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The two teams had faced each other four times, most recently in a 2010 friendly, a 1–1 draw. Despite being eliminated due to Australia's win against Denmark, Tunisia's victory against France marked the first time the nation had ever beaten the current title holders at the World Cup.
Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a short-lived rotation policy, abandoned in 2007, to rotate the event among football confederations. Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup: Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and a joint bid from Libya and Tunisia.
Mar 26, 2023 · South Africa were among the quintet to bid for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. After FIFA declared Africa as the only eligible venue for its marquee event, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya —...
Top goalscorer: Issam Jemâa (36) Stats. World Cup performance. The team lined up in the national team's first World Cup. History. A promising start. Prior to regaining its independence from France, Tunisia formed an unofficial team in 1928.
The Tunisia national football team is the national team that represents Tunisia in men's international football, since it played its first match on 2 June 1957 against Libya, which ended with Tunisia winning 4–2. It is a member team of the FIFA internationally and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on the continent.
Nov 17, 2022 · Bids for the 2010 edition were open only to African countries and came from Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, and a joint bid from Libya and Tunisia. Morocco, which has been bidding for some time,...
Jul 11, 2010 · Having decided to awarded the World Cup to the African continent, South Africa (fourteen votes) beat rival bidder Morocco (ten votes) in the final round of votes. Libya's bid to co-host with Tunisia had been disqualified before the secret ballot due to the statute that FIFA would no longer accept shared hosting bids, and Egypt did not receive a ...
