Mondial 2026 : le sélectionneur Hervé Renard annonce avoir été limogé par l'Arabie saoudite

Saudi Arabia dismisses head coach Hervé Renard less than two months before the start of the 2026 World Cup, throwing its campaign into turmoil. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Mondial 2026 : le sélectionneur Hervé Renard annonce avoir été limogé par l'Arabie saoudite

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In a stunning move that has sent shockwaves through the international football community, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation has dismissed French head coach Hervé Renard. The decision, confirmed by the coach himself, comes with less than two months remaining before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, for which Saudi Arabia has already qualified. Renard, who was only reinstated to lead the national team in the autumn of 2024, now finds himself abruptly removed on the eve of the sport's biggest tournament. The timing of the dismissal is widely regarded as catastrophic for the team's preparations. Renard, a respected and charismatic figure known for his ability to organize defensively resilient and tactically disciplined sides, was in the critical final phase of planning. This period typically involves finalizing squad selections, implementing match strategies, and arranging preparatory friendlies. His sudden departure leaves the Green Falcons without their designated leader and plunges the entire World Cup project into a state of profound uncertainty and instability mere weeks before the opening whistle. Hervé Renard is no stranger to high-pressure international management, having achieved legendary status in African football. He is the only coach to have won the Africa Cup of Nations with two different nations, guiding Zambia to an emotional victory in 2012 and repeating the feat with Ivory Coast in 2015. His previous tenure with Saudi Arabia was also marked by significant success; he masterminded the historic 2-1 victory over eventual champions Argentina in the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. That iconic result remains one of the greatest upsets in the tournament's history and cemented his reputation as a giant-killer capable of extracting maximum performance from his teams. The reasons behind the Saudi federation's decision remain opaque, with no official statement detailing the causes for the split. In the high-stakes, politically sensitive world of Middle Eastern football, coaching changes are often precipitated by factors beyond pure results or tactics. Speculation will inevitably swirl around disagreements over authority, squad selection,...

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