| Germany 2006: |
| TUNISIA |
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| KEY FACTS |
| World Ranking |
| 23rd |
| TUNISIA NEWS |
| An ordinary start by a leader in African football, Tunisia turned their campaign around by sacrificing Malawi in a 7-0 demolition. One month before they shocked Tunisia by earning a 2-2 draw. As mentioned it proved the turning point of their campaign and from there they picked up 16 points from the remaining 18 available. The form reversal knocked out Morocco who were strong contenders to reach Germany. Santos can be largely thanked for his 6 goals during the campaign while Haykel Guemamdia chipped in with 3. A solid win over Australia at the Confed Cup improved confidence mid-campaign. |
| Qualifying Group Position |
| 1st |
| Round 2 |
| Top Scorers |
| 6 Goals |
| QUALIFYING |
| 4-1 |
| Botswana |
| Dft |
| 05-Jun-04 |
| 1-2 |
| Guinea |
| Lost To |
| 20-Jun-04 |
| 1-1 |
| Morocco |
| Drew |
| 04-Sep-04 |
| 2-2 |
| Malawi |
| Drew |
| 09-Oct-04 |
| 7-0 |
| Malawi |
| Dft |
| 26-Mar-05 |
| 3-1 |
| Botswana |
| Dft |
| 04-Jun-05 |
| 2-0 |
| Guinea |
| Dft |
| 11-Jun-05 |
| 1-0 |
| Kenya |
| Dft |
| 17-Aug-05 |
| 2-0 |
| Kenya |
| Dft |
| 03-Sep-05 |
| 2-2 |
| Morocco |
| Drew |
| 08-Oct-05 |
| Santos |
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| TUNISIA'S WORLD CUP HISTORY |
| Appearances (Champions in bold) |
| 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| SQUAD (club in brackets) |
| Goalkeepers |
| Ali Boumnijel (Club Africain, Tunisia) |
| Defenders |
| Anis Ayari (Samsun Sport, Turkey) |
| Karim Hagui (Strasbourg, France) |
| Rahdi Jaidi (Bolton Wanderers, England) |
| David Jammali (Bordeaux, France) |
| Mehdi Meriah (Etoile du Sahel, Tunisia) |
| Karim Saidi (Lecce, Italy) |
| Alaeddine Yahia (St. Etienne, France) |
| Midfielders |
| Jawher Mnari (Nuremberg, Germany) |
| Mehdi Nafti (Birmingham, England) |
| Forwards |
| Yassine Chikhaoui (Etoile du Sahel, Tunisia) |
| Silva Dos Santos (Toulouse, France) |
| Ziad Jaziri (Troyes, France) |
| Issam Jomaa (Lens, France) |
| Hamed Namouchi (Rangers, Scotland) |
| Hatem Trabelsi (Ajax Amsterdam, Holland) |
| Adel Chedli (Nuremberg, Germany) |
| Sofiene Melliti (Gazi Antepspro, Turkey) |
| Hamdi Kasraoui (Esperance Sportive, Tunisia) |
| Adel Nefzi (US Monastir, Tunisia) |
| Riadh Bouazizi (Kayserispor, Turkey) |
| Kais Ghodhbane (Samsunspor, Turkey) |
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| Karim Sediri (Rosenberg, Norway) |