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Tunisians Save Face With Tie Against Romania
Despite losing to England and Colombia, Tunisia did finish the tournament with a 1-1 tie with Group G winner Romania to avoid finishing last in the World Cup — a dubious distinction earned by the United States.

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World Cup Highlights

Second participation in World Cup finals (1978, 1998)
Two-time finalists in African Nations Cup (1965, 1996)
Played in three Olympics (1960, 1988, 1996)
Twice won the Arab Nations Cup

First-Round Results

Date Result Site Monday, June 15 England 2, Tunisia 0 Marseille Monday, June 22 Colombia 1, Tunisia 0 Montpellier Friday, June 26 Romania 1, Tunisia 1 Saint-Denis

Complete First-Round Results

Roster

Pos. Name Age Club GK Chokri Ouaer 31 Esperance ST GK Ali Boumnijel 32 Basti GK Radhouane Salhi 30 E.S. Sahel D Khaled Badra 25 Esperance ST D Tarek Thabet 26 Esperance ST D Mounir Boukadida 30 E.S. Sahel D Ferid Chouchane 25 E.S. Sahel D Sabri Jaballah 24 C. Africain D Sami Trabelsi 30 C. Sfaxien D Jose Clayton 24 Etoile du Sahel D Hatem Trabelsi 21 CSS Faxien M Kaies Ghodhbane 22 E.S.Sahel M Riadh Bouazizi 25 E.S. Sahel M Faycal Ben Ahmed 25 Esperance M Sirajeddine Chihi 28 Esperance ST M Zoubier Beya 26 Freibourg M Skander Souayeh 25 C. Sfaxien F Adel Sellimi 26 Nantes F Slimane Ben 24 Freibourg F Riadh Jelassi 26 E.S.Sahel F Imed Ben Younes 23 E.S. Sahel F Mourad Melki 23 O. Beja

Road to France

Won Lost Tied GF GA 7 0 1 15 2 How Qualified: First place in CAF Group 2

Date Result Aug. 17, 1997 Tunisia 4, Namibia 0 June 8, 1997 Egypt 0, Tunisia 0 April 27, 1997 Tunisia 2, Liberia 0 April 5, 1997 Namibia 1, Tunisia 2 Jan. 11, 1997 Tunisia 1, Egypt 0 Nov. 10, 1996 Liberia 0, Tunisia 1 June 16, 1996 Tunisia 2, Rwanda 0 June 2, 1996 Rwanda 1, Tunisia 3

Facts and Figures

Knight-Ridder/Tribune
Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Population: 9,245,284 (July 1997 estimate)
Independence: March 30 1956 (from France)
Capital: Tunis
Comparative area: Slightly larger than Georgia
Religions: Muslim 98 percent, Christian 1 percent, Jewish 1 percent
Climate: Temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
Landscape: Mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara border