Tunisia national football team
| Nickname(s) | نسور قرطاج (Eagles of Carthage) | |||
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| Association | Tunisian Football Federation (TFF) | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | |||
| Head coach | Sabri Lamouchi | |||
| Captain | Ferjani Sassi | |||
| Most caps | Radhi Jaïdi (105) | |||
| Top scorer | Issam Jemâa (36) | |||
| Home stadium | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | TUN | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 47 6 (19 January 2026) | |||
| Highest | 14 (April – May 2018) | |||
| Lowest | 65 (July 2010) | |||
| First international | ||||
| Tunisia 4–2 Libya (Tunis, Tunisia; 2 June 1957) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
| Tunisia 8–1 Taiwan (Rome, Italy; 18 August 1960) Tunisia 7–0 Togo (Tunis, Tunisia; 7 January 2000) Tunisia 7–0 Malawi (Tunis, Tunisia; 26 March 2005) Tunisia 8–1 Djibouti (Tunis, Tunisia; 12 June 2015) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
| Hungary 10–1 Tunisia (Budapest, Hungary; 24 July 1960) | ||||
| World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1978) | |||
| Best result | Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022) | |||
| Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
| Appearances | 22 (first in 1962) | |||
| Best result | Champions (2004) | |||
| African Nations Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) | |||
| Best result | Champions (2011) | |||
| Arab Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1963) | |||
| Best result | Champions (1963) | |||
| Confederations Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2005) | |||
| Best result | Group stage (2005) | |||
Medal record | ||||
| Website | ftf | |||
The Tunisia national football team, represents Tunisia in men's international association football competitions, and is controlled by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF). The team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on the continental level, and is affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The team is colloquially known as Eagles of Carthage by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily white and their away kit is red, which is a reference to the national flag of the country. The team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup seven times and the Africa Cup of Nations 22 times, and has appeared in four editions of Summer Olympics and participated once in the FIFA Confederation Cup. Since 2001, Tunisia's home stadium is the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium in Radès, Tunis.
Tunisia's first match after independence was against Libya, which they won 4–2. The team qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1978 as the only representative of the continent, and became the first African and Arab team to win a World Cup match by beating Mexico 3–1 in the first game. Tunisia holds the most consecutive appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations, with 17, qualifying for every tournament between 1994 and 2025. By winning the 2004 African Cup of Nations, they qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and was eliminated in the group stage. The team qualified twice for the African Nations Championship, winning the title in their first appearance in 2011, while also competing in the FIFA Arab Cup three times, winning the title in the inaugural edition in 1963 and finishing second in 2021. Radhi Jaïdi, with 105 international matches, holds the record for the number of matches played for Tunisia while Issam Jemâa, with 36 goals, is their all-time highest scorer. Their highest-ever FIFA Men's World Ranking was 14th in April and May 2018, while their lowest rank was 65th in July 2010.
On 13 October 2025, Tunisia became the first team in history to qualify for the World Cup without conceding a goal, during the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.