Tunisia is one of the most consistent African World Cup participants and will return in 2026 under coach Sami Trabelsi. Group F, which includes the Netherlands and Japan, will be a challenge, but Tunisia is known for its tenacious performances.

Coach Sabri Lamouchi has named three goalkeepers for the Eagles: Aymen Dahmen, Sabri Ben Hessen, and Abdelmouhib Chamakh. All three play in Tunisia’s Ligue Professionnelle 1—a trio of goalkeepers who rely entirely on domestic club football, thereby deliberately setting themselves apart from many other African nations.

Dahmen, 29 years old and born in Sfax, has been a mainstay in the Tunisian goal since making his senior national team debut in March 2021. He has remained loyal to CS Sfaxien—one of Tunisia’s most historic clubs—for nearly his entire career. Only a stint with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hazem during the 2023–24 season interrupted his connection to his home club, before he returned in the summer of 2024. Dahmen was the starting goalkeeper for the Eagles throughout the World Cup qualifiers and guided his team through the group stage as a calm, clear-headed presence. At 188 cm tall, with solid positioning and extensive experience at the top level in Africa, he is Lamouchi’s clear first choice. The 2026 World Cup is his first major tournament ever—he was on the roster for the 2022 AFCON but did not see any action.

Ben Hessen, 29, is, like Dahmen, a product of CS Sfaxien, where he has been since 2013 and won the Coupe de Tunisie three times. In August 2025, he transferred to Étoile du Sahel and signed a three-year contract there. What makes him special: Despite years of experience and squad call-ups for the 2025 AFCON, he didn’t make his official international debut until March 28, 2026—in a 1-0 friendly win against Haiti. Ben Hessen is the reliable second option behind Dahmen and brings the league experience of a man who knows Tunisian club soccer from the inside like few others.

Chamakh, 24, is the most surprising selection in the Tunisian squad—and he has earned it. Since joining Club Africain in the summer of 2025, he has been the starting goalkeeper and led the club to the 2025–26 Tunisian league title. He made his national team debut on March 31, 2026, in a scoreless friendly against Canada, where he delivered a strong performance with a Sofascore rating of 8. The World Cup is the next logical step for the young goalkeeper from Médenine—and a stage he has earned for himself through consistent club performances.