TUNISIA WORLD CUP FOOTBALL TEAM

LAST 5
RESULTS

Opponent Score Date
Mali
L 29/03/2022
Mali
L 25/03/2022
Zambia
L 16/11/2021
Equatorial Guinea
L 13/11/2021
Mauritania
L 10/10/2021

WORLD CUP
QUALIFIERS TABLE

Club MP W D L GD Pts GF GA
FranceFrance 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 1
TunisiaTunisia 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
DenmarkDenmark 2 0 1 1 -1 1 1 2
AustraliaAustralia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tunisia World Cup MATCH SCHEDULE

Group D

26/11/2022

Stadium

Tunisia
Australia

STARTS AT

11:00 GMT+0100

Al Janoub Stadium

Group D

30/11/2022

Stadium

Tunisia
France

STARTS AT

16:00 GMT+0100

Education City Stadium

Tunisia WORLD CUP team Squad

The Tunisia national football side have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on five previous occasions although they have never advanced past the group stage. It will be a difficult task again this time after being drawn in Group D alongside France, Denmark and Australia.

After finishing top of their African qualification group, Tunisia were drawn to play a two-legged playoff against a strong Mali side who hadn’t conceded at all in their own group. In the first leg, an early Malian own goal and red card put Tunisia on their way to a 0-1 away win.

In the tense second leg four days later, Tunisia shut up shop at home. In a defensive masterclass, they restricted their opponents to only four shots and not one on target. A 0-0 result sealed their passage to the Qatar 2022 tournament.

Attacker

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Wahbi Khazri
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23
Naïm Sliti
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Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
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19
Seifeddine Jaziri
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7
Youssef Msakni
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6
Anis Slimane
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23
Sebastian Tounekti
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11
Taha Yassine Khenissi
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2
Issam Jebali

Midfielder

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17
Ellyes Skhiri
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Moataz Zemzemi
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8
Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
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8
Ghaylen Chaaleli
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13
Ferjani Sassi
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14
Aïssa Laïdouni
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Hamza Rafia
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18
Saad Bguir
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15
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
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10
Hannibal Mejbri
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4
Nader Ghandri

Defender

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5
Oussama Haddadi
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20
Mohamed Dräger
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4
Yassine Meriah
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6
Dylan Bronn
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3
Montassar Talbi
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Omar Rekik
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12
Ali Maâloul
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17
Ali Abdi
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2
Wajdi Kechrida
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21
Hamza Mathlouthi
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9
Mortadha Ben Ouanes
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2
Bilel Ifa

Goalkeeper

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22
Mouez Hassen
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1
Ali Jemal
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Bechir Ben Said
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Farouk Ben Mustapha
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Aymen Dahmen

Tunisia Football Team Coach

Jalel Kadri has had the most managerial positions of any head coach at the 2022 World Cup. Despite being relatively young at 50, Kadri has taken charge of an incredible 20 different clubs since 2001 as well as having spells as the Tunisian youth side and assistant manager.

His first attempt at management came at the age of just 30 with domestic side AS Djerba. What followed was a succession of jobs at Tunisian clubs for no longer than one season, before moving on with the same trend at low-level Saudi Arabian clubs.

This pattern of short-term jobs continued at various clubs before Kadri became Tunisian assistant manager for the second time in 2021. When Mondher Kebaier was sacked after crashing out of the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year, Kadri was offered the top job and duly qualified Tunisia for the 2022 World Cup.

Tunisia Football Team Captain

Youssef Msakni is the captain of the Tunisia World Cup 2022 squad and actually plays his club football in Qatar for Al-Duhail. He is a goalscoring wide player who netted 89 goals in 164 games for his club side between 2012 and 2021 after joining for a then record Arabic transfer fee of $15 million.

Once linked with Premier League clubs, including Brighton and Hove Albion, Msakni did make it to European football after signing on loan for Belgian side Eupen in 2019. Another loan move has materialised recently, with Msakni moving to fellow Qatari team Al Arabi in 2021.

As one of the country’s leading players, Msakni is a standout choice for the captaincy. The 32-year-old will also have some extra motivation for the tournament, not just playing in front of his domestic crowd, but also because he missed the 2018 World Cup in Russia through injury.

WHO ARE Tunisia’s top scorers?

Among Tunisia’s national team, their top scorers are:

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Wahbi Khazri
WITH A TOTAL OF 3 GOALS
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Ellyes Skhiri
WITH A TOTAL OF 2 GOALS
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Anis Slimane
WITH A TOTAL OF 1 GOALS

Which of Tunisia’s players have the most assists?

Among Tunisia’s national team, players with the most assists are:

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Wahbi Khazri
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8
Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
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23
Naïm Sliti

all with 5 assists each.

When is Tunisia’s first World Cup 2022 game?

Tunisia begin their campaign in Qatar with a tough game against Denmark on 22nd November at 13:00 UTC at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan. Australia and France are up next.

Is there a rivalry between Tunisia and France?

Tunisia used to be under French rule until gaining independence in 1956. Despite playing each other in friendly games over the years, this is the first time they’ve faced off in a World Cup tournament.

Will Hannibal Mejbri play at World Cup 2022?

Exciting and feisty Man United youngster Hannibal Mejbri has already made nearly 20 appearances for Tunisia at the age of 19. It is almost certain he will be in the Tunisia World Cup 2022 squad, although it remains to be seen whether he will start or be used from the bench.

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