Tunisia national football team records and statistics

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Map of teams played against Tunisia by number of matches:

The Tunisia national football team has played teams from every confederation. Their first international match was played on 2 June 1957 in Tunis against Libya, winning 4–2. The team they have played the most is Morocco, with a total of 50 matches played.

Their biggest win has been by 8 goals in two matches: against Chinese Taipei on 18 August 1960, and against Djibouti on 12 June 2015.

Player records[]

As of 29 January 2022
Players in bold are still active with Tunisia.

Most appearances[]

Main article: List of Tunisia international footballers
Radhi Jaïdi is the most capped player in the history of Tunisia with 105 caps.
Rank Player Caps Goals Position Career
1 Radhi Jaïdi 105 7 DF 1996–2009
2 Chokri El Ouaer 97 0 GK 1990–2002
3 Khaled Badra 96 10 DF 1995–2006
4 Khaled Ben Yahia[a] 95 5 DF 1979–1993
Kaies Ghodhbane 95 6 MF 1995–2006
6 Riadh Bouazizi 92 3 MF 1995–2006
7 Tarak Dhiab[a] 89 12 FW 1974–1990
8 Sadok Sassi[a] 87 0 GK 1963–1978
9 Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi[a] 86 17 MF 1985–1995
Sirajeddine Chihi 86 4 MF 1991–2001

Top goalscorers[]

Main article: List of leading goalscorers for the Tunisia national football team
Wahbi Khazri is the top scorer among active players of Tunisia with 24 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Issam Jemâa 36 84 0.43 2005–2014
2 Wahbi Khazri 24 69 0.35 2013–present
3 Francileudo Santos 21 41 0.51 2004–2008
4 Adel Sellimi 20 80 0.25 1990–2002
5 Faouzi Rouissi 18 42 0.43 1989–2001
6 Zoubeir Baya 17 83 0.2 1994–2002
Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi 17 86 0.2 1985–1995
8 Mohamed Salah Jedidi 15 32 0.47 1962–1965
Youssef Msakni 15 81 0.19 2010–present
10 Hassen Gabsi 14 50 0.28 1997–2002
Zied Jaziri 14 63 0.22 1999–2007
  1. ^ a b c d Matches in the Olympic Games and against Amateur sides are not considered full 'A' internationals by FIFA

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations[]

The list shown below shows the Tunisia national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.

As of 29 January 2022 after match against  Burkina Faso.

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
  1. ^ Includes matches against  Zaire
  2. ^ Includes matches against  West Germany.
  3. ^ Includes matches against  Serbia and Montenegro

Teams yet to play against Tunisia[]

Teams yet to play Tunisia
 Yemen  São Tomé and Príncipe  Curaçao  Venezuela  New Zealand
 Afghanistan  Eritrea  Honduras  Paraguay  Solomon Islands
 Kyrgyzstan  South Sudan  Martinique  Ecuador  New Caledonia
 Tajikistan  Zanzibar  El Salvador  Bolivia  Tahiti
 Turkmenistan  Comoros  Grenada  Guatemala  Fiji
 Uzbekistan  Lesotho  Jamaica  Aruba  Vanuatu
 Bangladesh  Seychelles  Suriname  Dominica  Papua New Guinea
 Bhutan  Réunion  Bermuda  Saint Kitts and Nevis  American Samoa
 Maldives  Philippines  Cuba  Saint Lucia  Israel
   Nepal  Singapore  Haiti  Anguilla  Cyprus
 Pakistan  Thailand  Trinidad and Tobago  Bonaire  Luxembourg
 Sri Lanka  Timor-Leste  Antigua and Barbuda  Cayman Islands  Armenia
 Brunei  Vietnam  Belize  Puerto Rico  Estonia
 Cambodia  Guam  Dominican Republic  Sint Maarten  Faroe Islands
 Indonesia  Hong Kong  French Guiana  Saint Martin  Azerbaijan
 Laos  North Korea  Montserrat  Turks and Caicos Islands  Kosovo
 Malaysia  Macau  Nicaragua  British Virgin Islands  Kazakhstan
 Myanmar  Mongolia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Samoa  Lithuania
 Philippines  Northern Mariana Islands  Barbados  Tonga  Andorra
 U.S. Virgin Islands  Guadeloupe  Cook Islands  Moldova  Liechtenstein
 Gibraltar  San Marino

