Tunisia at the FIFA Confederations Cup
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Tunisia has participated one times in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2005, as a representative from Africa after winning the 2004 African Cup of Nations. From its only participation, the team was content with the group stage. The team played in Group A against Argentina, Germany and Australia. The team lost to Argentina 1–2 and Germany 0–3, while it defeated Australia 2–0.
Matches
Tournaments
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
The Tunisian team, winning their first African Cup of Nations title, enabled them to qualify for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany, where they participated in Group A including hosts Germany, Argentina and Australia. The opening match of this tournament was between Tunisia and Argentina, Tunisia lost by a narrow margin 1–2, Haykel Guemamdia scored Tunisia's goal.[8] In the second match, the Tunisians resisted until the 74th minute, where they conceded three goals from the German team,[9] while in the third match they managed to beat Australia 2–0 with Francileudo Santos double, to leave good impressions.[10]
Group stage
| 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 |
Statistics
Head to head
- – Positive balance
- – Neutral balance
- – Negative balance
| Versus | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Def | First match date | Last match date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 15 June 2005 | 15 June 2005 |
| Australia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 21 June 2005 | 21 June 2005 |
| Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 18 June 2005 | 18 June 2005 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 15 June 2005 | 18 June 2005 |
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | 2005 | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francileudo Santos | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Haykel Guemamdia | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | |
– Best goalscorer(s) of the tournament
– Best goalscorer(s) of the team
Awards
- Man of the match
- 2005: Francileudo Santos (vs. Australia; Group A)[11]
Squads
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Kits
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