Tunisia, the growing CAF side, is ready to experience its sixth FIFA World Cup journey in the 2022 edition in Qatar.
Tunisia players are hoping to inspire the country in the FIFA World Cup 2022 through their top performances, which can help them experience their first WC knockout stages.
Before the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, let’s check out some crucial FIFA World Cup records and stats for Tunisia.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2018
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Tunisia’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
5/21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13.33 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: Never
Best Result: Group Stage
Tunisia’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Part of France |
1934 | Italy | Part of France |
1938 | France | Part of France |
1950 | Brazil | Part of France |
1954 | Switzerland | Part of France |
1958 | Sweden | Did not enter |
1962 | Chile | Did not qualify |
1966 | England | Withdrew |
1970 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1974 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1978 | Argentina | Group Stage |
1982 | Spain | Did not qualify |
1986 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1990 | Italy | Did not qualify |
1994 | USA | Did not qualify |
1998 | France | Group Stage |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Group Stage |
2006 | Germany | Group Stage |
2010 | South Africa | Did not qualify |
2014 | Brazil | Did not qualify |
2018 | Russia | Group Stage |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Tunisia:
Last Group Stage exit: 2018
Last Failed to Qualify: 2014
Tunisia’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
3-1 vs Mexico in 1978 | 5-2 vs Belgium in 2018 |
2-1 vs Panama in 2018 | 3-1 vs Spain in 2006 |
— | 2-0 vs England in 1998 |
Also Read | FIFA World Cup 2022: France - World Cup Records and Stats and FIFA World Cup 2022: Poland - World Cup Records and Stats
(Players’ Records)
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Most FIFA World Cup editions
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
Most FIFA World Cup editions for Tunisia
Riadh Bouazizi (1998, 2002 and 2006), Hatem Trabelsi (1998, 2002 and 2006) and Kaies Ghodhbane (1998, 2002 and 2006) all played in three FIFA World Cup editions each.
Top 5 most appearances for Tunisia in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Riadh Bouazizi | 8 |
Kaies Ghodhbane | 8 |
Hatem Trabelsi | 7 |
Zoubeir Baya | 6 |
Ali Boumnijel | 6 |
Top 5 most goals for Tunisia in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Wahbi Khazri | 2 |
Mokhtar Dhouieb | 1 |
Néjib Ghommidh | 1 |
Ali Kaabi | 1 |
Skander Souayah | 1 |
