Tunisia national football team
Nickname(s) | Les Aigles de Carthage (Eagles of Carthage) |
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Association | Tunisian Football Federation | ||
Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Head coach | Henryk Kasperczak | ||
Captain | Yassine Chikhaoui | ||
Most caps | Radhi Jaïdi (105) | ||
Top scorer | Issam Jemâa (36) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Olympique de Radès | ||
FIFA code | TUN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 40 (7 January 2016) | ||
Highest | 19 (February 1998) | ||
Lowest | 65 (July 2010) | ||
First international | |||
Tunisia 1–2 Algeria (Tunisia; 25 June 1957) |
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World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (First in 1978) | ||
Best result | Group Stage: 1978 9th place | ||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 16 (First in 1962) | ||
Best result | Winners: 2004 | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2005) | ||
Best result | Round 1 |
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 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, when they hosted the tournament.
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1978 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.[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
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
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
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
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.
Competition records
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FIFA Confederations Cup
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Africa Cup of Nations record
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Arab Nations Cup record
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Personnel
Coaching Staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Henryk Kasperczak |
Assistant Coach | Hatem Missaoui |
Goalkeeping Coach | Adel Ben Zouita |
Fitness Coach | Jalel Herguli |
Team Doctor | Montassar Chéour |
Masseurs | Akrem Hbiri Majdi Turki Fathi Naoui |
Managers
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Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
This is a list of matches from the last six months and any future scheduled matches.
Players
Current Squad
The following players were called up to the squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Liberia on September 5, 2015.[7]
Caps and goals updated as 12 June 2015 after the match against Djibouti.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Achraf Krir | 3 March 1989 | 0 | 0 | ES Zarzis | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
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DF | Mohamed Ali Yacoubi | 5 October 1990 | 9 | 0 | Espérance de Tunis | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
DF | Maher Hannachi | 31 August 1984 | 6 | 1 | CS Sfaxien | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
DF | Hamza Agrebi | 21 March 1991 | 2 | 0 | Club Africain | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
DF | Houssine Rabii | 13 December 1989 | 2 | 0 | ES Zarzis | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
DF | Oussama Haddadi | 28 January 1992 | 1 | 0 | Club Africain | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
DF | Chaker Hammali | 26 August 1981 | 0 | 0 | ES Zarzis | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
DF | Karim Aoidhi | 18 October 1988 | 0 | 0 | Stade Tunisien | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
DF | Ali Mechani | 12 July 1993 | 0 | 0 | CA Bizertin | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
DF | Bilel Ifa | 9 March 1990 | 23 | 0 | Club Africain | v. Djibouti, 12 June 2015 |
DF | Ali Maâloul | 1 January 1990 | 15 | 0 | CS Sfaxien | v. Djibouti, 12 June 2015 |
DF | Chamseddine Dhaouadi | 16 January 1987 | 5 | 0 | Espérance de Tunis | v. China PR, 31 March 2015 |
DF | Hatem Bejaoui | 10 May 1986 | 1 | 0 | Espérance de Tunis | v. China PR, 31 March 2015 |
DF | Rami Bedoui | 19 January 1990 | 6 | 0 | Étoile du Sahel | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
DF | Bilel Mohsni | 21 July 1987 | 4 | 0 | Angers | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
DF | Yassin Mikari | 9 January 1983 | 32 | 1 | Club Africain | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary squad |
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MF | Tijani Belaïd | 6 September 1987 | 20 | 3 | Club Africain | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
MF | Youssef Mouihbi | 1 April 1985 | 9 | 0 | Étoile du Sahel | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
MF | Imed Meniaoui | 19 April 1983 | 1 | 0 | Club Africain | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
MF | Lyes Jlassi | 11 November 1989 | 0 | 0 | Stade Tunisien | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
MF | Ferjani Sassi | 18 March 1992 | 17 | 2 | Metz | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
MF | Stéphane Nater | 20 January 1984 | 12 | 0 | Club Africain | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
MF | Mohamed Gouaida | 15 May 1993 | 3 | 0 | Karlsruher SC | v. Djibouti, 12 June 2015 |
MF | Änis Ben-Hatira | 18 July 1988 | 9 | 0 | Hertha Berlin | v. China PR, 31 March 2015 |
MF | Mohamed Larbi | 9 February 1987 | 2 | 0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | v. China PR, 31 March 2015 |
MF | Jamel Saihi | 27 January 1987 | 19 | 2 | Montpellier | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
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FW | Ahmed Akaïchi | 23 February 1989 | 14 | 5 | Étoile du Sahel | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
FW | Taha Yassine Khenissi | 6 January 1992 | 4 | 0 | CS Sfaxien | v. Libya, 19 June 2015 |
FW | Yoann Touzghar | 28 November 1986 | 1 | 1 | Lens | v. Djibouti, 12 June 2015 |
FW | Hamza Younés | 16 April 1986 | 9 | 0 | Tractor Sazi | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
FW | Edem Rjaïbi | 5 April 1990 | 1 | 0 | Bizertin | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
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- Notes
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
Records
- As of 31 March 2015
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Historic Kits
Kit Providers
Name | Start | End |
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Adidas | 1970's | 1992 |
Lotto | 1994 | 1998 |
Uhlsport | 2000 | 2001 |
Puma | 2002 | 2010 |
Burrda | 2010 |
Kit history
1978 World Cup
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2002 World Cup Home
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References
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External links
- Tunisian FA official site
- Tunisia World Cup Team Blog
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