Tunisia starting lineup vs Sweden confirmed for FIFA World Cup 2026 match

The Eagles of Carthage face Sweden in a Group F clash in Guadalupe.

Tunisia will begin their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign with a clash against Sweden on June 14, 2026. The North African side are making their third consecutive appearance in the flagship tournament and will look to qualify from the group stage for the first time in history.

The Eagles of Carthage secured their place in the expanded North American edition with a brilliant CAF qualifying campaign, where they did not concede a single goal. They won nine out of their 10 matches.

However, following their Round of 16 exit from the AFCON 2025, they lost to Austria (1-0) and Belgium (5-0) in warm-up friendlies. Drawn in a tough group also containing Japan and the Netherlands, head coach Sabri Lamouchi will hope that his side can make a positive start to their World Cup campaign.

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Let’s look at the Tunisia confirmed lineup for the FIFA World Cup 2026 match against Sweden:

Tunisia (4-2-3-1): Abdelmouhib Chamakh; Yan Valery, Montassar Talbi, Omar Rekik, Amine Ben Hamida; Rani Khedira, Ellyes Skhiri (c); Anis Ben Slimane, Hannibal Mejbri, Ali Abdi; Elias Saad.

Substitutes: Aymen Dahmen (gk), Sabri Ben Hessen (gk), Adem Arous, Dylan Bronn, Moutaz Neffati, Raed Chikhaoui, Elias Achouri, Hadj Mahmoud, Ismael Gharbi, Khalil Ayari, Firas Chaouat, Mortadha Ben Ouanes, Rayan Elloumi, Sebastian Tounekti.

Thoughts on the lineup

Abdelmouhib Chamakh, who made his international debut in March, starts between the sticks. Former Southampton youngster Yan Valery starts at right-back, with Amine Ben Hamida starting on the left. Montassar Talbi and Omar Rekik start at the heart of defence.

Eintracht Frankfurt’s Ellyes Skhiri, who is the Tunisian skipper, starts as part of a two-man midfield pivot. He is joined by World Cup winner Sami Khedira’s brother Rani Khedira, who plies his trade for Union Berlin.

Norwich City attacker Anis Ben Slimane starts on the right wing, joined by Nice veteran Ali Abdi on the other flank. Former Manchester United youngster Hannibal Mejbri will slot into the number 10 position. On-loan Hannover winger Elias Saad starts as the lone striker tonight.

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