Tunisia coach Hervé Renard open to staying on with national team after a chaotic World Cup stint
Renard’s short-term deal ends after Thursday, and Tunisia’s early exit has not ruled out a longer role for the French coach.
- Tunisia coach Renard is open to leading the African nation's program beyond the World Cup, though his current contract concludes this Thursday.
- The 57-year-old Frenchman was watching the tournament from Senegal when Tunisia abruptly fired coach Sabri Lamouchi following a 5-1 loss to Sweden.
- Following a 4-0 loss to Japan last week, Tunisia became the first nation since Greece at the 1994 tournament to lose each of its first two matches by at least four goals.
- Thursday night's match against the Netherlands remains significant as the Dutch hold four points in Group F, though goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen said the team remains united.
- Renard brings extensive African coaching experience, having led Zambia, Angola, Ivory Coast, and Morocco, plus two stints with Saudi Arabia before World Cup qualification ended in April.
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While his team has already been eliminated, the French player from Tunisia hopes that his players will head high against the Netherlands.
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Tunisia coach Hervé Renard open to staying on with national team after a chaotic World Cup stint
Tunisia coach Hervé Renard is open to leading the team beyond the World Cup. The 57-year-old Frenchman stepped in after Tunisia fired Sabri Lamouchi following a 5-1 loss to Sweden.
Tunisia has been eliminated from the World Cup after two humiliating defeats. But if there is one national coach who doesn't know what giving up is, it is Hervé Renard. The flamboyant Frenchman is one of the most successful national coaches in Africa's history.
Hervé Renard, who was called urgently to the bedside of the Tunisian team that he could not save from the shipwreck, called on Wednesday to "the pride and dignity" of his players on the eve of their last game in the World Cup. The Carthage Eagles will bid farewell to the World-2026 against the Netherlands Thursday (23:00 GMT) in Kansas City. Sabri Lamouchi Limogeage The 57-year-old French coach was parachuted in the middle of the tournament last…
Eliminated from the 2026 World Cup, Tunisia has the opportunity to save the honour against the Netherlands on Friday (1 hour) for its last World Cup match. However, the task is expected to be difficult against the Oranjes of Virgil van Dijk. Arriving as a firefighter on duty, Hervé Renard relies on a feat of the Carthage Eagles to finish on a good score.
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