Tunisia fired its head coach! (Photo- GETTY)
FIFA World Cup 2026: A shocking news has emerged from international football. The Tunisia national football team has dismissed head coach Sabri Lamouchi after only one match of the World Cup 2026. This is a surprising incident in the history of football for a coach to be removed so soon. After the embarrassing 1-5 defeat against Sweden in its very first match of the Football World Cup, the board has taken this decision. If reports are to be believed, he will not be seen with the team in the next group match of the tournament.
Tunisia fired its head coach!
In January this year, the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) handed over the command of the team to former France international player Sabri Lamouchi on a long contract till July 2028. The team also held its first training camp in Toronto a few weeks ago. However, in the very first match of the World Cup, Sweden defeated Tunisia badly. After this crushing defeat, Lamouchi himself had said, ‘This is a very difficult and painful defeat. Making such big mistakes in front of world class players is nothing to forgive.
After this defeat against Sweden, Tunisian football fans are also very angry on social media. Fans say that the team, which is known for its defensive game, has conceded 10 goals in the last two matches, due to which the country’s game is being ridiculed all over the world. Additionally, Lamouchi was already being accused of bias in not including Club Africain’s star player Gath Zalouni in the team.
Farewell will take place before the next match
According to reports, the Tunisian Football Board is in no mood to waste any time. The process of removing Sabri Lamouchi has started, and he will not be present in the team’s dugout in the next match against Japan on June 20. This has proved to be a very bitter experience for the career of Lamouchi, who took Ivory Coast to the 2014 World Cup and coached clubs like Nottingham Forest.
