France’s Herve Renard will take over as Tunisia head coach. | Photo Credit: AP

Tunisia has responded to its 5-1 World Cup thrashing by Sweden by replacing coach Sabri Lamouchi with Frenchman Herve Renard, the federation announced on national TV on Monday.

Renard coached Saudi Arabia to a shock win against eventual winner Argentina at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and has since coached the France women’s team.

“The president of the Tunisian Football Federation, Moez Nassari, announced that an official agreement had been reached with French coach Herve Renard for him to take charge of the national football team until the end of the 2026 World Cup,” the Tunisian public broadcaster announced.

Lamouchi, a former French international, had only been in charge since January.

The heavy defeat by Sweden on Sunday leaves Tunisia with a tough task to reach the knockout round.

It faces Japan in its next Group F match on Saturday.

Published on Jun 16, 2026