Matches statistics[]

Biggest wins[]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Competition Difference
1 18 August 1960 Stadio Olimpico, Rome  Chinese Taipei 8–1 Friendly match +7
2 12 June 2015 Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis  Djibouti 8–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification +7
3 7 January 2000 Stade El Menzah, Tunis  Togo 7–0 Friendly match +7
4 26 March 2005 Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis  Malawi 7–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification +7
5 25 February 2001 Stade El Menzah, Tunis  DR Congo 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification +6
6 1 July 2001 Stade El Menzah, Tunis  Congo 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification +6

Competitive records[]

Main article:

FIFA World Cup records[]

Main article: Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup

Tunisia have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on five occasions, the first being at the 1978 FIFA World Cup where they finished in ninth position. Between 1998 and 2006 they had a streak of three World Cup qualifications. They have made their fifth appearance at the finals in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[3] However, Tunisia has never been able to progress from the group stage in all occasions.

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Manager Result Pld W D L GF GA Ref
Uruguay 1930 Part of  France Part of  France [4]
Italy 1934 [5]
France 1938 [6]
Brazil 1950 [7]
Switzerland 1954 [8]
Sweden 1958 Did not enter Did not enter [9]
Chile 1962 Did not qualify Round 1 3 1 1 1 4 4 [10]
England 1966 Withdrew[note 3] Withdrew [11]
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify Round 2 5 1 4 0 4 3 [12]
West Germany 1974 Round 2 4 1 1 2 5 5 [13]
Argentina 1978 Round 1 9th 3 1 1 1 3 2 Tunisia Chetali Round 4 10 4 4 2 15 9 [14]
Spain 1982 Did not qualify Round 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 [15]
Mexico 1986 Round 4 8 4 0 4 11 9 [16]
Italy 1990 Round 3 10 4 1 5 10 11 [17]
United States 1994 Round 1 6 3 3 0 14 2 [18]
France 1998 Group stage 26th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Poland Kasperczak Round 2 8 7 1 0 15 2 [19]
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 29th 3 0 1 2 1 5 Tunisia Souayah Round 2 10 8 2 0 28 5 [20]
Germany 2006 Group stage 24th 3 0 1 2 3 6 France Lemerre Round 2 10 6 3 1 25 9 [21]
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify Round 3 12 7 3 2 18 7 [22]
Brazil 2014 Round 3 8 4 3 1 14 10 [23]
Russia 2018 Group stage 24th 3 1 0 2 5 8 Tunisia Maâloul Round 3 8 6 2 0 15 6 [24]
Total Group stage 5/23 15 2 4 9 13 25 — 14/20 104 57 28 19 180 84 —

Africa Cup of Nations records[]

See also: Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations

Tunisia participated in the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 1962. In that year the country came in third by defeating Uganda in the third place match 3–0. That tournament, however, only four countries took part. In 1965 Tunisia was allowed to act as host country and made it to the final, where they lost 2–3 against Ghana.

Tunisia did not reach the final again until 1996, and again finished as runners-up, this time losing 0–2 to hosts South Africa. Tunisia's biggest success in the tournament came 8 years later, when as hosts they reached the final for the third time and were victorious, defeating Morocco 2–1. Francileudo Santos and Ziad Jaziri scored the goals for Tunisia.

Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Manager Round Pld W D L GF GA Ref
Sudan 1957 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF [25]
United Arab Republic 1959 [26]
Ethiopia 1962 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 5 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Matošić Round 2 4 3 0 1 7 2 [27]
Ghana 1963 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 3 5 France Gérard Round 1 2 1 0 1 6 5 [28]
Tunisia 1965 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 6 3 Tunisia Ben Nacef Qualified as hosts [29]
Ethiopia 1968 Did not qualify Round 2 4 1 1 2 5 5 [30]
Sudan 1970 Did not enter Did not enter [31]
Cameroon 1972 [32]
Egypt 1974 [33]
Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify Round 2 6 3 1 2 8 7 [34]
Ghana 1978 Fourth place 4th 5 1 3 1 5 4 Tunisia Chetali Round 2 4 2 1 1 10 7 [35]
Nigeria 1980 Banned[note 4] Banned [36]
Libya 1982 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Poland Kulesza Round 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 [37]
Ivory Coast 1984 Did not qualify Round 2 4 2 1 1 6 1 [38]
Egypt 1986 Round 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 [39]
Morocco 1988 Round 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 [40]
Algeria 1990 Round 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 [41]
Senegal 1992 Round 1 6 3 3 0 10 5 [42]
Tunisia 1994 Group stage 9th 2 0 1 1 1 3 Tunisia Benzarti Qualified as hosts [43]
South Africa 1996 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 10 9 Poland Kasperczak Round 1 8 3 4 1 7 2 [44]
Burkina Faso 1998 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 5 Poland Kasperczak Round 1 3 2 0 1 3 1 [45]
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 6 9 Italy Scoglio Round 2 6 5 0 1 13 3 [46]
Mali 2002 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 0 1 France Michel Round 2 6 2 2 2 9 7 [47]
Tunisia 2004 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 10 4 France Lemerre Qualified as hosts [48]
Egypt 2006 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 7 5 France Lemerre Round 2 10 6 3 1 25 9 [49]
Ghana 2008 Quarter-finals 5th 4 1 2 1 7 6 France Lemerre Round 1 6 4 1 1 12 3 [50]
Angola 2010 Group stage 12th 3 0 3 0 3 3 Tunisia Benzarti Round 3 12 7 3 2 18 7 [51]
GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 5 5 Tunisia Trabelsi Round 1 8 4 2 2 14 6 [52]
South Africa 2013 Group stage 12th 3 1 1 1 2 4 Tunisia Trabelsi Round 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 [53]
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 5 5 Belgium Leekens Round 3 6 4 2 0 6 2 [54]
Gabon 2017 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 6 7 Poland Kasperczak Round 1 6 4 1 1 16 3 [55]
Egypt 2019 Fourth place 4th 7 1 4 2 6 5 France Giresse Round 1 6 4 1 1 16 3 [56]
Cameroon 2021 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 0 3 5 3 Tunisia Kebaier Round 1 6 5 1 0 14 5 —
Total 1 Title 20/33 80 25 29 26 99 94 — 24/33 121 67 30 24 200 91 —

Hat-tricks[]

Main article: List of Tunisia national football team Hat-tricks

Notes[]

  1. ^ FIFA awarded Tunisia a 3–0 win as a result of Cape Verde fielding the player Fernando Varela, who had been sent off in the match against Equatorial Guinea on 24 March 2013. As a result of his sending off for unsporting conduct towards a match official, Varela had been given a four match suspension and would miss the rest of the qualifying campaign plus one further FIFA game. Varela did not participate in the games against Equatorial Guinea on 8 June 2013 or the game against Sierra Leone on 16 June 2013. Complicating matters, Varela's red card against Equatorial Guinea was removed from the FIFA.com website.[1] The match originally ended 2–0 to Cape Verde.[2]
  2. ^ The two teams play on January 18, 2000 a training match, three halves of 35 minutes, won by Ghana 2–0 but which can not be considered a real international match.
  3. ^ Package for the preliminary phase, like all other African countries, in protest against the method of allocation of qualifying quotas by continent decided by FIFA.
  4. ^ The match was abandoned after Tunisia walked off in the 42nd minute with the score tied at 1–1 to protest the officiating. Nigeria were awarded a 2–0 win, and Tunisia were banned from the next tournament.

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