Tunisia at the FIFA Arab Cup

Tunisia has participated three times in the FIFA Arab Cup, the biggest men's football event in the Arab world. In 1963, Tunisia won the first edition of the Arab Cup. That year, only one group stage was played. In this group stage, five countries are playing. Tunisia won all four matches and therefore finished in first place. After that, she participated in this tournament again, in 1988, did not win a single match and failed in the group stage.

In 2021, the national team participated in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, the first edition under the auspices of FIFA with the participation of sixteen teams in the final tournament. The team reached the final after defeating Mauritania, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Egypt, but lost to Algeria and won the silver medal.

Records
FIFA Arab Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Ref
1963Champions 1st 4400111Squad [1]
1964Did not enter
1966
1985
1988Group stage 7th 403134Squad [2]
1992Did not enter
1998
2002
2012
2021Runners-up 2nd 640296Squad[3]
Total 1 Title 3/10 14 8 3 3 23 11 — —

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Part Year No.  Stage Date Opponent Result Tunisia scorers Ref
1 1963 1 Final tournament 2 April 1963  Syria 1–0 Ben Amor 20' [4]
2 Final tournament 4 April 1963  Jordan 4–0 Haddad 1', 6' Jedidi 26' Henia 34' [5]
3 Final tournament 6 April 1963  Kuwait 5–1 Habacha 9' Jedidi 21', 54' Henia 73' Haddad 78' [6]
4 Final tournament 7 April 1963  Lebanon 1–0 Haddad 10' [7]
2 1988 5 Group stage 9 July 1988  Iraq 1–1 Mahjoubi 62' [8]
6 Group stage 11 July 1988  Saudi Arabia Ol. 1–1 Maaloul 90' (pen.) [9]
7 Group stage 13 July 1988  Egypt 0–1 — [10]
8 Group stage 17 July 1988  Lebanon 1–1 Mehedhebi 46' [11]
3 2021 9 Group stage 30 November 2021  Mauritania 5–1 Jaziri 39', 45+2' Ben Larbi 42', 51' Msakni 90+1' [12]
10 Group stage 3 December 2021  Syria 0–2 — [13]
11 Group stage 6 December 2021  United Arab Emirates 1–0 Jaziri 10' [14]
12 Quarter-finals 10 December 2021  Oman 2–1 Jaziri 16' Msakni 69' [15]
13 Semi-finals 15 December 2021  Egypt 1–0 El Solia 90+5' (o.g.) [16]
14 Final 18 December 2021  Algeria 0–2 (a.e.t.) — [17]

Tournaments

1963 Arab Cup
Main article: 1963 Arab Cup

Final tournament
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 4400111+108
 Syria 4301113+86
 Lebanon 4202134+94
 Kuwait 4103515−102
 Jordan 4004017−170
Tunisia 1–0 Syria
Ben Amor 20'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)
Tunisia 4–0 Jordan
Haddad 1', 6'
Jedidi 26'
Henia 34'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Atef Sinane (Lebanon)
Tunisia 5–1 Kuwait
Habacha 9'
Jedidi 21', 54'
Henia 73'
Haddad 78'		 Ad-Doula 85'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Khatchadour Boyadjian (Lebanon)
Main article: Lebanon v Tunisia (1963 Arab Cup)
Lebanon 0–1 Tunisia
Haddad 10'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)
Lebanon
Tunisia
Lebanon:
GK1Samih Chatila
DF5Youssef Yammouth
DF12Samik Sabkadjian
DF2Muhieddine "Tabello" Itani 15'
DF13Elias "Kharma" Georges
MF6Ahmad Alameh
MF7Robert "Roro" Chehadeh
MF10Mardik Tchaparian
FW16Levon Altounian (c)
FW4Joseph Abou Murad
FW15Mahmoud "Abou Taleb" Berjaoui
Substitutes:
DF19Camille Haidar 15'
Manager:
Joseph Nalbandian
Tunisia:
GK1Abdelkader "Zerga" Ghalem
DF2Mohsen Keffala
DF6Mohsen Habacha
DF4Ahmed Sghaïer
DF16Mahfoudh Benzarti
MF9Taoufik Ben Othman
MF12Mongi Haddad
MF10Abdelmajid Chetali (c)
FW17Alaya Sassi
FW8Mohamed Salah Jedidi
FW11Hammadi Henia
Substitutes:
DF3Hédi Douiri
Manager:
André Gérard

