In six previous appearances at the FIFA World Cup, Tunisia have not advanced beyond the group stage. Can the Eagles of Carthage change that in 2026?
Cameroon and Morocco are the only African nations to have made more FIFA World Cup appearances than Tunisia.
While Cameroon became the first African football team to reach the quarter-finals and Morocco the first to advance to the semi-finals, Tunisia are still searching for a first appearance in the knockout rounds.
It is a record the Eagles of Carthage will hope to change at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The tournament will mark Tunisia’s seventh World Cup appearance, but the North Africans face a difficult challenge after being drawn in Group F alongside Sweden, Japan and Netherlands.
Quick facts
- Captain: Ellyes Skhiri
- Manager: Sabri Lamouchi
- World Cup appearances (including 2026): 7
- Best World Cup result: Group Stage
FIFA World Cup 2026 – Tunisia’s full squad
Goalkeepers: Sabri Ben Hessen (Etoile Sahel), Abdelmouhib Chamakh (Club Africain), Aymen Dahman (CS Sfaxien)
Defenders: Ali Abdi (Nice), Adem Arous (Kasimpasa), Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida (Esperance), Dylan Bronn (Servette Geneva), Raed Chikhaoui (US Monastir), Moutaz Neffati (Norrkoping), Omar Rekik (NK Maribor), Montassar Talbi (Lorient), Yan Valery (Young Boys Berne)
Midfielders: Mortadha Ben Ouanes (Kasimpasa), Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City), Ismael Gharbi (FC Augsburg), Rani Khedira (Union Berlin), Mohamed Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano), Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Forwards: Elias Achouri (FC Copenhagen), Khalil Ayari (Paris St Germain), Firas Chaouat (Club Africain), Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps), Hazem Mastouri (Dynamo Makhachkala), Elias Saad (Hannover 96), Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic)