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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

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As of 31 March 2026[1]
Players in bold are still active with Tunisia. Includes only statistics recognized by FIFA.

Most appearances

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Radhi Jaïdi is Tunisia's most capped player with 105 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Radhi Jaïdi 105 7 1996–2009
2 Youssef Msakni 104 23 2010–present
3 Ferjani Sassi 102 9 2013–present
4 Chokri El Ouaer 97 0 1990–2002
5 Khaled Badra 96 10 1995–2006
6 Khaled Ben Yahia 95 5 1979–1993
Kaies Ghodhbane 95 6 1995–2006
Ali Maâloul 95 3 2013–present
Yassine Meriah 95 6 2015–present
10 Riadh Bouazizi 92 4 1995–2006

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Issam Jemâa (list) 36 84 0.43 2005–2014
2 Wahbi Khazri 25 74 0.34 2013–2022
3 Youssef Msakni 23 104 0.22 2010–present
4 Francileudo Santos 22 41 0.54 2004–2008
5 Adel Sellimi 20 80 0.25 1991–2002
6 Faouzi Rouissi 18 57 0.32 1989–2001
7 Zoubeir Baya 17 83 0.2 1994–2002
Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi 17 86 0.2 1985–1995
9 Mohamed Akid 16 50 0.32 1967–1978
Naïm Sliti 16 85 0.19 2016–2026

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

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

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
Tunisia national football team head-to-head records
Against Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Algeria 48 14 16 18 40 50 −10 CAF
 Angola 7 3 4 0 15 5 +10 CAF
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 CONMEBOL
 Australia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 AFC
 Austria 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 UEFA
 Bahrain 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 AFC
 Belarus 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 UEFA
 Belgium 5 1 1 3 5 13 −8 UEFA
 Benin 9 6 3 0 24 6 +18 CAF
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 UEFA
 Botswana 9 5 2 2 14 6 +9 CAF
 Brazil 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 CONMEBOL
 Bulgaria 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 UEFA
 Burkina Faso 8 2 3 3 9 8 +1 CAF
 Burundi 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 CAF
 Cameroon 18 2 7 9 18 29 −11 CAF
 Canada 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 CONCACAF
 Cape Verde 4 3[note 1] 1 0 7 2 +5 CAF
 Central African Republic 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 CAF
 Chad 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 CAF
 Chile 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 CONMEBOL
 China 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 AFC
 Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 AFC
 Comoros 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 CAF
 Colombia 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 CONMEBOL
 Congo 9 6 2 1 17 6 +11 CAF
 Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 CONCACAF
 Croatia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 UEFA
 Denmark 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 UEFA
 Djibouti 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 CAF
 DR Congo[a] 14 7 4 3 25 13 +12 CAF
 East Germany 5 1 0 4 1 11 −10 UEFA
 Egypt 41 18 10 13 47 38 +9 CAF
 England 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 UEFA
 Equatorial Guinea 11 7 1 3 17 7 +10 CAF
 Ethiopia 8 4 2 2 17 11 +6 CAF
 Finland 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 UEFA
 France 5 1 2 2 4 7 −3 UEFA
 Gabon 11 4 6 1 21 12 +9 CAF
 Gambia 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 CAF
 Georgia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 UEFA
 Germany[b] 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 UEFA
 Ghana 18[note 2] 4 5 9 20 27 −7 CAF
 Guinea 20 9 4 7 31 19 +12 CAF