1988 Arab Cup
Main article: 1988 Arab Cup

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 422040+46
 Iraq 413031+25
 Lebanon 412124−24
 Tunisia 403134−13
 Saudi Arabia Ol. 402214−32


Iraq 1–1 Tunisia
Radhi 32' Mahjoubi 62'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Issa Al-Jassas (Kuwait)
Saudi Arabia Ol. 1–1 Tunisia
Farhan 80' Maaloul 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Egypt 1–0 Tunisia
Soliman 62'
Attendance: 18,000
Lebanon 1–1 Tunisia
Hammoud 65' Mehedhebi 46'
Attendance: 25,000

2021 FIFA Arab Cup
Main article: 2021 FIFA Arab Cup

Qatar hosted the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. Tunisia qualified directly, due to the FIFA World Rankings. Tunisia started with a large victory 5–1 against Mauritania.[18] Then, the team suffered an unexpected defeat to Syria,[19] before beating the United Arab Emirates 1–0.[20] In the quarter-finals, the team improved and beat Oman 2–1.[21] In the semi-final, Tunisia collided with their rival Egypt, after a close match, Tunisia managed to score a goal in the 95th minute.[22] The victory allows Tunisia to reach its first FIFA final in the country's history.[23] In the final match, the Tunisian national team faced Algeria, but were beaten 0–2 in overtime.[24][25] Despite the loss of the title, the team's performance has restored confidence to the supporters.[26] In this context, they are congratulated by FIFA and named as the best supporters of the tournament.[27]

Group stage
Main article: 2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  Syria 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Mauritania 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source: FIFA
Tunisia 5–1 Mauritania
 Report
Attendance: 2,494
Syria 2–0 Tunisia
 Report
Attendance: 15,913
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)
Tunisia 1–0 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Attendance: 14,272

Quarter-finals
Tunisia 2–1 Oman
 Report
Attendance: 21,329

Semi-finals
Tunisia 1–0 Egypt
 Report
Attendance: 36,427

Final
Main article: 2021 FIFA Arab Cup Final
Tunisia 0–2 (a.e.t.) Algeria
Report
Attendance: 60,456

Tunisia[28]
Algeria[28]
GK22Mouez Hassen
RB20Mohamed Dräger
CB2Bilel Ifa
CB3Montassar Talbi
LB14Amine Ben Hamida 43' 101'
CM6Ghaylen Chaaleli
CM13Ferjani Sassi 64' 101'
RW7Youssef Msakni (c) 39'
AM10Hannibal Mejbri 88'
LW23Naïm Sliti 110'
CF11Seifeddine Jaziri 40'
Substitutions:
MF15Ali Ben Romdhane 88'
DF12Ali Maâloul 101'
MF18Saad Bguir 101'
MF9Firas Ben Larbi 110'
Manager:
Mondher Kebaier
GK23Raïs M'Bolhi (c)
RB3Houcine Benayada 120+3'
CB4Djamel Benlamri
CB19Abdelkader Bedrane
LB20Ilyes Chetti 13'
CM18Houssem Eddine Mrezigue 91'
CM14Sofiane Bendebka 90+3' 118'
RW7Tayeb Meziani 66'
AM11Yacine Brahimi 120+4'
LW10Youcef Belaïli
CF9Baghdad Bounedjah 40'
Substitutions:
MF8Amir Sayoud 66'
MF17Zakaria Draoui 91'
DF5Mehdi Tahrat 118'
DF12Mohamed Amine Tougai 120+3'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra

Man of the Match:
Amir Sayoud (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Fourth official:
Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Reserve assistant referee:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Jun Mihara (Japan)
Shaun Evans (Australia)

Match rules[29]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

Statistics

Head to head
  •   – Positive balance
  •   – Neutral balance
  •   – Negative balance

Goalscorers
Rank Player 1963 1988 2021 Goals
1 Seifeddine Jaziri 4 4
Mongi Haddad 4 4
2 Mohamed Salah Jedidi 3 3
3 Firas Ben Larbi 2 2
Youssef Msakni 2 2
Hammadi Henia 2 2
4 Raouf Ben Amor (footballer) 1 1
Mohsen Habacha 1 1
Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi 1 1
Nabil Maâloul 1 1
Taoufik Mehedhebi 1 1
Amr El Solia (o.g.) 1 1
Total 11 3 9 23

  – Best goalscorer(s) of the tournament
  – Best goalscorer(s) of the team

Awards
Top scorer
Team of the Tournament
Team of the Tournament

See also

References
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