denmark and Asian minnows Australia. In Group D, Tunisia drew Euro 2020 semi-finalists Denmark 0−0 in a rather decent display by the African side. But a 0−1 loss against Australia followed, severely hampering Tunisia's odds to progress. A 1−0 victory over France courtesy of a goal from Wahbi Khazri was not enough to seal Tunisia's place in the last 16 as Australia's Mathew Leckie goal against Denmark meant the Asian representative placed second.

Home stadium

Tunisia against the Netherlands at Hammadi Agrebi Stadium in Radès.

From 1956 to 2001, the national stadium was Chedly Zouiten Stadium, with a capacity of 18,000. It hosted the Africa Cup of Nations in 1965 and 1994 and the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship before it was replaced after the construction of El Menzah Stadium in 1967 for the 1967 Mediterranean Games. Tunisia's first match at the stadium was played on 8 September 1967 against Libya. It hosted the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship and was completely renovated for the 1994 African Cup of Nations. It also hosted the 2004 edition.

In 2001, Hammadi Agrebi Stadium was inaugurated as Tunisia's national stadium ahead of the 2001 Mediterranean Games. Located in Radès, Tunis. The stadium has an all-seater capacity of 60,000. The first match at the stadium was played on 7 July 2001 between Étoile du Sahel and CS Hammam-Lif for the Tunisian Cup final. Tunisia have used the stadium for almost every major home game, including the 2004 African Cup of Nations final. The Tunisians often host their matches at the Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium in Monastir which has a capacity of 20,000. In addition, there are many other venues that host games, such as the Sousse Olympic Stadium, which hosted a friendly match between Tunisia and Switzerland in November 2012 and also hosted a match in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

Rivalries

Tunisia–Algeria match in the 2013 African Cup of Nations.

Tunisia's main football rivals are its neighbours Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt, with which it shares close cultural and political relations. Tunisia have played 45 games against Algeria. After the independence of Algeria, a friendly match took place at the Stade Chedly Zouiten. The teams also met three times in the qualifying phase of the World Cup in 1970, 1978 and 1986. The overall record slightly favours the Algerians with 16 wins, 14 draws and 14 losses. Algeria and Tunisia played three times in official competitions: twice in the Africa Cup of Nations, in 2013 and 2017, which Tunisia won both times, and once in the FIFA Arab Cup in 2021, which Algeria won.

The two teams have met 39 times in both official and friendly matches. Tunisia have won 16 matches against Egypt's 12. 11 matches have ended in a draw. Tunisia and Morocco have played 50 games since their independence from France in 1956. Their first match was in 1962 World Cup qualification, which took place on 30 October 1960 in Casablanca. Many matches were played in World Cup qualification as they met in 1962, 1970, 1978, 1990, 1994 and 2006 qualifying. They also met four times in the African Cup of Nations. Two of them ended in a draw in 1978 and 2000 and the other two matches ended up as a Tunisian win in the 2004 and 2012 AFCONs.

Team image

Media

Outside broadcasting at Hammadi Agrebi Stadium during the match between Tunisia and the Netherlands in 2009.

Tunisian Television has been broadcasting the matches of the Tunisian national team since independence. BeIN Sports currently broadcasts the team's matches during international competitions such as the Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup in the Middle East and North Africa region. Issam Chaouali remains one of the most important commentators covering Tunisia's matches.

During the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, Tunisian Television did not broadcast the matches. However, it acquired the rights to broadcast two matches of the third round against Mali. Tunisian Television is currently broadcasting Tunisia's matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification on El Watania 2 channel.

Kits and crest

Tunisian fans in Moscow at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Six companies have supplied sports uniforms to the Tunisian national team. Starting in 1970, when Adidas supplied the Tunisian national team's uniforms for 24 years. Italy's Lotto provided Tunisia's until 1998, and Uhlsport has supplied the Tunisian team as well. From 2002 to 2011, Puma provided the Tunisian national football team kits. In 2019, the Italian company Kappa began making them.

