Tunisia's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics

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In this continuously-updated article, we take a look at Tunisia's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics.

All-time record across 7 FIFA World Cup appearances (1978–2026)

Confederation	CAF
Best FIFA World Cup achievement	Group Stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022)
FIFA World Cup appearances (inc 2026)	7 (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022, 2026)
First FIFA World Cup	1978 (group stage)
Most recent FIFA World Cup	2022 (group stage)
Current sequence of successive qualifications (inc 2026)	3 (since 2018)
FIFA World Cup hosts	N/A

Record by tournament

Year - Host	Result	Head coach	Top scorer	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD
1930 - URU	Did not participate
1934 - ITA	Did not participate
1938 - FRA	Did not participate
1950 - BRA	Did not participate
1954 - SUI	Did not participate
1958 - SWE	Did not participate
1962 - CHI	Did not qualify
1966 - ENG	Did not participate
1970 - MEX	Did not qualify
1974 - FRG	Did not qualify
1978 - ARG	Group stage	Abdelmajid Chetali, TUN	Three players (1)	3	1	1	1	3	2	1
1982 - ESP	Did not qualify
1986 - MEX	Did not qualify
1990 - ITA	Did not qualify
1994 - USA	Did not qualify
1998 - FRA	Group stage	Henryk Kasperczak, POL (2 matches); Ali Selmi, TUN (1 match)	Skander Souayeh (1)	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3
2002 - JPN/KOR	Group stage	Ammar Souayah, TUN	Raouf Bouzaiene (1)	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4
2006 - GER	Group stage	Roger Lemerre, FRA	Three players (1)	3	0	1	2	3	6	-3
2010 - RSA	Did not qualify
2014 - BRA	Did not qualify
2018 - RUS	Group stage	Nabil Maaloul, TUN	Wahbi Khazri (2)	3	1	0	2	5	8	-3
2022 - QAT	Group stage	Jalel Kadri, TUN	Wahbi Khazri (1)	3	1	1	1	1	1	0
OVERALL RECORD				18	3	5	10	14	26	-12

P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · F = Goals for · A = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

All-time World Cup record

Phase	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Overall	18	3	5	10	14	26	-12
Group stage	18	3	5	10	14	26	-12
Knockout phase	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

General team records

Biggest win	3-1: vs Mexico (group stage, 02/06/1978)
Biggest defeat	2-5: vs Belgium (group stage, 23/06/2018)
Highest scoring draw	2-2 vs Saudi Arabia (group stage, 14/06/2006)
Highest scoring match	7 goals: Tunisia 2-5 Belgium (group stage, 23/06/2018)
Most goals scored in a match	3 goals: 3-1: vs Mexico (group stage, 02/06/1978)
Most goals conceded in a match	5 goals: 2-5 vs Belgium (group stage, 23/06/2018)
Most goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	5: 2018 (3 matches)
Fewest goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	1: three times, most recently, 2022 (3 matches)
Most goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	8: 2018 (3 matches)
Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	1: 2022 (3 matches)

Streaks

Successive wins	1: three times, most recently, 30/11/2022 - present
Successive defeats	4: 19/06/2006 - 23/06/2018
Successive draws	1: five times, most recently, 22/11/2022
Successive matches without a defeat	2: 28/06/2018 - 22/11/2022
Successive matches without a win	13: 06/06/1978 - 23/06/2018
Successive matches with a goal scored	3: 18/06/2018 - 28/06/2018
Successive matches without scoring	4: 06/06/1978 - 22/06/1998
Successive clean sheets	1: three times, most recently, 30/11/2022 - present

Knockout records

Round by round WL record *ties won or lost

N/A

Extra time

N/A

Penalty shoot-outs

W0 L0

Player records

Most FIFA World Cup participations

3 - Riadh Bouazizi (1998, 2002, 2006)

3 - Ali Boumnijel (1998, 2002, 2006)

3 - Kais Ghodhbane (1998, 2002, 2006)

3 - Hatem Trabelsi (1998, 2002, 2006)

Most FIFA World Cup matches played

8 - Riadh Bouazizi (2-1998; 3-2002; 3-2006)

8 - Kais Ghodhbane (3-1998; 2-2002; 3-2006)

7 - Hatem Trabelsi (1-1998; 3-2002; 3-2006)

6 - Zoubeir Beya (3-1998; 3-2002)

6 - Ali Boumnijel (3-2002; 3-2006)

6 - Radhi Jaidi (3-2002; 3-2006)

6 - Zied Jaziri (3-2002; 3-2006)

6 - Yassine Meriah (3-2018; 3-2022)

6 - Ellyes Skhiri (3-2018; 3-2022)

5 - Four players

Most FIFA World Cup goals scored

3 - Wahbi Khazri (2-2018; 1-2022)

1 - 11 players

Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with a goal

2 - Wahbi Khazri (2018, 2022)

Youngest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

19y 265d - Yasin Chikhaoui vs Saudi Arabia (14/06/2006)

19y 305d - Hannibal Mejbri vs Denmark (22/11/2022)

20y 270d - Slim Benachour vs Russia (05/06/2002)

21y 3d - Bassem Srarfi vs Panama (28/06/2018)

21y 141d - Hatem Trabelsi vs England (15/06/1998)

Youngest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

23y 4d - Dylan Bronn vs Belgium (23/06/2018)

24y 199d - Ali Kaabi vs Mexico (02/06/1978)

25y 82d - Nejib Ghommidh vs Mexico (02/06/1978)

25y 218d - Skander Souayeh vs Romania (26/06/1998)

26y 71d - Mokhtar Douieb vs Mexico (02/06/1978)

