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Tunisia

World Cup 2026 · Group F · CAF · FIFA Rank #43

UnderdogCoach: Sami TrabelsiBest result: Group stageAppearance #7

⚙️ Tactical Profile

North African craft welded onto a stubborn defensive frame: a 4-3-3/4-1-4-1 that's hard to score against — qualifying was a procession of clean sheets — with Laidouni setting the tempo and the wide men carrying the ball forward. The eternal issue is a striker; there still isn't one.

🔮 Expectations

Seven World Cups, zero knockout appearances — but a giant-killing in nearly every one, including champions France in 2022. Group F (Netherlands, Japan, Sweden) is unforgiving, so progression is a stretch, but writing them off entirely has burned people before.

⭐ Key Players

Aissa LaidouniMidfielder · 中东联赛 — All snarl and engine — the heartbeat of Tunisia's midfield.76Hannibal MejbriAttacking Mid · Burnley — A live-wire playmaker with Manchester United schooling and a short fuse.75Montassar TalbiCentre-Back · FC Lorient — The tower at the heart of all those clean sheets.76Ellyes SkhiriDefensive Mid · Eintracht Frankfurt — The analytics community's favourite Tunisian — quietly elite for years.77🇹🇳Aymen DahmenGoalkeeper · Tunisian league — The reflexes behind the famous France shutout.74

📋 Full 26-Man Squad

Mouhib ChamakhAli AbdiMontassar TalbiOmar RekikAdem ArousDylan BronnElias AchouriElias SaadHazem MastouriHannibal MejbriIsmael GharbiMortadha Ben OuanesRani KhediraKhalil AyariHadj MahmoudAymen DahmenEllyes SkhiriRayan ElloumiFiras ChaouatYan ValeryMohamed Amine Ben HamidaSabri Ben HessenMoutaz NeffatiRaed ChikhaouiAnis Ben SlimaneSebastian Tounekti

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