Kit manufacturer

Period	Kit supplier	Ref
1956–1969	Local equipment
1970–1993	Adidas
1994–1995	Guidas
1996–1997	Kappa
1998–1999	Lotto
2000–2001	Uhlsport
2002–2011	Puma
2012–2015	Burrda Sport
2016–2018	Uhlsport
2019–	Kappa

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2023

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 21 November	Malawi	0–1	Tunisia	Lilongwe, Malawi
15:00 UTC+2		https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400017623	Msakni  87' (pen.)	Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)

2024

Tunisia national football team results (2020–present)

2025

Tunisia national football team results (2020–present)

Current team statue

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Current staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Kais Yaâkoubi (caretaker)
Assistant Coaches	Othman Najjar
Goalkeeping Coach	Mabrouk Akremi
Fitness Coaches	Ammar Nebigh
Team doctor	Souheil Chemli
Nutritionist	Anis Yaâkoubi
Performance analyst	Walid Ben Tamansourt Helmi Kachou
Physiotherapists	Akram Hbiri Majdi Turki Fethi Naoui Mohamed Gharbi

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Madagascar and The Gambia, on 14 and 18 November 2024 respectively.

Information correct as of 18 November 2024, after the match against  Gambia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Amenallah Memmiche	(2004-04-20) 20 April 2004 (age 20)	5	0	Espérance de Tunis
16	1GK	Aymen Dahmen	(1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 27)	19	0	CS Sfaxien
22	1GK	Moez Ben Chrifia	(1991-06-24) 24 June 1991 (age 33)	21	0	Olympique Béja
2	2DF	Ali Abdi	(1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 31)	32	4	OGC Nice
3	2DF	Montassar Talbi	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 26)	47	2	Lorient
4	2DF	Yassine Meriah	(1993-07-02) 2 July 1993 (age 31)	87	5	Espérance de Tunis
6	2DF	Mahmoud Ghorbel	(2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20)	1	0	US Monastir
12	2DF	Amin Cherni	(2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Stade Lavallois
20	2DF	Hamza Mathlouthi	(1992-07-25) 25 July 1992 (age 32)	40	1	Zamalek
21	2DF	Wajdi Kechrida	(1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 29)	39	0	Al-Gharafa
24	2DF	Alaa Ghram	(2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23)	4	0	FC Shakhtar Donetsk
5	3MF	Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane	(1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 (age 25)	45	3	Ferencváros
8	3MF	Hamza Rafia	(1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25)	37	4	Lecce
10	3MF	Hannibal Mejbri	(2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21)	30	0	Burnley
14	3MF	Aïssa Laïdouni	(1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 28)	52	2	Al Wakrah
15	3MF	Idris El Mizouni	(2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Oxford United
17	3MF	Ellyes Skhiri	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29)	70	3	Eintracht Frankfurt
18	3MF	Hadj Mahmoud	(2000-04-04) 4 April 2000 (age 24)	0	0	FC Lugano
7	4FW	Bilel Aït Malek	(1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Club africain
9	4FW	Haythem Jouini	(1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 31)	15	2	Dibba Al-Hisn
11	4FW	Amor Layouni	(1992-10-03) 3 October 1992 (age 32)	9	1	BK Häcken
9	4FW	Anas Haj Mohamed	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Parma
19	4FW	Hazem Mastouri	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19)	2	0	US Monastir
23	4FW	Sayfallah Ltaief	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)	16	1	FC Twente
25	4FW	Rabii Hamri	(1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Olympique Béja
26	4FW	Nabil Makni	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23)	3	0	FC Hebar Pazardzhik

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Bechir Ben Saïd	(1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 30)	21	0	Espérance de Tunis	v.  Comoros, 15 October 2024
GK	Mouez Hassen	(1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 (age 29)	21	0	Club Africain	2024 FIFA Series
GK	Dries Arfaoui	(2004-11-23) 23 November 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Deinze	2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
DF	Oussama Haddadi	(1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 32)	32	0	Dibba Al Hisn	v.  Namibia, 9 June 2024
DF	Hamza Jelassi	(1991-09-29) 29 September 1991 (age 33)	3	0	Espérance de Tunis	2024 FIFA Series
MF	Samy Chouchane	(2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Northampton Town	2024 FIFA Series
DF	Ghaith Zaalouni	(2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Club Africain	2024 FIFA Series
DF	Ali Maâloul	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 34)	90	3	Al Ahly	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Mohamed Dräger	(1996-06-25) 25 June 1996 (age 28)	39	3	Basel	2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
DF	Ayman Ben Mohamed	(1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 30)	14	0	Espérance de Tunis	2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
DF	Omar Rekik	(2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Free agent	2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
MF	Ghailene Chaalali	(1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30)	32	1	Al Ahli Tripoli	v.  Namibia, 9 June 2024
MF	Mootez Zaddem	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Espérance de Tunis	v.  Namibia, 9 June 2024
MF	Faissal Mannai	(1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 (age 28)	0	0	US Monastir	2024 FIFA Series
MF	Anis Ben Slimane	(2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23)	35	4	Norwich City	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Firas Ben Larbi	(1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 28)	13	3	Sharjah	2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
MF	Ahmed Khalil	(1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 30)	6	0	Club Africain	2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
MF	Haykeul Chikhaoui	(1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Ajman Club	2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
MF	Oussama Abid	(2002-08-10) 10 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Étoile du Sahel	2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
FW	Elias Saad	(1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 25)	3	0	FC St Pauli	v.  Gambia, 8 September 2024INJ
FW	Elias Achouri	(1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25)	17	1	Copenhagen	v.  Namibia, 9 June 2024
FW	Wajdi Sahli	(1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Győr	v.  Namibia, 9 June 2024
FW	Raki Aouani	(2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Étoile du Sahel	v.  Namibia, 9 June 2024
FW	Bassem Srarfi	(1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 27)	19	1	Club Africain	2024 FIFA SeriesINJ
FW	Naïm Sliti	(1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32)	77	14	Al Ahli Doha	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Taha Yassine Khenissi	(1992-01-06)6 January 1992 (aged 32)	50	9	Kuwait SC	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Issam Jebali	(1991-12-25) 25 December 1991 (age 33)	16	2	Gamba Osaka	2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
FW	Firas Chaouat	(1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 28)	12	2	Muharraq	2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
FW	Hamdi Labidi	(2002-06-09) 9 June 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Club Africain	2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
FW	Oussama Bouguerra	(1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Espérance de Tunis	2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
FW	Youssef Abdelli	(1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Espérance de Tunis	2023 Africa Cup of NationsPRE
Player records Main article: Tunisia national football team records and statistics Tunisia national football team all-time record Competitive record      Champions      Runners-up      Third place      Fourth place   Hosted tournament FIFA World Cup Main article: Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup Summer Olympics Summer Olympics record Summer Olympics record Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Ref. 1896 Part of France Part of France 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 Did not enter Did not enter 1960 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 3 11 Squad 8 3 2 3 8 7 1964 Did not qualify 5 1 3 1 6 7 1968 2 0 2 0 1 1 1972 6 2 2 2 10 7 1976 4 1 1 2 3 4 1980 2 1 0 1 1 3 1984 2 1 1 0 4 1 1988 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 3 6 Squad 6 3 2 1 6 3 Since 1992 See Tunisia national under-23 football team See Tunisia national under-23 football team Total Group stage 2/15 6 0 2 4 6 17 — 35 12 13 10 39 33 — Africa Cup of Nations See also: Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations African Nations Championship Main articles: Tunisia A' national football team and Tunisia at the African Nations Championship Tunisia at the African Nations Championship FIFA Arab Cup Main article: Tunisia at the FIFA Arab Cup Tunisia at the FIFA Arab Cup FIFA Confederations Cup Main article: Tunisia at the FIFA Confederations Cup Tunisia at the FIFA Confederations Cup Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games record Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Ref 1951 Part of France 1955 Did not enter 1959 1963 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 