WC26 Analysis

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡³ Tunisia

World Cup 2026 | Group F | Power rating 1638 (was 1690) | World rank #40

About Tunisia

Tunisia are a disciplined and organised North African team. A CAF side, they enter the 2026 World Cup rated 1638 -40th of the 48 teams -in Group F.

Regular World Cup qualifiers who are traditionally tough to break down. Compact and well-drilled, defending in numbers and threatening on the break.

Drawn alongside Netherlands, Japan and Sweden, their toughest group test on paper is the meeting with Netherlands. The model lists them 4th in the group and to fall short of the knockout rounds.

Detailed team profile

Overview

Tunisia enter WC26 as a defensively reliable North African side looking to finally convert qualification consistency into a knockout berth.

World Cup history

Tunisia are making their seventh World Cup appearance and third in a row. They made history in 1978 as the first African team to win a World Cup match but have never reached the knockout stage.

Recent form

Tunisia qualified from CAF with an outstanding defensive campaign.

2026 World Cup angle

Their Group F route will likely depend on keeping matches tight against Sweden, Japan and the Netherlands. Scoring enough to punish opponents remains the obvious swing factor.

Group-stage results & analysis

MatchScoreTunisia model share
vs πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ Sweden FT 1 : 5 --
vs πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Japan FT 0 : 4 --
vs πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Netherlands FT 1 : 3 --