Tunisia’s football federation didn’t even wait for the post-match press conference dust to settle. Hours after a brutal 5-1 loss to Sweden in their 2026 World Cup opener on June 14, head coach Sabri Lamouchi was shown the door, making this the fastest coaching dismissal in modern World Cup history.
Five months on the job. Five matches total. One win, one draw, three losses. That’s the full Lamouchi era, start to finish.
A five-month experiment that ended in 90 minutes
Lamouchi was appointed on January 14, 2026, with a contract that was supposed to run through July 31, 2028. The Tunisian Football Federation clearly had a multi-year vision. That vision survived exactly 151 days.
Reports indicated internal tensions within the squad had been brewing, and Lamouchi himself reportedly anticipated that a poor result could cost him his position.