 Guinea-Bissau 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 CAF
 Haiti 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 CONCACAF
 Hungary 4 0 1 3 3 16 −13 UEFA
 Iceland 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 UEFA
 India 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 AFC
 Iran 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 AFC
 Iraq 11 7 3 1 19 10 +9 AFC
 Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 UEFA
 Italy 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 UEFA
 Ivory Coast 19 6 6 7 27 29 −2 CAF
 Japan 7 1 0 6 3 12 −9 AFC
 Jordan 4 3 1 0 15 5 +10 AFC
 Kenya 7 5 1 1 10 3 +7 CAF
 Kuwait 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 AFC
 Latvia 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 UEFA
 Lebanon 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 AFC
 Liberia 12 7 2 3 21 9 +12 CAF
 Libya 29 19 3 7 54 33 +21 CAF
 Madagascar 7 6 0 1 12 6 +6 CAF
 Malawi 9 4 3 2 19 8 +11 CAF
 Mali 16 7 4 5 16 12 +4 CAF
 Malta 12 4 4 4 13 9 +4 UEFA
 Mauritania 17 11 6 0 30 6 +24 CAF
 Mauritius 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 CAF
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 CONCACAF
 Morocco 51 9 28 14 46 55 −9 CAF
 Mozambique 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 CAF
 Namibia 6 4 1 1 11 2 +9 CAF
 Netherlands 4 0 2 2 4 10 −6 UEFA
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 OFC
 Niger 4 4 0 0 9 4 +5 CAF
 Nigeria 21 7 7 7 27 22 +5 CAF
 Norway 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 UEFA
 Oman 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 AFC
 Palestine 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4 AFC
 Panama 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 CONCACAF
 Peru 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 CONMEBOL
 Poland 4 1 0 3 2 9 −7 UEFA
 Portugal 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 UEFA
 Qatar 4 2 0 2 8 3 +5 AFC
 Romania 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 UEFA
 Russia[c] 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 UEFA
 Rwanda 6 6 0 0 18 3 +15 CAF
 São Tomé and Príncipe 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 CAF
 Saudi Arabia 7 3 2 2 7 6 +1 AFC
 Senegal 21 9 7 5 22 13 +9 CAF
 Serbia[d] 6 1 0 5 3 22 −19 UEFA
 Seychelles 4 4 0 0 14 0 +14 CAF
 Sierra Leone 7 3 3 1 10 6 +4 CAF
 Slovenia 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 UEFA
 Somalia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 CAF
 South Africa 7 3 2 2 9 7 +2 CAF
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 AFC
 Spain 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 UEFA
 Sudan 11 8 0 3 28 11 +17 CAF
 Sweden 5 1 1 3 3 8 −5 UEFA
  Switzerland 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 UEFA
 Eswatini 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 CAF
 Syria 12 5 1 6 16 15 +1 AFC
 Tanzania 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 CAF
 Togo 10 7 3 0 19 4 +15 CAF
 Turkey 6 0 5 1 4 7 −3 UEFA
 Uganda 6 6 0 0 19 2 +17 CAF
 Ukraine 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA
 United Arab Emirates 5 5 0 0 10 1 +9 AFC
 United States 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 CONCACAF
 Uruguay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CONMEBOL
 Wales 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 UEFA
 Yemen[e] 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 AFC
 Zambia 14 9 2 3 24 13 +11 CAF
 Zimbabwe 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 CAF
Total 750 324 208 218 1071 788 +283 —
Last match updated was against Netherlands on 25 June 2026
  1. ↑ Includes matches against Zaire
  2. ↑ Includes matches against West Germany.
  3. ↑ Includes matches against the Soviet Union.
  4. ↑ Includes matches against Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro
  5. ↑ Includes matches against North Yemen
Map of teams played against Tunisia by number of matches:[note 3]

