TUNISIA : HOW THEY QUALIFIED

Tunisia captured Africa Group 5 with a 6-1-3 record and 21 points. The North Africans clinched a berth in a 2-2 draw with unbeaten Morocco (5-0-5, 20) in Tunis on October 8, 2005. Talal El-Karkouri, who had tallied for the winners earlier, scored an own for the Moroccans to draw Tunisia even. Jose Clayton converted a penalty kick to tie the game at 1-1. Tunisia joined Nigeria and Cameroon as the only African sides to qualify for three consecutive World Cups. Perhaps the Le Temps newspaper best summed up the match: "Enduring suffering brought us this victory. This match was one of the most pathetic and difficult in the history of our national team. We were twice eliminated but we twice turned the situation around with incredible mental strength."

QUALIFYING RESULTS
6/5/04 Tunisia 4, Botswana 1
6/20/04 Guinea 2, Tunisia 1
9/4/04 Morocco 1, Tunisia 1
10/9/04 Malawi 2, Tunisia 2
3/26/05 Tunisia 7, Malawi 0
6/4/05 Botswana 1, Tunisia 3
6/11/05 Tunisia 2, Guinea 0
8/17/05 Tunisia 1, Kenya 0
9/3/05 Kenya 0, Tunisia 2
10/8/05 Tunisia 2, Morocco 2