Ex-Cardiff boss Lamouchi sacked by Tunisia after World Cup defeat

[Getty Images] Former Cardiff City boss Sabri Lamouchi has been sacked as Tunisia head coach following their 5-1 defeat by Sweden in their opening World Cup fixture. Reports after that loss suggested Lamouchi had been immediately sacked but sources told BBC Sport that the 54-year-old took training on Monday. However, the Tunisian Football Association has now confirmed that the Frenchman's contract has been terminated by "mutual agreement". Lamouchi's departure means he is the first manager in World Cup history to be sacked after just one game. The 54-year-old Frenchman was in charge at Cardiff for four months, signing a short-term contract in January 2023. He oversaw six wins in 18 games to keep the Bluebirds in the Championship, but despite saying he was open to extending his stay in south Wales, in May 2023 owner Vincent Tan decided not to offer Lamouchi a new contract. The former Nottingham Forest boss then managed two clubs in Saudi Arabia before being appointed Tunisia coach in January 2026. He won just one of his five games with the North African country - a 1-0 victory over Haiti in his first game in charge. In their two warm-up games for the World Cup earlier this month, they lost 1-0 to Austria before suffering a 5-0 thrashing by Belgium.