{"id":3167,"date":"2025-11-19T09:26:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.collect.fifa.com\/?p=3167"},"modified":"2025-11-19T09:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:26:21","slug":"tunisia-to-fifa-world-cup-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/tunisia-to-fifa-world-cup-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunisia to FIFA World Cup 26\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1302px;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tunisia to FIFA World Cup 26\u2122: Built on organization, ball-winning intensity, and vertical transitions, Tunisia heads to the FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 with confidence and hard numbers to back it up. All eyes now turn to the Final Draw on Friday, December 5, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, 12:00 local time. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.fifa.com\/media-releases\/final-draw-world-cup-26-washington-dc-5-december\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more\u00a0\u2192<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How did Tunisia clinch qualification?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The turning point arrived on September 8, 2025, in Malabo: a 1\u20130 win over Equatorial Guinea sealed by Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane in the 90\u2019+4\u2019.\u00a0With\u00a0momentum secured, the Carthage Eagles closed out in style on October 13, 2025, in\u00a0Rad\u00e8s, defeating Namibia 3\u20130. Key takeaway: unbeaten across qualifying and remarkably watertight at the back.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By the numbers: a near-perfect run<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1st in CAF Group H with 28 points from 10 matches. Look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/en\/tournaments\/mens\/worldcup\/canadamexicousa2026\/qualifiers\/caf\/standings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAF standings here<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">22 goals scored, 0 conceded across the campaign<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Commanding 3\u20130 finale vs Namibia (scorers: Ali Abdi, Hannibal\u00a0Mejbri, Ferjani Sassi)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tunisia\u2019s National Team on FIFA Collect\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" alt=\"Two Tunisia national football team players in red and white kits celebrating a goal with an embrace during a historic football match.\" title=\"Historic Celebration: Tunisia National Football Team in Classic Match\" src=\"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-17-at-14-51-55-Tunisia-FIFA-Collect.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-17-at-14-51-55-Tunisia-FIFA-Collect-1024x672.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-3168\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271036%27%20height%3D%27680%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201036%20680%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271036%27%20height%3D%27680%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-17-at-14-51-55-Tunisia-FIFA-Collect-200x131.png 200w, https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-17-at-14-51-55-Tunisia-FIFA-Collect-400x263.png 400w, https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-17-at-14-51-55-Tunisia-FIFA-Collect-600x394.png 600w, https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-17-at-14-51-55-Tunisia-FIFA-Collect-800x525.png 800w, https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-17-at-14-51-55-Tunisia-FIFA-Collect.png 1036w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Relive two iconic Tunisia World Cup moments with officially licensed digital collectibles:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:&#091;8226&#093;,&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2002 FIFA World Cup Korea\/Japan\u2122: TUN 1\u20131 BEL \u2014 Goal: Raouf\u00a0Bouzaiene\u00a017\u2019 (free kick) to level the match and ignite Tunisia\u2019s campaign.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/marketplace\/D04-34\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">View on\u00a0Marketplace\u2192<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:&#091;8226&#093;,&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina\u2122: TUN 3\u20131 MEX \u2014 the first-ever World Cup win by an African (and Arab) nation.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/marketplace\/D01-26\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">View on Marketplace\u2192<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Collect these highlights and celebrate the Carthage Eagles\u2019 milestone achievements on football\u2019s biggest stage.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When did Tunisia first appear at the FIFA World Cup\u2122?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Debut:\u00a0FIFA World Cup 1978 in Argentina.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The 2026 tournament will be Tunisia\u2019s seventh finals appearance after 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, and 2022.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How far have Tunisia gone in past World Cups?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Best finish: group stage, with landmark victories including 3\u20131 vs Mexico (1978) and 1\u20130 vs France (2022).\u00a0In Qatar 2022, Tunisia recorded one win, one draw, and one loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><lite-youtube videoid=\"CtYUqIrrm88\" class=\"landscape\" params=\"wmode=transparent&autoplay=1&enablejsapi=1\" title=\"YouTube video player 1\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" data-thumbnail-size=\"auto\"><\/lite-youtube><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who are Tunisia\u2019s key record-holders?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most international appearances: Radhi\u00a0Ja\u00efdi\u00a0(105 caps)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All-time top scorer: Issam\u00a0Jem\u00e2a\u00a0(36 goals)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most World Cup matches for Tunisia: Riadh Bouazizi and Kaies\u00a0Ghodhbane\u00a0(8 each)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Top Tunisia scorer at World Cups: Wahbi\u00a0Khazri\u00a0(3)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What makes Tunisia one of Africa\u2019s most solid teams?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A joined-up pathway from academy to senior level\u2014grounded in domestic development and sharpened by European experience,\u00a0has produced a compact, cohesive side. The 2023\u20132025 cycle underlined their strengths: disciplined pressing, rapid transitions, and elite defensive control, culminating in an undefeated qualifying run.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What happens next for the Carthage Eagles?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Final Draw: Friday, December 5, 2025, Washington, DC (12:00 local). Groups and match paths will be revealed during the ceremony.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Did you like this content? Check our <a href=\"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\">previous blog posts<\/a> about all the teams participating on the next <strong>FIFA<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>World<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Cup<\/strong>\u00a026\u2122<\/p>\n<p>Hiyya ya Tounes!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Built on organization, ball-winning intensity, and vertical transitions, Tunisia to FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 with confidence and hard numbers to back it up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized-en"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3167"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3173,"href":"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3167\/revisions\/3173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}