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Tunisia
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Tunisia have made it through the qualifying rounds of the World Cup on three occasions, in 1978, 1998 and 2002
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Tunisia won many admirers for African football in their first appearance at a World Cup finals in 1978, beating Mexico and holding world champions Germany to a draw, before exiting the tournament after the first round.
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It was not until 20 years later that Tunisia returned to the finals where they were in a tough group with England, Colombia and Romania and not unexpectedly failed to survive the first stage.
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They qualified again for the 2002 tournament but again put up a disappointing showing, earning a single point from a dour meeting with Belgium before heading home early.
- Tunisia was the first team to win a qualifying match on penalty shootout when they won 4:2 on penalties over Morocco after a 1:1 tie at home on 9 Jan 1977.
