Renard replaces Lamouchi mid-World Cup after Sweden defeat

Renard takes over mid-tournament after Lamouchi sacked

Tunisia have sacked Sabri Lamouchi and replaced him with Hervé Renard, mid-World Cup (1) (2). The decision came after your team lost the opening Group H match to Sweden (1). No scoreline has been reported from that game. Renard, who managed Saudi Arabia at the 2022 World Cup and famously beat Argentina, walks into the job knowing a recovery is needed fast.

The history of mid-tournament coaching switches

Three teams have tried this at previous World Cups, and all three lost their next match (3). Paraguay did it in 1998, Mexico in 2010, and also in 2018. None of them won the game immediately after the change. Renard has to break that pattern.

What comes next

Tunisia still face the Netherlands and Japan in Group H. The group favourites are the Netherlands, and your team cannot afford another slip. Renard's first task is getting a result against the Dutch. The squad has been built on defensive discipline through qualifying, and that foundation may give him something to work with immediately (1) (2).