Sabri Lamouchi fired as Tunisia
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Sabri Lamouchi fired as Tunisia coach, Mattias Svanberg says he was very shocked

While Swedish players and managers celebrated their first victory and enjoyed the 5-1 rout, time ran out for Sabri Lamouchi. A few hours later he was fired as Tunisia's national team coach. "I was very shocked," says Mattias Svanberg.

On Monday evening, several media outlets reported, citing Reuters, that Sabri Lamouchi had been fired. The news agency referred to a Tunisian Instagram account, and according to reports, the federation will communicate the decision on Tuesday.

"I was very shocked when I heard that, but we can't attach too much importance to it," says Mattias Svanberg.

The national team's assistant coach, Sebastian Larsson, also reacted to Lamouchi's fate.

"First of all, it's unusual for a national team to be affected by its captain leaving his post one match into a championship. It doesn't happen very often," he says.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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