Tunisia Fires World Cup Coach Sabri Lamouchi After Heavy Loss

Tunisia fired head coach Sabri Lamouchi on Monday after a lopsided ​loss in their first World Cup game.

The Tunisian Football Federation announced his dismissal on its Instagram account. ​Written in ‌Arabic, the statement was translated by Google.

"An agreement has been officially reached to dismiss ‌coach Sabri Lamouchi," the statement ⁠read.

"Plans are underway to appoint Mondher ‌Kebaier as ​the national ‌team coach (on an interim basis) to complete the World Cup qualifying matches."

Sweden routed Tunisia 5-1 in Sunday night's ​Group ‌F opener in Guadalupe, Mexico.

Tunisia are scheduled to face Japan in ⁠the same stadium ‌on Saturday night before finishing ‌group play on June 25 against ‌the Netherlands in Kansas City.

Lamouchi, 54, was hired in ‌January ​and was ⁠already under fire following a 5-0 loss to Belgium in a pre-tournament friendly on June 6 in Brussels.

The ⁠Frenchman previously managed the Ivory Coast squad at ‌the 2014 ‌FIFA World Cup but failed ​to advance beyond the group stage in Brazil.

Hello, good (very early) morning everyone and welcome to the ABC Sport live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026.

We're back for day five of competition, my name is Andrew McGarry and I am delighted to be with you in the wee hours for the early stages of what will be another four-game day in the world game's premier tournament.

Here's what we have for you today:

2:00am AEST (1:30am ACST, 00:00am AWST) — Group H: Spain vs Cabo Verde @ Atlanta Stadium

5:00am AEST (4:30am ACST, 3:00am AWST) — Group G: Belgium vs Egypt @ Seattle Stadium

8:00am AEST (7:30am ACST, 6:00am AWST) — Group H: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay @ Miami Stadium

11:00am AEST (10:30am ACST, 9:00am AWST) — Group I: Iran vs New Zealand @ Los Angeles Stadium