He is currently retired from playing with the Bahrain national football team, where he made 21 appearances in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
He scored two goals, one coming from his trademark free kick against fierce rivals Iran in the 3rd and 4th place playoff.
Talal Yousif was a major part of that success and after the tournament he was named Captain of the National team.
After the Asian Cup success, many of Bahrain's top players headed for Qatar although Talal opted for a move to Kuwait.
Talal announced his official retirement from International Football in January 2006, then was convinced to return and helped Bahrain qualify for the Asian Cup 2007.