<P> The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body . The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II . </P> <P> The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals . The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month . The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final . </P> <P> Tunisia have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on five occasions, the first being at the 1978 FIFA World Cup where they finished in ninth position . Between 1998 and 2006 they had a streak of three World Cup qualifications . They have made their fifth appearance at the finals in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="10"> FIFA World Cup record </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Pld </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GF </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 to 1954 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Part of France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Withdrew </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 to </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 9th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 26th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 29th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 24th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 24th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2022 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> To be determined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 5 / 21 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

When was the last time tunisia qualified for the world cup