Match statistics

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Biggest wins

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Rank Date Venue Opponent Score Competition Difference
1 18 August 1960 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy  Chinese Taipei 8–1 Friendly match +7
2 12 June 2015 Radès Olympic Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia  Djibouti 8–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification +7
3 7 January 2000 El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia  Togo 7–0 Friendly match +7
4 26 March 2005 Radès Olympic Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia  Malawi 7–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification +7
5 25 February 2001 El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia  DR Congo 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification +6
6 1 July 2001 El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia  Congo 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification +6
7 10 October 2025 Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia  São Tomé and Príncipe 6–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification +6

Biggest defeats

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Rank Date Venue Opponent Score Competition Difference
1 24 July 1960 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–10 Friendly match +9

Hat-tricks

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FIFA rankings

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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.[16]

  Best Ranking   Worst Ranking   Best Mover   Worst Mover

Tunisia's FIFA world rankings
Rank Year Statistics Best Worst
Games Wins Draws Loses Rank Move Rank Move
32 1993 10 6 3 1 31 Increase 7 (August) 36 Decrease 3 (September)
30 1994 10 3 5 2 27 Increase 4 (September) 33 Decrease 3 (October)
22 1995 14 7 3 4 21 Increase 6 (February) 27 Decrease 4 (August)
23 1996 14 7 2 5 21 Increase 6 (February) 31 Decrease 9 (June)
23 1997 14 9 2 3 20 Increase 7 (August) 29 Decrease 4 (June)
21 1998 17 7 4 6 19 Increase 6 (November) 26 Decrease 4 (July)
31 1999 10 7 1 2 26 Increase 4 (November) 33 Decrease 7 (June)
26 2000 17 8 7 2 25 Increase 3 (June) 28 Decrease 1 (September)
28 2001 12 8 2 2 22 Increase 7 (July) 32 Decrease 5 (April)
41 2002 14 0 8 6 28 Increase 0 (June) 41 Decrease 5 (July)
45 2003 9 5 3 1 40 Increase 3 (April) 46 Decrease 3 (October)
35 2004 16 8 4 4 31 Increase 14 (February) 45 Decrease 2 (April)
28 2005 12 8 2 2 23 Increase 8 (September) 40 Decrease 4 (October)
32 2006 16 7 4 5 21 Increase 5 (February) 32 Decrease 10 (July)
47 2007 9 5 3 1 32 Increase 5 (July) 47 Decrease 13 (February)
46 2008 16 7 5 4 44 Increase 3 (April) 56 Decrease 7 (February)
53 2009 10 4 4 2 45 Increase 2 (July) 54 Decrease 8 (February)
45 2010 11 3 5 3 44 Increase 11 (October) 65 Decrease 10 (July)
59 2011 8 4 2 2 44 Increase 3 (March) 61 Decrease 15 (April)
45 2012 16 8 4 4 41 Increase 10 (June) 59 Decrease 4 (October)
48 2013 15 4 7 4 41 Increase 11 (February) 53 Decrease 8 (June)
22 2014 9 5 3 1 22 Increase 11 (September) 49 Decrease 5 (April)
40 2015 15 5 5 5 22 Increase 2 (June) 41 Decrease 5 (April)
35 2016 11 6 4 1 34 Increase 4 (October) 48 Decrease 8 (February)
27 2017 13 6 2 5 27 Increase 7 (July) 42 Decrease 5 (April)
24 2018 8 3 2 3 14 Increase 9 (April) 24 Decrease 7 (June)
27 2019 17 8 5 4 25 Increase 3 (June) 28 Decrease 4 (July)
26 2020 4 2 2 0 26 Increase 1 (September) 27 Steady 0 (December)
30 2021 17 12 1 4 25 Increase 3 (December) 30 Decrease 4 (November)
30 2022 16 8 3 5 30 Increase 5 (June) 36 Decrease 6 (February)
28 2023 10 6 1 3 28 Increase 4 (November) 32 Decrease 3 (October)
52 2024 15 5 7 3 36 Increase 5 (September) 52 Decrease 13 (February)
41 2025 18 11 4 3 40 Increase 3 (April) 49 Decrease 1 (December)

Notes

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  1. ↑ FIFA awarded Tunisia a 3–0 win as a result of Cape Verde fielding the player Fernando Varela, who had been sent off in the match against Equatorial Guinea on 24 March 2013. As a result of his sending off for unsporting conduct towards a match official, Varela had been given a four match suspension and would miss the rest of the qualifying campaign plus one further FIFA game. Varela did not participate in the games against Equatorial Guinea on 8 June 2013 or the game against Sierra Leone on 16 June 2013. Complicating matters, Varela's red card against Equatorial Guinea was removed from the FIFA.com website.[2] The match originally ended 2–0 to Cape Verde.[3]
  2. ↑ The two teams play on January 18, 2000 a training match, three halves of 35 minutes, won by Ghana 2–0 but which can not be considered a real international match.
  3. ↑ The map updated after the Tunisia v Tanzania match of 17 November 2020 for the Group J of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. The matches against Germany and West Germany are combined.

References

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  1. ↑ "Tunisia". National Football Teams.
  2. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea - Cape Verde Islands 24 March 2013". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Cape Verde sanctioned; Tunisia through to final FIFA World Cup qualifying round". FIFA.com. 2013-09-12. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Tunisia v Formosa, 18 August 1960". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Tunisia v Turkey, 07 June 1964". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  6. ↑ "Syria v Tunisia, 13 August 1973". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  7. ↑ "Tunisia v Palestine, 21 August 1973". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  8. ↑ "Benin v Tunisia, 17 January 1993". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  9. ↑ "Tunisia v Guinea, 31 January 1998". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  10. ↑ "Tunisia v Liberia, 30 December 2001". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  11. ↑ "Tunisia v Malawi, 26 March 2005". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  12. ↑ "Tunisia v Zambia, 22 January 2006". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  13. ↑ "Seychelles v Tunisia, 24 March 2007". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  14. ↑ "Tunisia v Djibouti, 12 June 2015". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  15. ↑ "Guinea v Tunisia, 07 October 2017". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  16. ↑ "Tunisia - FIFA Men's World Rankings". fifa.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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