Tunisia national football team records and statistics

The Tunisia national football team has played teams from every confederation. Their first international match was played on 2 June 1957 in Tunis against Libya, winning 4–2. The team they have played the most is Morocco, with a total of 50 matches played. Their biggest win has been by 8 goals in two matches: against Chinese Taipei on 18 August 1960, and against Djibouti on 12 June 2015.

Player records

Players in bold are still active with Tunisia. Includes only statistics recognized by FIFA. Most appearances

RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer1Radhi Jaïdi10571996–20092Youssef Msakni104232010–20243Ferjani Sassi10292013–present4Chokri El Ouaer9701990–20025Khaled Badra96101995–20066Khaled Ben Yahia9551979–1993Kaies Ghodhbane9561995–2006Ali Maâloul9532013–presentYassine Meriah9562015–202610Riadh Bouazizi9241995–2006

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer1Issam Jemâa (list)36842005–20142Wahbi Khazri25742013–20223Youssef Msakni231042010–20244Francileudo Santos22412004–20085Adel Sellimi20801991–20026Faouzi Rouissi18571989–20017Zoubeir Baya17831994–2002Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi17861985–19959Mohamed Akid16501967–1978Naïm Sliti16852016–2026

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations The list shown below shows the Tunisia national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.

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Tunisia national football team head-to-head records Against Confederation 48 14 16 18 40 50 −10CAF 7 3 4 0 15 5 +10CAF 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1CONMEBOL 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2AFC 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4UEFA 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2AFC 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3UEFA 5 1 1 3 5 13 −8UEFA 9 6 3 0 24 6 +18CAF 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1UEFA 10 5 3 2 16 8 +8CAF 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7CONMEBOL 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3UEFA 8 2 3 3 9 8 +1CAF 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3CAF 18 2 7 9 18 29 −11CAF 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2CONCACAF 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5CAF 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3CAF 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8CAF 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1CONMEBOL 4 1 2 1 3 3 0AFC 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7AFC 3 1 1 1 2 2 0CAF 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1CONMEBOL 9 6 2 1 17 6 +11CAF 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1CONCACAF 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1UEFA 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3UEFA 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10CAF 14 7 4 3 25 13 +12CAF 5 1 0 4 1 11 −10UEFA 41 18 10 13 47 38 +9CAF 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3UEFA 11 7 1 3 17 7 +10CAF 8 4 2 2 17 11 +6CAF 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4UEFA 5 1 2 2 4 7 −3UEFA 11 4 6 1 21 12 +9CAF 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2CAF 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2UEFA 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3UEFA 18 4 5 9 20 27 −7CAF 20 9 4 7 31 19 +12CAF 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2CAF110010 +1CONCACAF 4 0 1 3 3 16 −13UEFA 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2UEFA 1 0 1 0 2 2 0AFC 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3AFC 11 7 3 1 19 10 +9AFC 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4UEFA 19 6 6 7 27 29 −2CAF 7 1 0 6 3 12 −9AFC 4 3 1 0 15 5 +10AFC 7 5 1 1 10 3 +7CAF 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4AFC 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3UEFA 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4AFC 12 7 2 3 21 9 +12CAF 29 19 3 7 54 33 +21CAF 7 6 0 1 12 6 +6CAF 9 4 3 2 19 8 +11CAF 16 7 4 5 16 12 +4CAF 12 4 4 4 13 9 +4UEFA 17 11 6 0 30 6 +24CAF 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2CAF 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2CONCACAF 51 9 28 14 46 55 −9CAF 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1CAF 6 4 1 1 11 2 +9CAF 4 0 2 2 4 10 −6UEFA 1010000OFC 4 4 0 0 9 4 +5CAF 21 7 7 7 27 22 +5CAF 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2UEFA 3 1 1 1 3 3 0AFC 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4AFC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1CONCACAF 1 0 1 0 1 1 0CONMEBOL 4 1 0 3 2 9 −7UEFA 2 0 2 0 3 3 0UEFA 4 2 0 2 8 3 +5AFC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0UEFA 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5UEFA 6 6 0 0 18 3 +15CAF 2200100 +10CAF 7 3 2 2 7 6 +1AFC 21 9 7 5 22 13 +9CAF 6 1 0 5 3 22 −19UEFA 4 4 0 0 14 0 +14CAF 7 3 3 1 10 6 +4CAF 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1UEFA 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1CAF 7 3 2 2 9 7 +2CAF 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3AFC 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3UEFA 11 8 0 3 28 11 +17CAF 5 1 1 3 3 8 −5UEFA 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2UEFA 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6CAF 12 5 1 6 16 15 +1AFC 211021 +1CAF 10 7 3 0 19 4 +15CAF 6 0 5 1 4 7 −3UEFA 7 6 1 0 20 3 +17CAF 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1UEFA 5 5 0 0 10 1 +9AFC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0CONCACAF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0CONMEBOL 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4UEFA110020 +2AFC 14 9 2 3 24 13 +11CAF 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2CAFTotal7523242102181074791+283—Last match updated was against on 28September 2026

Match statistics

Biggest wins RankDateVenueOpponentScoreCompetitionDifference118 August 1960Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy8–1Friendly match+7212 June 2015Radès Olympic Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia8–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification+737 January 2000El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia7–0Friendly match+7426 March 2005Radès Olympic Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia7–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification+7525 February 2001El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia6–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification+661 July 2001El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia6–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification+6710 October 2025Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia6–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification+6

Biggest defeats RankDateVenueOpponentScoreCompetitionDifference124 July 1960Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1–10Friendly match +9

Hat-tricks

FIFA rankings Tunisia's FIFA ranking has ranged from 65th in July 2010 to 14th in April 2018. Continentally, they were the top African team in the FIFA world rankings between July 2001 and January 2002, and between January and December 2018. They were outside the top 10 African teams between July and August 2010. Below is a graph of Tunisia's FIFA rankings since 1993.

Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover RankYearStatisticsBestWorstGamesWinsDrawsLosesRankMoveRankMove3219931063131 7 (August)36 3 (September)3019941035227 4 (September)33 3 (October)2219951473421 6 (February)27 4 (August)2319961472521 6 (February)31 9 (June)2319971492320 7 (August)29 4 (June)2119981774619 6 (November)26 4 (July)3119991071226 4 (November)33 7 (June)2620001787225 3 (June)28 1 (September)2820011282222 7 (July)32 5 (April)4120021408628 0 (June)41 5 (July)452003953140 3 (April)46 3 (October)3520041684431 14 (February)45 2 (April)2820051282223 8 (September)40 4 (October)3220061674521 5 (February)32 10 (July)472007953132 5 (July)47 13 (February)4620081675444 3 (April)56 7 (February)5320091044245 2 (July)54 8 (February)4520101135344 11 (October) 65 10 (July)592011842244 3 (March)61 15 (April)4520121684441 10 (June)59 4 (October)4820131547441 11 (February)53 8 (June)222014953122 11 (September)49 5 (April)4020151555522 2 (June)41 5 (April)3520161164134 4 (October)48 8 (February)2720171362527 7 (July)42 5 (April)242018832314 9 (April)24 7 (June)2720191785425 3 (June)28 4 (July)262020422026 1 (September)27 0 (December)30202117121425 3 (December)30 4 (November)3020221683530 5 (June)36 6 (February)2820231061328 4 (November)32 3 (October)5220241557336 5 (September)52 13 (February)41202518114340 3 (April)49 1 (December)

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