Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

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.[1]

Summary

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to
Switzerland 1954		 Part of  France
Sweden 1958 Did not enter
Chile 1962 Did not qualify
England 1966 Withdrew
Mexico 1970 to
West Germany 1974		 Did not qualify
Argentina 1978 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 2
Spain 1982 Did not qualify
1986 Did not qualify
1990 Did not qualify
United States 1994 Did not qualify
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 Did not qualify
Russia 2018 Group stage 24th 3 1 0 2 5 8
Qatar 2022 To be determined
United States Canada Mexico 2026 To be determined
Total Group stage 5/21 15 2 4 9 13 25

FIFA World Cup record

As of 2018, Tunisia never survived the group stage of a World Cup. They have won two matches: Mexico in 1978, and Panama in 2018.

1978 FIFA 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.[2] A 1–0 defeat to 1974 semi-finalists Poland followed. Although The Eagles Of Carthage then held reigning champions West Germany to a 0–0 draw, they failed to advance. Tunisia failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup again until twenty years later.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 321041+35
 West Germany 312060+64
 Tunisia 311132+13
 Mexico 3003212−100
Tunisia 3–1 Mexico
Kaabi  55'
Ghommidh  79'
Dhouieb  87'		 Report Vázquez Ayala  45' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,396
Poland 1–0 Tunisia
Lato  43' Report
Attendance: 9,624
Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez (Spain)
West Germany 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Attendance: 30,667
Referee: César Guerrero Orosco (Peru)

1998 FIFA World Cup

Adel Sellimi's team were beaten 2–0 by England,[3][4] and 1–0 by Colombia[5] to eliminate them at the group stage. Their only point was in a 1–1 draw with Romania.[6]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 321042+27
 England 320152+36
 Colombia 310213−23
 Tunisia 301214−31
England 2 – 0 Tunisia
Shearer  43'
Scholes  89'		 Report
Attendance: 54,587
England
Tunisia
GK1David Seaman
CB2Sol CampbellYellow card 88'
CB6Gareth Southgate
CB5Tony Adams
RWB14Darren Anderton
LWB3Graeme Le Saux
CM4Paul Ince
CM8David Batty
AM16Paul Scholes
CF10Teddy Sheringham 85'
CF9Alan Shearer(c)
Substitutions:
FW20Michael Owen 85'
Manager:
Glenn Hoddle
GK1Chokri El Ouaer
RB5Hatem Trabelsi 79'
CB3Sami Trabelsi(c)
CB4Mounir Boukadida
LB17José ClaytonYellow card 48'
MF10Kais GhodhbaneYellow card 87'
MF21Khaled Badra
MF14Sirajeddine Chihi
MF15Skander Souayah 45'
FW11Adel Sellimi
FW18Mehdi Ben Slimane 65'
Substitutions:
MF8Zoubeir Baya 45'
FW2Imed Ben YounesYellow card 70' 65'
DF7Tarek Thabet 79'
Manager:
Poland Henryk Kasperczak

Assistant referees:
Hyun Jeom-young (South Korea)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Colombia 1 – 0 Tunisia
Preciado  83' Report
Attendance: 29,800
Colombia
Tunisia
GK22Faryd Mondragón
3Ever Palacios
4José SantaYellow card 18'
5Jorge Bermúdez
6Mauricio Serna 62'
7Antony de Ávila
8Harold Lozano
9Adolfo Valencia 56'
10Carlos Valderrama(c)
13Wilmer Cabrera
19Freddy Rincón 56'
Substitutions:
15Víctor Aristizábal 56'
21Léider Preciado 56'
14Jorge Bolaño 62'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez
GK1Chokri El Ouaer
3Sami Trabelsi(c)
6Ferid Chouchane
7Tarek Thabet 76'
8Zoubeir Baya 73'
11Adel Sellimi 68'
13Riadh BouaziziYellow card 16'
14Sirajeddine Chihi
15Skander Souayah
17ClaytonYellow card 83'
18Mehdi Ben Slimane
Substitutions:
2Imed Ben Younes 68'
19Faysal Ben Ahmed 73'
10Kaies Ghodhbane 76'
Manager:
Poland Henryk Kasperczak

