Herve Renard says his spell as Tunisia head coach has “come to an end” just 18 days after his appointment in the wake of his side’s World Cup group-stage exit.
Renard, 57, was appointed on June 16, after Sabri Lamouchi was sacked after Tunisia’s opening 5-1 defeat to Sweden.
The Frenchman was unable to improve the their fortunes, overseeing a 4-0 loss to Japan and 3-1 defeat against the Netherlands in Group F, and becomes the ninth manager to leave the dugout of a national team since the start of the tournament.
Before the Tunisia job, Renard had been out of management since being sacked in April by Saudi Arabia, whom he was coaching for a second spell.
“My journey comes to an end,” Renard said on his Instagram account on Saturday of his departure, which is yet to be confirmed by the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF).
“Before I leave, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the FTF for giving me the opportunity to participate in the World Cup. It was an honor to wear Tunisia’s colors and to live this unforgettable experience.”
The FTF said upon appointing Renard that the deal was until the end of the World Cup, and that negotiations would take place after the tournament over a “long-term collaboration”.
The next Tunisia coach will be the nation’s eighth since the start of 2024, and their 13th since July 2018.
This summer’s men’s World Cup was the third in which Renard has coached. He oversaw Morocco at the 2018 World Cup, their first since 1998, and then Saudi Arabia fours years later, in 2022, where his side upset Argentina in their opening match. He also managed France at the Women’s World Cup in 2023.
Lamouchi became the first-ever coach to be sacked just one game into a World Cup tournament when it was announced on June 15 he would be dismissed.
He held the role for five months after replacing Sami Trabelsi, who left the team following their elimination on penalties by Mali at the last-16 stage of AFCON 2025. He won just one of his five games in charge of Tunisia, a 1-0 friendly victory over Haiti in March.
He was the second head coach that Tunisia have sacked during a World Cup group stage. In 1998, Henryk Kasperczak was fired after losing 2-0 to England and 1-0 to Colombia.
Source: the athletic
