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title: "Tunisia full squad for 2026 World Cup in United States, Canada and Mexico; Seeks first World Cup knockout appearance"
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  - "Frankfurt am Main"
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  - "United States"
  - "Francisco I. Madero"
  - "Netherlands"
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  - "Freiburg (im Breisgau)"
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Tunisia full squad for 2026 World Cup in United States, Canada and Mexico; Seeks first World Cup knockout appearance

Tunisia at FIFA World Cup 2026: All players, full squad list, key stats and schedule

FIFA World Cup 2026: Can Tunisia turn consistency into performance and reach knock-out rounds? All players, full squad list, key stats and schedule

In six previous appearances at the FIFA World Cup, Tunisia have not advanced beyond the group stage. Can the Eagles of Carthage change that in 2026?

Cameroon and Morocco are the only African nations to have made moreFIFA World Cupappearances than Tunisia.

While Cameroon became the first Africanfootballteam to reach the quarter-finals and Morocco the first to advance to the semi-finals, Tunisia are still searching for a first appearance in the knockout rounds.

It is a record the Eagles of Carthage will hope to change at the2026 FIFA World Cupin the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The tournament will mark Tunisia’s seventh World Cup appearance, but the North Africans face a difficult challenge after being drawn in Group F alongsideSweden,JapanandNetherlands.

Find out what you need to know about Tunisia at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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World Cup appearances (including 2026):7

Best World Cup result:Group Stage

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Tunisia’s full squad

Goalkeepers:Sabri ​Ben Hessen (Etoile Sahel), Abdelmouhib Chamakh (Club Africain), Aymen Dahman (CS Sfaxien)

Defenders:Ali Abdi (Nice), ​Adem Arous (Kasimpasa), ⁠Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida (Esperance), Dylan Bronn (Servette Geneva), Raed Chikhaoui (US Monastir), Moutaz Neffati (Norrkoping), Omar Rekik (NK Maribor), Montassar Talbi (Lorient), Yan Valery (Young Boys Berne)

Midfielders:Mortadha Ben Ouanes (Kasimpasa), Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City), Ismael Gharbi (FC ⁠Augsburg), ​Rani Khedira (Union Berlin), Mohamed Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano), Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), Ellyes ​Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Forwards:Elias Achouri (FC Copenhagen), Khalil Ayari (Paris St Germain), Firas Chaouat (Club Africain), Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps), Hazem Mastouri (Dynamo Makhachkala), ​Elias Saad (Hannover 96), Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic)

Who are Tunisia's stars to watch at the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

FC Copenhagen midfielderElias Achouriis Tunisia’s engine, often serving as the driving force of the Eagles’ workaholic midfield.

His partnership with Burnley starHannibal Mejbrihas proven efficient and made Tunisia a very difficult team to beat.

But perhaps the most significant cog in Tunisia’s iron-clad midfield is captainEllyes Skhiri, who plays club football for Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Tunisia’s group stage schedule

All times in local time

Sweden vsTunisia— 15 June 2026, 18:00 CDT, Monterrey (MEX)

Tunisiavs Japan — 20 June 2026, 21:00 CDT, Monterrey (MEX)

Netherlands vsTunisia— 25 June 2026, 15:00 CDT, Kansas City (USA)

11 June - 19 July

Football | FIFA World Cup 2026| United States of America, Mexico & Canada