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Tunisia at the FIFA Confederations Cup

The Tunisia national football team represented Tunisia at the FIFA Confederations Cup on one occasion, a sole appearance in 2005. Tunisia qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup as the CAF representative after winning 2004 Africa Cup of Nations.

Record at the FIFA Confederations Cup edit

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 — —

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup edit

Squad edit

Head coach:   Roger Lemerre

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ali Boumnijel (1966-04-13)April 13, 1966 (aged 39)   Africain
2 2DF Karim Saidi (1983-03-24)March 24, 1983 (aged 22)   Feyenoord
3 4FW Karim Essediri (1979-07-29)July 29, 1979 (aged 25)   Tromsø
4 2DF Wisam El Abdy (1979-04-02)April 2, 1979 (aged 26)   Sfaxien
5 4FW Ziad Jaziri (1978-07-12)July 12, 1978 (aged 26)   Gaziantepspor
6 2DF Hatem Trabelsi (c) (1977-01-25)January 25, 1977 (aged 28)   Ajax
7 4FW Imed Mhedhebi (1976-03-22)March 22, 1976 (aged 29)   Étoile du Sahel
8 3MF Mehdi Nafti (1978-11-28)November 28, 1978 (aged 26)   Birmingham City
9 4FW Haykel Guemamdia (1981-12-22)December 22, 1981 (aged 23)   Sfaxien
10 3MF Kaies Ghodhbane (1976-01-07)January 7, 1976 (aged 29)   Samsunspor
11 4FW Francileudo Santos (1979-03-20)March 20, 1979 (aged 26)   Sochaux
12 3MF Jawhar Mnari (1976-11-08)November 8, 1976 (aged 28)   Espérance de Tunis
13 3MF Hamed Namouchi (1984-02-14)February 14, 1984 (aged 21)   Rangers
14 3MF Adel Chedli (1976-09-16)September 16, 1976 (aged 28)   Istres
15 2DF Radhi Jaïdi (1975-08-30)August 30, 1975 (aged 29)   Bolton Wanderers
16 1GK Khaled Fadhel (1976-09-29)September 29, 1976 (aged 28)   Diyarbakırspor
17 3MF Chaouki Ben Saada (1984-07-01)July 1, 1984 (aged 20)   Bastia
18 3MF Selim Benachour (1981-09-08)September 8, 1981 (aged 23)   Paris Saint-Germain
19 2DF Anis Ayari (1982-02-16)February 16, 1982 (aged 23)   Samsunspor
20 2DF José Clayton (1974-03-21)March 21, 1974 (aged 31)   Espérance de Tunis
21 4FW Issam Jemâa (1984-01-28)January 28, 1984 (aged 21)   Espérance de Tunis
22 1GK Hamdi Kasraoui (1983-02-18)February 18, 1983 (aged 22)   Espérance de Tunis
23 2DF Amir Haj Massaoud (1981-02-08)February 8, 1981 (aged 24)   Sfaxien

Group stage edit

Main article: 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
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
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Argentina v Tunisia edit

Argentina  2–1  Tunisia
Riquelme   33' (pen.)
Saviola   57'		 Report Guemamdia   72' (pen.)
Attendance: 28,033
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia
GK 12 Germán Lux   71'
CB 16 Fabricio Coloccini
CB 13 Gonzalo Rodríguez   17'
CB 6 Gabriel Heinze
RM 19 Maxi Rodríguez
CM 17 Lucas Bernardi
LM 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)   79'
RW 22 Luciano Galletti
AM 8 Juan Román Riquelme
LW 18 Mario Santana
CF 9 Javier Saviola   66'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Carlos Tevez   66'
DF 4 Javier Zanetti   79'
Manager:
José Pékerman
 
GK 16 Khaled Fadhel
RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi (c)   32'   46'
CB 2 Karim Saidi
CB 15 Radhi Jaïdi   80'
LB 19 Anis Ayari
RM 12 Jawhar Mnari
CM 14 Adel Chedli
LM 18 Selim Benachour
RW 3 Karim Essediri
LW 7 Imed Mhedhebi   46'
CF 9 Haykel Guemamdia   78'
Substitutions:
DF 23 Amir Haj Massaoud   46'
FW 11 Francileudo Santos   46'
FW 5 Ziad Jaziri   78'
Manager:
  Roger Lemerre


Man of the Match:
Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina)[2]

Assistant referees:
Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Tunisia v Germany edit

Tunisia  0–3  Germany
Report Ballack   74' (pen.)
Schweinsteiger   80'
Hanke   88'
Attendance: 44,377
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Germany
GK 1 Ali Boumnijel
RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi (c)
CB 4 Wisam El Abdy   73'
CB 15 Radhi Jaïdi   5'
LB 20 José Clayton
RM 8 Mehdi Nafti
CM 12 Jawhar Mnari
CM 10 Kaies Ghodhbane   59'
LM 14 Adel Chedli
CF 5 Ziad Jaziri   83'
CF 11 Francileudo Santos
Substitutions:
FW 13 Hamed Namouchi   59'
FW 17 Chaouki Ben Saada   83'
Manager:
  Roger Lemerre
GK 12 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich   22'
CB 4 Robert Huth
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
LB 16 Thomas Hitzlsperger   68'
RM 10 Sebastian Deisler
CM 8 Torsten Frings
CM 13 Michael Ballack (c)
LM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
CF 14 Gerald Asamoah   62'
CF 20 Lukas Podolski   87'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Kevin Kurányi   62'
MF 19 Bernd Schneider   68'
FW 9 Mike Hanke   87'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann


Man of the Match:
Michael Ballack (Germany)[3]

Assistant referees:
Anthony Garwood (Jamaica)
Joseph Taylor (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:
Matthew Breeze (Australia)


Australia v Tunisia edit

Australia  0–2  Tunisia
Report Santos   26', 70'
Attendance: 23,952
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia
GK 12 Michael Petkovic
RB 4 Lucas Neill
CB 3 Craig Moore (c)
CB 5 Tony Vidmar
LB 14 Simon Colosimo   39'
RM 19 Jason Culina
CM 8 Josip Skoko   61'
CM 17 Jonathan McKain   25'
LM 11 Scott Chipperfield   38'
CF 9 Mark Viduka   46'
CF 15 John Aloisi
Substitutions:
DF 20 Ljubo Milicevic   38'
FW 22 Archie Thompson   90'   46'
MF 10 Tim Cahill   62'   61'
Manager:
Frank Farina
GK 22 Hamdi Kasraoui
RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi (c)
CB 2 Karim Saidi
CB 12 Jawhar Mnari
LB 19 Anis Ayari   88'
RM 13 Hamed Namouchi
CM 8 Mehdi Nafti
CM 17 Chaouki Ben Saada   28'   69'
LM 14 Adel Chedli   55'
CF 11 Francileudo Santos   89'
CF 9 Haykel Guemamdia
Substitutions:
FW 21 Issam Jemâa   55'
MF 10 Kaies Ghodhbane   69'
FW 5 Ziad Jaziri   89'
Manager:
  Roger Lemerre


Man of the Match:
Francileudo Santos (Tunisia)[4]

Assistant referees:
Cristian Julio (Chile)
Mario Vargas (Chile)
Fourth official:
Herbert Fandel (Germany)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Intercontinental Cup for Nations". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ "ARG-TUN (Match 1), Anhauser Busch Man of the Match: Juan Roman Riquelme (ARG)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ^ "TUN-GER (Match 5), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (GER)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2005. Archived from the original on 28 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. ^ "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.
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