2026-06-06
Belgium thrash Tunisia 5-0 in final warm-up
Heavy defeat in Brussels raises alarm days before the Group opener against Sweden.
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Tunisia
1628The team that qualified without conceding a goal arrives in crisis mode - Trabelsi sacked after AFCON, Lamouchi parachuted in, and back-to-back warm-up defeats including a 5-0 humbling by Belgium.
Coach Sabri Lamouchi (French (Tunisian descent)) · since January 2026
Matches
Key players
- Ellyes SkhiriDM · Eintracht Frankfurt
Captain and most-capped player (81); first name on the team sheet and the side's leader
- Hannibal MejbriCM · Burnley
23-year-old disruptor whose pressing partnership with Skhiri makes Tunisia hard to beat
- Montassar TalbiCB · Lorient
62-cap anchor of a defence that qualified without conceding a goal
- Firas ChaouatFW · CS Sfaxien
Scored Tunisia's goal in the AFCON last-16 heartbreak against Mali
Injuries / doubts
- No significant injuries or suspensions reported
Recent form
| 2026-06-06 | Belgium | 0-5 L | Friendly |
| 2026-06-01 | Austria | 0-1 L | Friendly |
| 2026-03-31 | Canada | 0-0 D | Friendly |
| 2026-03-28 | Haiti | 1-0 W | Friendly |
| 2026-01-03 | Mali | 1-1 (2-3 pens) L | AFCON round of 16 |
| 2025-12-30 | Tanzania | 1-1 D | AFCON group stage |
News
2026-06-01
Austria edge Tunisia 1-0 in Vienna
Second straight warm-up defeat leaves Lamouchi still searching for attacking answers.
2026-05-15
Lamouchi names final 26-man World Cup squad
New coach builds around Skhiri and Mejbri for his second World Cup as a manager.