Crucial hit in added time
Next nation creates qualification for World Cup 2026
08.09.2025 – 7:27 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Tunisia cheers: A goal in added time secures the team to participate in the 2026 World Cup-for the seventh time in the history of the country.
The field of participants fills up: Tunisia has solved the ticket for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada. With the late 1-0 victory in Equatorial Guinea, the team around the Augsburg Elias Saad secured the victory in Group H. Mohamed Ben Romdhan von Al Ahly early after eight match days.
The North Africans will be represented at a World Cup finals for the third time in a row. In the preliminary round in all previous six participation, it was already in the preliminary round, and last 2022 in Qatar. At that time, the 1-0 victory against defending champion France achieved a real sensation.
Tunisia is team number 18 of a total of 48 who have already secured their place at the first XXL World Cup – and the second African to Morocco.
Host (3): USA, Canada, Mexico
Africa (2): Morocco, Tunisia
Asia (6): Australia, Japan, Jordan, Iran, South Korea, Uzbekistan
South America (6): Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay