Overview

Team profile

Reigning African champions Tunisia are taking part in their 10th FIVB World Championship, marking a continuous presence since 2002. Their best finish to date was 15th place in 2006.
Tunisia have competed six times in the Olympic Games, their best finish being ninth in Los Angeles 1984, when they scored their first and only Olympic win, 3-2 over Egypt. Their latest Olympic appearance was in London 2012, where they ranked joint 11th. 
Their FIVB World Cup performances haven been consistent in recent outings, having finished 12th in 1995, 1999, 2007 and 2015.
At a continental level, Tunisia have won a medal at every African Championship they have attended, apart from in 2009 when they finished fifth. Most recently in 2017, the team claimed gold after beating Egypt 3-0, ending the Egyptians run of six straight championships. 

Coach

Antonio Giacobbe

Antonio Giacobbe

Seventy-one-year-old Italian Antonio Giacobbe returned last year to Tunisia to lead the men's national team, following stints in the 1990s and 2000s. Giacobbe remains in North Africa, after having previously coached the men's national teams of Morocco and Egypt in several successful campaigns. He replaced Fethi Mkaouar at the helm of Tunisia. Before moving to Tunisia, Giacobbe worked in Italy, including as head coach of the Italian women’s national team in the early 1980s.

Staff

  • Team Manager Chokri Smaoui
  • Assistant coach Noureddine Hfaiedh
  • Doctor Karim Grindi
  • Physiotherapist Ghofrane Dhib

Schedule

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Ranking

Rank Teams Matches Result Details Sets Points
Total Won Lost 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 Points Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio
1
USA
5 5 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 13 15 5 3.000 456 383 1.190
2
Serbia
5 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 12 14 7 2.000 476 430 1.106
3
Russia
5 3 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 10 12 6 2.000 422 366 1.153
4
Australia
5 2 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 7 9 11 0.818 428 442 0.968
5
Cameroon
5 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 4 12 0.333 334 398 0.839
6
Tunisia
5 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 15 0.133 317 414 0.765

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