Ellyes Skhiri

All-time FIFA World Cup appearances: 9

All-time FIFA World Cup goals: 0

FIFA World Cup 2026 appearances: 3

FIFA World Cup 2026 goals: 0

International appearances: 86

International goals: 4

International debut: 23 March 2018 vs IR Iran, Friendly 2018

Club: Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)

*data correct up to the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup 2026

Following a disappointing CAF Africa Cup of Nations campaign and the subsequent appointment of former Cardiff City and Nottingham Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi, there has been a bit of a cull of some experienced Tunisian stars but one man that has survived that is key midfielder Ellyes Skhiri. Now captain, the Eintracht Frankfurt man has been a Bundesliga stalwart for both Cologne and Frankfurt for seven seasons now after previously being essential for Montpellier in Ligue 1 for five years. With an abundance of top-flight pedigree in Europe, the versatile midfielder is a talismanic figure for the Tunisians as they head into a tough group alongside the Netherlands, Japan and Sweden.