4 Squad 1967 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 3 Squad 1971 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 3 2 Squad 1975 Third place 3rd 5 1 3 1 5 5 Squad 1979 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4 Squad 1983 Group stage 7th 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad 1987 Did not enter Since 1991 See Tunisia national under-23 football team and Tunisia national under-20 football team Total Runners-up 6/10 20 6 6 8 21 23 — — African Games African Games record Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Ref 1965 Did not qualify 1973 Withdrew 1978 Withdrew after qualifying 1987 Group stage 8 4 0 0 4 1 8 Squad Since 1991 See Tunisia national under-23 football team Total Group stage 1/4 4 0 0 4 1 8 — — Arab Games Arab Games record Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Ref 1953 Did not enter 1957 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 14 13 Squad 1961 Did not enter 1965 1976 1985 Group stage 5th 3 2 1 0 7 2 Squad 1997 Did not enter 1999 2007 2011 Since 2023 See Tunisia national under-23 football team Total Runners-up 2/10 8 5 1 2 21 15 — — Other tournaments Other tournaments records Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Ref 1962 Tripoli Fair Tournament Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 6 9 — 1963 Friendship Games Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 0 4 9 1965 Tripoli Fair Tournament Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 4 2 1966 Tripoli Fair Tournament Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 0 3 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 19 3 1974 Iran International Tournament Group stage 6th 2 0 1 1 0 2 1974 Kuneitra Cup Third place 3rd 7 4 0 3 10 9 1975 Palestine Cup of Nations Group stage 5th 2 1 1 0 4 1 1984–85 Friendship Games Third place 3rd 2 1 0 2 2 6 1988 Malta International Tournament Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 10 7 November Cup 1991 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 11 3 7 November Cup 1993 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1 1994 Malta International Tournament Third place 3rd 3 0 2 1 2 5 7 November Cup 1995 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 4 1 1997 LG Cup Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 5 1 2003 Tunis Four Nations Tournament Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 3 2 2006 LG Cup Runners-up 2nd 2 1 1 0 3 0 2011 Catalonia International Trophy Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 0 0 2015 Kirin Challenge Cup Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 2 2016 Catalonia International Trophy Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 3 3 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 5 0 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup Fifth place 5th 1 0 0 1 0 2 2024 ACUD Cup Third place 3rd 2 0 2 0 0 0 Total 10 Titles 1st 60 31 13 16 92 74 — Head-to-head record Tunisia national football team records and statistics FIFA rankings Tunisia national football team records and statistics Honours Main article: Tunisia national football team honours Throughout its history, according to FIFA statutes the Tunisian national team has won two official senior titles, the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2011 African Nations Championship. It also won two regional competitions, the 1963 Arab Cup. organized by UAFA and the 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations. The team has also won nine friendly titles, including international friendly tournaments listed below. Continental Africa Cup of Nations Champions (1): 2004 Runners-up (2): 1965, 1996 Third place (1): 1962 African Nations Championship Champions (1): 2011 Regional FIFA Arab Cup 1 Champions (1): 1963 2 Runners-up (1): 20211 Arab Games 2 Silver Medal (1): 1957 Palestine Cup of Nations 1 Champions (1): 1973 Kuneitra Cup 3 Third place (1): 1974 Mediterranean Games Silver medal (1): 1971 Bronze medal (1): 1975 Friendly 7th November Cup 1 Champions (3): 1991, 1993, 1995 Catalonia International Trophy 1 Champions (2): 2011, 2016 LG Cup 1 Champions (1): 1997 2 Runners-up (1): 2006 Tripoli Fair Tournament 1 Champions (1): 1965 3 Third place (1): 1962 Kirin Cup Soccer 1 Champions (1) 2022 Tunis Four Nations Tournament 1 Champions (1): 2003 Friendship Games 2 Runners-up (1): 1963 3 Third place (1): 1984–85 Kirin Challenge Cup 2 Runners-up (1): 2015 Malta International Tournament 3 Third place (1): 1994 FIFA Series2 3 Third place: 2024 Awards African National Team of the Year 1 First place: 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005 2 Second place: 1996, 1997 Summary Senior Competitition 1 2 3 Total Africa Cup of Nations 1 2 1 4 African Nations Championship 1 0 0 1 FIFA Arab Cup1 0 1 0 1 Total 2 3 1 6 According to FIFA statutes, only the officially recognized edition is counted, 2021 FIFA Arab Cup was the first edition organized by FIFA. Previous tournaments were organized by the regional body (Union of Arab Football Associations). International friendlies promoted by FIFA, the competition was unofficial. See also In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Túnez para niños Tunisian Football Federation Tunisia A' national football team Tunisia national under-23 football team Tunisia national under-20 football team Tunisia national under-17 football team Tunisia national under-15 football team Tunisia women's national football team Tunisia women's national under-20 football team Tunisia women's national under-17 football team Other football codes Tunisia national minifootball team Tunisia national futsal team Tunisia national beach soccer team Tunisia national American football team