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Tunisia (Composition)
Still living with the mood of the greatest victory in the history of the country - victory in the African Cup of Nations - the mood of the Tunisian national team is already referred to as the outsiders of the Confederations Cup, but the Tunisians themselves hope to surprise their more titled opponents: "We are not going to Germany just to make up the numbers," they say.
Although Tunisians still remember February 15, 2004, when they became African champions after defeating Morocco, the Tunisian national team is not a newcomer to the international arena. They participated in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. By the way, it was the second consecutive and third time in the country's history that the Tunisian national team participated in the World Cup. However, it is worth mentioning that in the last World Cup they finished last in their group, after frustrating the nerves of the Russians, Belgians, and Japanese.
In order to strengthen the national team's position in the world football elite, the leaders of the Tunisian Football Federation invited the very experienced Frenchman Roger Lemerre to coach the team. Upon joining the team at the end of 2002, he set teamwork and discipline as the main goal. The methods of the former coach of the French national team, who won the 2000 European Championship and the 2001 Confederations Cup, had already borne fruit: the starless Tunisian national team snatched the 2004 African Cup of Nations from the teams considered favorites in the tournament.
The experienced Ali Boumnijel guards the Tunisians' goal, and on the field, R. Lemerre likes to use a tactical scheme of 4-4-2, the basis of which is a solid and disciplined defense. In the attacking line, R. Lemerre promotes the duo of Ziada Jaziri and Santos. Both forwards often cause chaos in the opponents' defense with their active play.
Being in Group A with Argentina, the tournament host Germany, and Australia, the Tunisian national team does not harbor great hopes in this tournament, but in any case, opponents must be careful when playing against R. Lemerre's students, among whom are the defender Hatem Trabelsi, who plays for Amsterdam's "Ajax," and several players playing in English and French clubs, as they have proven more than once that they are capable of surprises.