Assistant referees:
Erich Schneider (Germany)
Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
László Vágner (Hungary)

Romania 1 – 1 Tunisia
Moldovan  72' Report Souayah  10' (pen.)
Attendance: 77,000
Romania
Tunisia
GK12Bogdan Stelea
2Dan Petrescu
3Cristian Dulca 32'
4Anton Doboș
5Constantin Gâlcă
7Marius Lăcătuș 46'
8Dorinel Munteanu 76'
10Gheorghe Hagi(c)
13Liviu Ciobotariu
15Lucian Marinescu
17Ilie Dumitrescu 68'
Substitutions:
6Gheorghe Popescu 32'
11Adrian Ilie 46'
9Viorel Moldovan 68'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK1Chokri El Ouaer
3Sami Trabelsi(c)
4Mounir Boukadida
6Ferid Chouchane
8Zoubeir BayaYellow card 28'
10Kaies Ghodhbane 85'
11Adel Sellimi
13Riadh Bouazizi
14Sirajeddine Chihi
15Skander SouayahYellow card 57' 91'
18Mehdi Ben Slimane 60'
Substitutions:
9Riadh Jelassi 60'
7Tarek Thabet 85'
2Imed Ben Younes 91'
Manager:
Ali Selmi

Assistant referees:
Jacek Pocięgiel (Poland)
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

2002 FIFA World Cup

Tunisia reached their second successive FIFA World Cup (and third overall), which was 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 in their second match. Their final group game resulted in a 2–0 defeat to co-hosts Japan, meaning they were knocked out in the group stages yet again.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan (H) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Belgium 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3  Russia 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Host.

All times local (UTC+9)

Russia 2–0 Tunisia
Titov  59'
Karpin  64' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 30,957
Russia
Tunisia
GK1Ruslan Nigmatullin
DF2Yuri Kovtun
DF3Yuri Nikiforov
DF5Andrei Solomatin
DF7Viktor Onopko (c)
MF6Igor SemshovYellow card 27' 46'
MF8Valeri Karpin
MF9Yegor Titov
MF20Marat Izmailov 78'
FW11Vladimir Beschastnykh 55'
FW19Ruslan Pimenov
Substitutions:
MF21Dmitri Khokhlov 46'
FW22Dmitri Sychev 55'
MF15Dmitri AlenichevYellow card 88' 78'
Manager:
Oleg Romantsev
GK1Ali Boumnijel
DF2Khaled Badra 84'
DF4Mohamed Mkacher
DF6Hatem Trabelsi
DF12Raouf Bouzaiene
DF15Radhi Jaïdi
MF8Hassen GabsiYellow card 50' 67'
MF13Riadh Bouazizi
MF18Selim Ben Achour
FW5Ziad JaziriYellow card 75'
FW11Adel Sellimi (c) 67'
Substitutions:
MF3Zoubeir Baya 67'
MF7Imed Mhedhebi 67'
FW20Ali Zitouni 84'
Manager:
Ammar Souayah

Man of the Match:
Yuri Nikiforov (Russia)

Assistant referees:
Michael Ragoonath (Trinidad and Tobago)
Paul Smith (New Zealand)
Fourth official:
Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Tunisia 1–1 Belgium
Bouzaiene  17' Report Wilmots  13'
Attendance: 52,000
Tunisia
Belgium
GK1Ali Boumnijel
DF2Khaled Badra (c)
DF6Hatem TrabelsiYellow card 68'
DF12Raouf Bouzaiene
DF15Radhi Jaïdi
MF8Hassen GabsiYellow card 22' 67'
MF10Kaies GhodhbaneYellow card 43'
MF13Riadh Bouazizi
MF18Selim Ben Achour
MF21Mourad MelkiYellow card 69' 88'
FW5Ziad Jaziri 77'
Substitutions:
FW11Adel Sellimi 67'
FW20Ali Zitouni 77'
MF3Zoubeir Baya 88'
Manager:
Ammar Souayah
GK1Geert De Vlieger
DF2Eric Deflandre
DF3Glen De Boeck
DF12Peter Van Der Heyden
DF16Daniel Van BuytenYellow card 40'
MF6Timmy Simons 74'
MF8Bart Goor
MF11Gert Verheyen 46'
MF18Yves Vanderhaeghe
FW7Marc Wilmots (c)
FW20Branko Strupar 46'
Substitutions:
FW9Wesley Sonck 46'
MF14Sven Vermant 46'
FW22Mbo Mpenza 74'
Manager:
Robert Waseige

