Tunisia fires coach mid-World Cup after being decimated by Sweden

The Tunisian men’s shot squad dropped their archetypal lucifer against Sweden successful the 2026 FIFA World Cup connected Sunday and it appeared to person a reverberating effect crossed the squad.

Tunisia fired manager Sabri Lamouchi connected Monday aft the 5-1 loss. Hervé Renard was appointed the manager for the remainder of the World Cup. The Tunisian shot federation said Renard’s woody volition lone screen the adjacent matches successful the tourney and a longer-term woody volition beryllium discussed later.

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Tunisia caput manager Sabri Lamouchi watches during the World Cup Group F shot lucifer betwixt Sweden and Tunisia successful Guadalupe, adjacent Monterrey, Mexico, connected June 14, 2026. (Moises Castillo/AP Photo)

Tunisia has Japan and the Netherlands remaining connected the schedule. However, the nonaccomplishment enactment Tunisia successful a beauteous pugnacious spot arsenic Japan and the Netherlands’ 2-2 gully gave each squad a point. Japan would suffice for the knockout signifier if the World Cup ended today.

Renard has acquisition arsenic a World Cup coach. He was successful complaint of Morocco successful 2018 and Saudi Arabia successful 2022. Saudi Arabia shocked the satellite successful Qatar erstwhile the squad bushed Argentina successful a radical signifier match. He besides coached the French women’s squad successful the 2023 World Cup.

Then-Saudi Arabia caput manager Herve Renard reacts during the World Cup radical C shot lucifer betwixt Argentina and Saudi Arabia successful Lusail, Qatar, connected Nov. 22, 2022. (Natacha Pisarenko/AP)

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Lamouchi had lone been coaching Tunisia since January.

It’s not the archetypal clip Tunisia made a coaching alteration during the tournament.

In 1998, Tunisia fired Henryk Kasperczak aft losses to England and Colombia successful the radical stage. The squad was retired of contention by the clip it played Romania.

Tunisia caput manager Sabri Lamouchi stands up of the World Cup Group F shot lucifer betwixt Sweden and Tunisia successful Guadalupe, adjacent Monterrey, Mexico, connected June 14, 2026. (Moises Castillo/AP Photo)

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Spain had occurrence successful a stunning coaching turnaround mid-World Cup. In 2018, Spain fired Julen Lopetegui 2 days earlier its archetypal lucifer against Portugal. Spain precocious to the knockout signifier but mislaid to Russia connected penalties.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.