Sabri Lamouchi’s stint as Tunisia’s national football team head coach might be one of the shortest managerial reigns in World Cup qualifying history. The Tunisian Football Federation dismissed Lamouchi after he oversaw just a single match in the 2026 World Cup qualification campaign, a decision that sent shockwaves through the footballing world in mid-June 2026.
Tunisia sits at the bottom of their Group B standings with a solitary point from four qualifying matches.
How it all unraveled
Lamouchi was appointed on January 14, 2026, brought in to steady a ship that was already taking on water. He replaced Sami Trabelsi, who departed after Tunisia’s disappointing exit from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, where the Eagles of Carthage were knocked out earlier than their pedigree suggested they should have been.
Tunisia had already played three qualifying matches before Lamouchi took charge, and the results from those games contributed to the dismal one-point haul from four outings. His sole match in charge failed to produce the turnaround the federation was hoping for, and the decision-makers in Tunisian football moved quickly.
