Tunisia seized its seat in the 2026 World Cup after an exciting victory in the last moments of Equatorial Guinea in the African qualifiers, becoming the second African team to ensure qualification. This achievement is the seventh participation in the history of the Carthage Eagles in the World Cup.
First posts for eagles
Tunisia’s journey with the World Cup in 1978 in Argentina began, where it scored a historic victory over Mexico 3-1, which is the first victory for an Arab team in the history of the World Cup. Despite the loss from Poland and a draw with West Germany, Al -Nisour bid farewell to the first round in third place.
Return after a long absence
After 20 years of absence, the Tunisian national team appeared again in the 1998 World Cup in France, but it was satisfied with a single point of tie with Romania, while losing to England and Colombia. The scene was repeated in the 2002 edition in Korea and Japan, where it tied with Belgium and lost to Japan and Russia.
The 2006 World Cup and the face of Saudi Arabia
In Germany 2006, Carthage Eagles collided with a group that included Saudi Arabia, Spain and Ukraine. He tied with the Saudi national team 2-2, before losing to Ukraine and Spain, to bid the championship again in the first round.
A new victory in Russia 2018
After an absence from the 2010 and 2014 versions, the Tunisian national team returned in Russia 2018, and achieved its second victory in the history of the World Cup at the expense of Panama 2-1, despite the two defeats against England and Belgium.
Historical victory over France
In the 2022 edition in Qatar, the Tunisian team presented an honorable participation, as it tied with Denmark and lost to Australia, but he achieved a historic victory over France with the goal of Wehbe Al -Khazri, before he fought the championship with honor.
Does Tunisia write history in 2026?
For the first time in its history, Tunisia qualifies for the World Cup for three consecutive copies, which opens the door for a new dream by exceeding the first round knot and the industry of a different achievement in the 2026 edition with the participation of 48 teams.
