Tunisia at the FIFA Confederations Cup
Tunisia has participated one times in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2005, as a representative from Africa after winning the 2004 African Cup of Nations. From its only participation, the team was content with the group stage.
Records
| FIFA Confederations Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Ref |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | [1] |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
Matches
| Part | Year | No. | Stage | Date | Opponent | Result | Tunisia scorers | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | 1 | Group stage | 15 June 2005 | Argentina | 1–2 | Guemamdia 72' (pen.) | [2][3] |
| 2 | Group stage | 18 June 2005 | Germany | 0–3 | — | [4][5] | ||
| 3 | Group stage | 21 June 2005 | Australia | 2–0 | Santos 26', 70' | [6][7] |
Tournaments
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
The Tunisian team, winning their first African Cup of Nations title, enabled them to qualify for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany, where they participated in a tough group including hosts Germany, Argentina and Australia. The opening match of this tournament was between Tunisia and Argentina, Tunisia lost by a narrow margin 1–2.[8] In the second match, the Tunisians resisted until the 74th minute, where they conceded three goals from the German team to end the match,[9] while in the third match they managed to beat Australia 2–0,[10] to leave good impressions.
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Statistics
Head to head
- – Positive balance
- – Neutral balance
- – Negative balance
| Versus | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Def | First match date | Last match date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 15 June 2005 | 15 June 2005 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 21 June 2005 | 21 June 2005 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 18 June 2005 | 18 June 2005 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 15 June 2005 | 18 June 2005 |
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | 2005 | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francileudo Santos | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Haykel Guemamdia | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | |
– Best goalscorer(s) of the tournament
– Best goalscorer(s) of the team
Squads
See also
References
- "Intercontinental Cup for Nations". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Match Report of Argentina vs Tunisia - 2005-06-15 - FIFA Confederations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- "Argentina vs Tunisia: live 14 june 2005. Team News, Preview, Lineups, Streaming, Sopcast | Soccer365". soccer365.me. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- "Match Report of Tunisia vs Germany - 2005-06-18 - FIFA Confederations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- "Tunisia vs Germany: live 17 june 2005. Team News, Preview, Lineups, Streaming, Sopcast | Soccer365". soccer365.me. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- "Match Report of Australia vs Tunisia - 2005-06-21 - FIFA Confederations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- "Australia vs Tunisia: live 20 june 2005. Team News, Preview, Lineups, Streaming, Sopcast | Soccer365". soccer365.me. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- "Argentina – Tunisia 2:1". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- "Tunisia – Germany 0:3". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- "Australia – Tunisia 0:2". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- "AUS-TUN (Match 9), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Santos (TUN)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2005. Archived from the original on 29 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.