The Tunisia national football team has signed Hervé Renard after Sabri Lamouchi's departure. The official spokesperson for the Tunisian Football Federation, Maaz Mastouri, revealed in statements to Mosaic FM the details of the hours that followed the heavy defeat of the Tunisian national team against Sweden with a score of 5-1 in the opening of their campaign in the 2026 World Cup. Mastouri confirmed that the termination of the contract with Lamouchi was done in an atmosphere of full respect between the parties, denying any tension or disagreement during the negotiations that preceded the official announcement of his departure. He explained that the delay in revealing the identity of the new national coach was mainly related to the meeting that brought together the university officials and the Tunisian coach. He pointed out that Lamouchi expressed complete conviction during that meeting that he was no longer able to provide the required addition to the group in this sensitive stage, adding that he assured the officials that if he continued, the players would have to show a strong reaction in the second match, but if he left his position, the group would have to maintain the highest levels of focus regardless of the identity of the new coach. In his talk about the atmosphere surrounding the team, Mastouri emphasized that the players came to the World Cup with the goal of honoring the national flag, considering that some social media pages contributed to inflaming the situation by promoting false news and inaccurate information. He also acknowledged the magnitude of the anger that followed the defeat against Sweden, confirming that this anger is not limited to the fans or the media only, but also includes the members of the Tunisian Football Federation themselves. He said in his statements to Mosaic FM: "We are also angry about this result, which we are not used to with the national team." He added that the first impressions were very positive, especially during the first phase of preparations and the two friendly matches that the team played in Canada, where the satisfaction was comprehensive, both within the university office and among the fans. However, things started to change during the last training camp, where some problems appeared that were addressed within the football federation office. Mastouri mentioned as an example the joining of Sabri Lamouchi's son to the official delegation's residence and his accompaniment of the training sessions and his presence near the players and the technical staff, despite not holding any official position within the team. Mastouri also talked about the technical choices that sparked a lot of controversy during the past period, confirming that they were special attempts by the coach, but he considered that those attempts were not successful in the end, which was clearly reflected in the result and performance of the team against Sweden. In his recall of what happened on the day of the match, he touched on the controversy that accompanied the changes that the basic formation witnessed, especially what was circulated about the striker Fras Chouat, who was nominated to appear in the starting line-up before being excluded in the last hours. He explained that the university office members followed the last training session of the team, which he described as excellent and of high level, but the surprise was on the day of the match when they noticed during the warm-up that the adopted formation differed completely from the technical trends that appeared throughout the week. He said that those choices were among the most prominent shocks that the officials experienced before the start of the match. Regarding the controversy that accompanied the speed of contracting with the French Hervé Renard, Mastouri explained that the defeat against Sweden, whether in terms of the result or the performance, prompted the university office members to hold an urgent meeting that ended with a collective conviction of the impossibility of continuing Sabri Lamouchi's mission. He revealed that Hervé Renard's name was proposed by the vice-president of the university