World Cup boss, 54, SACKED after just one game of tournament as fans call it 'the worst possible idea'

TUNISIA have SACKED head coach Sabri Lamouchi after just ONE game at the World Cup.

The 54-year-old’s future was plunged into doubt following a disastrous opening match defeat against Sweden in Monterrey.

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Lamouchi watched on as his side were torn apart 5-1 by the Scandinavian outfit, who cruised to a dominant victory to begin their campaign.

And Tunisia have now released a statement confirming that the ex-Nottingham Forest manager has been axed.

It read: “The agreement to dismiss coach Sabri Lamouchi has been officially signed.

“The move is towards appointing Mondher Kebaier as the national team coach (on an interim basis) to complete the World Cup matches.

“The Tunisian Football Federation will work to secure a visa for Olympic team coach Anis Boujelbane to join the coaching staff.”

The decision comes after a nightmare start to the tournament for Tunisia, with supporters left furious by the performance.

One fan reacted online: “The worst possible idea during the World Cup.

“We already knew that Lamouchi wasn’t a great tactician and that Tunisia had the level of a U23 national team.

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“The real problem is much deeper than that.”

Another said: “Seriously, I wonder if he’s ever even had any success as a coach himself!”

A third added: “Lol, already?”

Reports claim the Tunisian Football Federation held an emergency meeting in the aftermath of the crushing defeat before deciding to make a change.

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The result continued a nightmare run of form for the Eagles of Carthage heading into the tournament.

Tunisia were also thrashed 5-0 by Belgium in their final warm-up game before travelling to the World Cup.

Lamouchi only took charge of the national team earlier this year following Sami Trabelsi’s exit after their Africa Cup of Nations campaign.

But his spell has come to an end after just five matches in charge.

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Lamouchi began his reign with a victory over Haiti.

However, Tunisia struggled for goals afterwards and failed to win against Canada, Austria, Belgium and Sweden.

Their World Cup opener quickly turned into a disaster as Yasin Ayari fired Sweden ahead inside the opening ten minutes.

Alexander Isak then got on the scoresheet on his World Cup debut, linking up with Viktor Gyokeres before producing a powerful finish.

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And now Tunisia are already linked several names with replacing Lamouchi, including former Sunderland star Wahbi Khazri and ex-Tunisia boss Mondher Kebaier.

Kebaier previously led the nation at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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