Key events4m agoTunisia replace sacked Lamouchi with Renard22m agoPreambleTunisia replace sacked Lamouchi with RenardTunisia have sacked the head coach Sabri Lamouchi and replaced him ⁠with fellow Frenchman Hervé Renard in after their 5-1 defeat by Sweden in their World Cup ⁠opener in Monterrey.Lamouchi, the first coaching casualty of the tournament, was appointed in January on ⁠a contract until 2028. He leaves the post with matches to come against Japan and the Netherlands.Tunisia won just one of their five games under Lamouchi, beating ​Haiti 1-0 in March, while ‌losing 1-0 to Austria ‌and being thrashed 5-0 by Belgium in a pair of World ‌Cup warm-up matches this month.The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) said Renard would take charge until the end of Tunisia’s World Cup campaign. “The agreement also stipulates that negotiations will be opened after the World Cup campaign to consider a long-term partnership based ‌on specific sporting objectives,” their statement said.The country’s state-owned broadcaster Television Tunisienne reported that Renard would arrive in Monterrey later on ​Tuesday to link up with the squad.Renard, twice an Africa Cup of Nations winner, coached Saudi Arabia at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and led them to a famous victory over eventual champions Argentina in the ⁠group stage. He left to coach the French women’s team at ​the World Cup ​in 2023 and the Paris ​Olympics, before returning to Saudi Arabia and helping the ​men’s side qualify ‌for a third ​successive World Cup. He ​was then replaced by Georgios Donis in the buildup to the tournament.Iran 2-2 New Zealand: It was a heavy match for Iran’s players as they played out a 2-2 draw against New Zealand after a backdrop of strife in the buildup to their tournament. After the match, the Iran head coach Amir Ghalenoei hit out at Fifa and hinted at resentment toward the US government after being told they needed to leave Los Angeles immediately.