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AFCON 2004
African champions on home soil in 2004 — the golden moment.
CARTHAGE EAGLESBEAT FRANCE, 2022
FILE No. 33CLASS: OUTSIDERSTATUS: THE EAGLES SOAR AGAINWC 2026 · USA·CAN·MEX
☆Organised, proud, and chasing a first knockout berth.
TUNISIA
The Eagles of Carthage// disciplined, fearless, and still chasing a first World Cup knockout
“We beat the world champions in Qatar. We are not here to make up numbers.”— The spirit of 2022
The record
Group stage
Best WC finish
1 — 2004 (host)
AFCON title
7
WC appearances
#44
FIFA Ranking
01 · The Dossier — The Soul
Discipline, pride,
and the odd giant-killing
Tunisia is North Africa's model of organisation — rarely spectacular, never easy to beat, and capable of stunning a giant on its day. The win over France in 2022 said it all.
AFCON 2004+Defensive discipline+The France win+Carthaginian pride
CarthageThe EaglesAFCON 2004The France shockYa Nserbaii
A home AFCON title in 2004 remains the high point, built on the organisation and collective spirit that still define Tunisia. The Eagles qualify for World Cups regularly — seven now — and make life miserable for better-resourced opponents.
The 2022 World Cup brought the proudest result of all: a 1–0 win over reigning champions France. It wasn't enough to progress, but it proved the point — Tunisia belongs, and on the right day, it bites. The knockout breakthrough remains the dream.
02 · The Cabinet — Honours
The record
An African crown, a famous scalp, and a proud habit of reaching the World Cup.
05 · The Legend — The AFCON Hero
Santos & 2004
Tunisia's defining moment came at home in 2004, when a disciplined, spirited side coached by Roger Lemerre beat Morocco in the final to win the nation's only AFCON title.
Players like Francileudo Santos and Ziad Jaziri became national heroes — the embodiment of the collective, hard-working football that remains Tunisia's identity to this day.
Every Carthage Eagles side since chases that summer: the proof that organisation, unity and belief can put Tunisian football on top.
// The Tunisian greats
02
Youssef Msakni
The modern talisman & captain
03
Radhi Jaïdi
The 2004 defensive rock
04
Wahbi Khazri
The recent goal-getter
2004
The AFCON-winning generation
2004
AFCON title
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Won at home
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The golden year
06 · Threat Assessment
⚠ HOSTILE · THE GROUP-F GIANT
The enemy
Group F is brutal — the Netherlands and Japan both rank above Tunisia. The Eagles' route runs through the Sweden opener, then daring to upset a giant, as they did France in 2022.
Netherlands — the group giantHIGH
Japan — the pacey testREAL
The knockout droughtHISTORIC
Tunisia has never reached a World Cup knockout, despite seven attempts and famous scalps. 2026 is about turning the giant-killing into qualification.
The wounds
// the bittersweet record
// Group F — the field
Netherlands
GROUP F
Three-time finalists — the giant to ambush in the finale.
Japan
GROUP F
The quick, technical Samurai Blue — a pivotal Matchday 2.
Sweden
GROUP F
The opener and the must-win — qualification likely starts here.
04 · The road — The road · WC 2026
Kickoff
11
Days
12
Hours
33
Mins
02
Secs
Until Tunisia's first kick — vs Sweden · June 14
07 · The Captain
Lightning rod
He's carried Tunisia's hopes for over a decade. At the veteran end of his career, captain Youssef Msakni is still the man the Eagles turn to for a moment of quality.
MSAKNI
The captainA decade of serviceStill the creatorVeteran nous
90+
Caps
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Captain
№7
The talisman
He missed the 2018 World Cup to injury and has carried Tunisia ever since. “One last tournament to finally reach the knockouts.”
The Eagles Meter
// noble exit, or first knockout?
Group stage againHistory at last
Current reading
The familiar ceiling
Disciplined and proud, but in a group with two higher-ranked sides. The first knockout may have to wait once more.
08 · Key Power · World Cup 2026
HANNIBAL MEJBRI
The engine · Burnley · No. 10
Tunisia's identity is collective grind; Hannibal Mejbri is the player who adds fire and forward thrust to it. All energy, aggression and ambition, the Premier League midfielder drives Tunisia up the pitch and refuses to let big opponents settle. If the Eagles spring a shock, his intensity will be at the heart of it.
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The engine
23
Age at the World Cup
№10
The driver
The last line of the file
We toppled the world champions.
Now we want the knockouts.
Carthage EaglesAFCON 2004Group FGiant-killersTunisian pride
Squad
As of 2026-06-01
Manager
S. Trabelsi