Jalel Kadri, coach of the Tunisian national team, has announced his country’s final squad for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.
Many players on the list are equipped with great experience, such as top goal scorer Wahbi Khazri and captain Youssef Msakni, while young talent comes, among others, in the form of Hannibal Mejbri.
Notable absentees are Mohamed Ali Yacoubi, Mohamed Amine Ben Amor and Firas Chaouat.
Tunisia begin Qatar 2022™ with a game against Denmark on 22 November, before facing Australia and France.
Tunisia’s Qatar 2022 squad
Goalkeepers
Aymen Dahmen (CS Sfaxien)
Mouez Hassen (Club Africain)
Aymen Balbouli (Etoile du Sahel)
Bechir Ben Said (US Monastir)
Defenders
Mohamed Drager (Luzern)
Wajdi Kechrida (Atromitos)
Bilel Ifa (Kuwait SC)
Montassar Talbi (Lorient)
Dylan Bronn (Salernitana)
Yassine Meriah (Esperance de Tunis)
Nader Ghandri (Club Africain)
Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly)
Ali Abdi (Caen)
Midfielders
Ellyes Skhiri (FC Koln)
Aissa Laidouni (Ferencvaros)
Ferjani Sassi (Al Duhail)
Ghailene Chaalali (Esperance de Tunis)
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Esperance de Tunis)
Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City)
Forwards
Seifeddine Jaziri (Zamalek)
Naim Sliti (Al-Ettifaq)
Taha Yassine Khenissi (Kuwait SC)
Anis Ben Slimane (Brondby)
Issam Jebali (Odense)
Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier)
Youssef Msakni (Al Arabi)
Tunisia‘s Group D games
Denmark v Tunisia
22 November, 16:00 Doha time
Tunisia v Australia
26 November, 13:00 Doha time
Tunisia v France
30 November, 18:00 Doha time
All squads are provisional until the final list of 26 players is announced by FIFA, following their submission by participating teams, on 15 November.