Oldest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

40y 71d - Ali Boumnijel vs Ukraine (23/06/2006)

33y 287d - Aymen Mathlouthi vs Panama (28/06/2018)

33y 76d - Riadh Bouazizi vs Ukraine (23/06/2006)

32y 333d - Ali Maaloul vs France (30/11/2022)

32y 29d - Youssef Msakni vs Australia (26/11/2022)

Oldest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

31y 298d - Raouf Bouzaiene vs Belgium (10/06/2002)

31y 295d - Wahbi Khazri vs France (30/11/2022)

30y 288d - Radhi Jaidi vs Saudi Arabia (14/06/2006)

29y 223d - Jaouhar Mnari vs Spain (19/06/2006)

27y 337d - Zied Jaziri vs Saudi Arabia (14/06/2006)

Most consecutive appearances with a goal

2 - Wahbi Khazri (23/06/2018 - 28/06/2018)

Most goals in a match

1 - 12 players

Hat-tricks

N/A

Fastest goal scored

8' - Jaouhar Mnari vs Spain (2006, group stage)

12' - Skander Souayeh vs Romania (1998, group stage)

17' - Raouf Bouzaiene vs Belgium (2002, group stage)

Most clean sheets (GK)

2 - Aymen Dahmen (2-2022)

1 - Mokhtar Naili (1-1978)

Red cards

Zied Jaziri vs Ukraine (2006, group stage)

Coaches

Most final tournaments

1 - Abdelmajid Chetali, TUN (1978)

1 - Henryk Kasperczak, POL (1998)

1 - Ali Selmi, TUN (1998)

1 - Ammar Souayah, TUN (2002)

1 - Roger Lemerre, FRA (2006)

1 - Nabil Maaloul, TUN (2018)

1 - Jalel Kadri, TUN (2022)

Most matches

3 - Abdelmajid Chetali, TUN (3-1978)

3 - Roger Lemerre, FRA (3-2006)

3 - Nabil Maaloul, TUN (3-2018)

3 - Ammar Souayah, TUN (3-2002)

3 - Jalel Kadri, TUN (3-2022)

Most matches won

1 - Abdelmajid Chetali, TUN (1-1978)

1 - Nabil Maaloul, TUN (1-2018)

1 - Jalel Kadri, TUN (1-2022)

Youngest coach

38y 333d - Abdelmajid Chetali (vs Mexico (02/06/1978)

44y 359d - Ammar Souayah vs Russia (05/06/2002)

50y 343d - Jalel Kadri vs Denmark (22/11/2022)

Oldest coach

65y 5d - Roger Lemerre vs Ukraine (23/06/2006)

55y 185d - Nabil Maaloul vs Panama (28/06/2018)

51y 347d - Henryk Kasperczak vs Colombia (22/06/1998)

Penalties taken

Min.	Span	Player	Date	Match	Execution	Reason
12'	1H	Skander Souayeh, TUN	26/06/1998	ROU vs TUN	scored	Goal
35'	1H	Ferjani Sassi, TUN	18/06/2018	TUN vs ENG	scored	Goal

Penalties faced

Min.	Span	Goalkeeper	Opposition player	Team	Date	Match	Execution
45'	1H	Mokhtar Naili	Arturo Vazquez	Mexico	02/06/1978	TUN vs MEX	Conceded
64'	2H	Ali Boumnijel	Valeri Karpin	Russia	05/06/2002	RUS vs TUN	Conceded
90+1'	O2H	Ali Boumnijel	Fernando Torres	Spain	19/06/2006	ESP vs TUN	Conceded
70'	2H	Ali Boumnijel	Andriy Shevchenko	Ukraine	23/06/2006	UKR vs TUN	Conceded
6'	1H	Farouk Ben Mustapha	Eden Hazard	Belgium	23/06/2018	BEL vs TUN	Conceded

Complete World Cup match results

Tournament	Date	Match
1978	02/06/1978	Tunisia 3-1 Mexico, Group stage (Rosario-ARG)
1978	06/06/1978	Poland 1-0 Tunisia, Group stage (Rosario-ARG)
1978	10/06/1978	Germany FR 0-0 Tunisia, Group stage (Cordoba-ARG)
1998	15/06/1998	England 2-0 Tunisia, Group stage (Marseille-FRA)
1998	22/06/1998	Colombia 1-0 Tunisia, Group stage (Montpellier-FRA)
1998	26/06/1998	Romania 1-1 Tunisia, Group stage (Saint-Denis-FRA)
2002	05/06/2002	Russia 2-0 Tunisia, Group stage (Kobe-JPN)
2002	10/06/2002	Tunisia 1-1 Belgium, Group stage (Oita-JPN)
2002	14/06/2002	Tunisia 0-2 Japan, Group stage (Osaka-JPN)
2006	14/06/2006	Tunisia 2-2 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Munich-GER)
2006	19/06/2006	Spain 3-1 Tunisia, Group stage (Stuttgart-GER)
2006	23/06/2006	Ukraine 1-0 Tunisia, Group stage (Berlin-GER)
2018	18/06/2018	Tunisia 1-2 England, Group stage (Volgograd-RUS)
2018	23/06/2018	Belgium 5-2 Tunisia, Group stage (Moscow-RUS)
2018	28/06/2018	Panama 1-2 Tunisia, Group stage (Saransk-RUS)
2022	22/11/2022	Denmark 0-0 Tunisia, Group stage (Doha-QAT)
2022	26/11/2022	Tunisia 0-1 Australia, Group stage (Al Wakrah-QAT)
2022	30/11/2022	Tunisia 1-0 France, Group stage (Doha-QAT)