2 hours ago Tunisia person sacked caput manager Sabri Lamouchi pursuing the side's decision successful their opening World Cup 2026 fixture.
Sweden inflicted a dense 5-1 decision connected Tunisia successful Sunday's Group F necktie astatine the Estadio Monterrey successful Guadalupe, Mexico.
Reports aft that nonaccomplishment suggested Lamouchi had been instantly sacked but sources told BBC Sport that the 54-year-old took grooming connected Monday.
However, the Tunisian Football Association has present confirmed that the Frenchman's declaration has been terminated by "mutual agreement".
"Plans are nether mode to name Mondher Kebaier arsenic the nationalist squad coach," the Tunisian FA said successful a statement.
Lamouchi's departure means helium is the archetypal manager successful World Cup past to beryllium sacked aft conscionable 1 game.
The erstwhile Nottingham Forest brag was lone appointed successful January replacing Sami Trabelsi, who near his relation following a last-16 decision to Mali astatine the Africa Cup of Nations.
Speaking aft the decision by Sweden, Lamouchi said the nonaccomplishment was "painful".
"Starting the contention with this atrocious of a nonaccomplishment is so difficult," Lamouchi said.
"We made excessively galore mistakes, and this is not thing that we tin do. We are shooting ourselves successful the foot, we are hurting ourselves."
The 54-year-old won conscionable 1 of his 5 games arsenic Tunisia caput manager - a 1-0 triumph implicit Haiti successful his archetypal crippled successful charge.
In their 2 warm-up games for the World Cup earlier this month, they mislaid 1-0 to Austria earlier suffering a 5-0 thrashing by Belgium.
Tunisia look Japan and Netherlands successful their remaining Group F fixtures.
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