Sub-confederation UNAF (North Africa) | Founded 1956 | |
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Nickname(s) Les Aigles de Carthage(Eagles of Carthage) | ||
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.
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- tunisia football road to russia 2018
- 1978 World Cup
- 1998 World Cup
- 2002 World Cup
- 2004 Africa Cup of Nations
- 2006 World Cup
- Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
- Current squad
- Recent call ups
- Records
- References
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. 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, and 1–0 by Colombia to eliminate them at the group stage. Their only point was in a 1–1 draw with Romania.
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.
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
This is a list of matches from the last twelve months and any future scheduled matches.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the Friendly Matches against Cameroon in March 24, and Morocco on March 28, 2017.
Caps and goals updated as January 28, 2017 after the match against Burkina Faso.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.