Man of the Match:
Raouf Bouzaiene (Tunisia)

Assistant referees:
Paul Smith (New Zealand)
Komaleeswaran Sankar (India)
Fourth official:
Gilles Veissière (France)

Tunisia 0–2 Japan
Report Morishima  48'
Nakata  75'
Attendance: 45,213
Tunisia
Japan
GK1Ali Boumnijel
DF2Khaled Badra (c)Yellow card 81'
DF6Hatem Trabelsi
DF12Raouf Bouzaiene 78'
DF15Radhi Jaïdi
DF23José Clayton 61'
MF10Kaies Ghodhbane
MF13Riadh BouaziziYellow card 21'
MF18Selim Ben Achour
MF21Mourad Melki 46'
FW5Ziad Jaziri
Substitutions:
MF3Zoubeir Baya 46'
MF7Imed Mhedhebi 61'
FW20Ali Zitouni 78'
Manager:
Ammar Souayah
GK12Seigo Narazaki
DF3Naoki Matsuda
DF16Kōji Nakata
DF17Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)
MF5Junichi Inamoto 46'
MF7Hidetoshi Nakata 84'
MF18Shinji Ono
MF20Tomokazu Myojin
MF21Kazuyuki Toda
FW11Takayuki Suzuki
FW13Atsushi Yanagisawa 46'
Substitutions:
MF8Hiroaki Morishima 46'
MF22Daisuke Ichikawa 46'
MF19Mitsuo Ogasawara 84'
Manager:
France Philippe Troussier

Man of the Match:
Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Frédéric Arnault (France)
Haidar Koleit (Lebanon)
Fourth official:
René Ortubé (Bolivia)

2006 FIFA 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 1–0, ending their 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Tunisia 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Tunisia 2–2 Saudi Arabia
Jaziri  23'
Jaïdi  90+2'		 Report Al-Qahtani  57'
Al-Jaber  84'
Attendance: 66,000
Tunisia
Saudi Arabia
GK1Ali Boumnijel
RB6Hatem Trabelsi
CB15Radhi Jaïdi
CB3Karim HagguiYellow card 35'
LB18David Jemmali
RM20Hamed Namouchi
CM12Jawhar Mnari
CM13Riadh Bouazizi (c)Yellow card 36' 55'
LM14Adel ChedliYellow card 65' 69'
CF9Yassine ChikhaouiYellow card 79' 82'
CF5Ziad Jaziri
Substitutions:
MF8Mehdi Nafti 55'
MF10Kaies Ghodhbane 69'
FW2Karim Essediri 82'
Manager:
France Roger Lemerre
GK21Mabrouk Zaid
RB2Ahmed Dokhi
CB3Redha Tukar
CB4Hamad Al-Montashari
LB13Hussein Sulaimani (c)
RM16Khaled Aziz
CM6Omar Al-Ghamdi
LM14Saud Kariri
AM8Mohammed Noor 74'
AM18Nawaf Al-Temyat 67'
CF20Yasser Al-Qahtani 82'
Substitutions:
FW23Malek Mouath 67'
MF7Mohammed Ameen 74'
FW9Sami Al-Jaber 82'
Manager:
Brazil Marcos Paquetá

Man of the Match:
Ziad Jaziri (Tunisia)

Assistant referees:
Nathan Gibson (Australia)
Ben Wilson (Australia)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Fifth official:
Christian Julio (Chile)

Spain 3–1 Tunisia
Raúl  71'
Torres  76', 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Mnari  8'
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Spain
Tunisia
GK1Iker Casillas (c)
RB15Sergio Ramos
CB22Pablo
CB5Carles PuyolYellow card 30'
LB3Mariano Pernía
RM16Marcos Senna 46'
CM14Xabi Alonso
LM8Xavi
RW21David Villa 57'
LW9Fernando Torres
CF11Luis García 46'
Substitutions:
FW7Raúl 46'
MF18Cesc FàbregasYellow card 89' 46'
MF17Joaquín 57'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés
GK1Ali Boumnijel
RB6Hatem TrabelsiYellow card 40'
CB15Radhi JaïdiYellow card 70'
CB3Karim Haggui
LB19Anis AyariYellow card 32' 57'
RM12Jawhar MnariYellow card 90+3'
CM13Riadh Bouazizi (c) 57'
LM14Adel Chedli 80'
AM8Mehdi Nafti
AM20Hamed Namouchi
CF5Ziad JaziriYellow card 85'
Substitutions:
DF4Alaeddine Yahia 57'
MF10Kaies Ghodhbane 57'
FW7Haykel GuemamdiaYellow card 81' 80'
Manager:
France Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match:
Xabi Alonso (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Aristeu Tavares (Brazil)
Ednílson Corona (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Fifth official:
Christian Julio (Chile)

Ukraine 1–0 Tunisia
Shevchenko  70' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 72,000
Ukraine
Tunisia
GK1Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
CB6Andriy RusolYellow card 65'
CB22Vyacheslav SviderskyiYellow card 18'
CB2Andriy Nesmachniy
RM9Oleh Husyev
CM4Anatoliy TymoshchukYellow card 61'
CM8Oleh ShelayevYellow card 47'
LM19Maksym Kalynychenko 75'
AM11Serhiy Rebrov 55'
SS10Andriy Voronin
CF7Andriy Shevchenko (c) 88'
Substitutions:
FW16Andriy Vorobey 55'
MF14Andriy Husin 75'
FW15Artem Milevskiy 88'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin
GK1Ali Boumnijel
RB6Hatem Trabelsi
CB15Radhi JaïdiYellow card 90'
CB3Karim Haggui
LB19Anis Ayari
RM13Riadh Bouazizi (c)Yellow card 43' 79'
CM8Mehdi Nafti 90+1'
CM12Jawhar Mnari
LM14Adel Chedli 79'
CF5Ziad JaziriYellow cardYellow cardRed card 9', 45+1'
CF20Hamed Namouchi
Substitutions:
FW11Francileudo Santos 79'
FW17Chaouki Ben Saada 79'
MF10Kaies Ghodhbane 90+1'
Manager:
France Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match:
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (Ukraine)

Assistant referees:
Amelio Andino (Paraguay)
Manuel Bernal (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Fifth official:
Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria)

2018 FIFA World Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4  Panama 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Tunisia 1–2 England
 Report
Attendance: 41,064[7]
Belgium 5–2 Tunisia
 Report
Attendance: 44,190[8]
Panama 1–2 Tunisia
 Report
Attendance: 37,168[9]


Record Players

No. Name Matches World Cups
1 Riadh Bouazizi81998, 2002 and 2006
Kaies Ghodhbane81998, 2002 and 2006
3Hatem Trabelsi71998, 2002 and 2006
4 Zoubeir Baya61998 and 2002
Ali Boumnijel62002 and 2006
Radhi Jaïdi62002 and 2006
Ziad Jaziri62002 and 2006
8Adel Sellimi51998 and 2002
9Khaled Badra41998 and 2002
1025 players3

References

  1. ↑ "Victory sends Cameroon to the finals". FIFA.com. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tunisia 3 – 1 Mexico". FIFA.com. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "England beat Tunisia". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 June 1998. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Moore, Glenn (16 June 1998). "England arrive at party in style". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "World Cup – Colombia 1 Tunisia 0". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. 23 June 1998. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "World Cup – Romania 1 Tunisia 1". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. 27 June 1998. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Match report – Group G – Tunisia v England" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Match report – Group G – Belgium v Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Match report – Group G – Panama v Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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