“Dignity before farewell”. Renard calls on Tunisia’s players for one last battle of honor at the World Cup

Even if the exit is decided early, history is not kind to those who leave without a fight. With these decisive words, the coach of the French national team of Tunisia, Herve Renard, sent a fiery message to his players before the final game of the World Cup against the Netherlands, urging them to protect “pride and dignity” on the farewell night.

Tunisia are playing with the wounds of a disappointing World Cup campaign, going from a perfect defensive record in North America without conceding a goal in qualifying to a team that conceded nine goals in just two games in Group Six.

It started with a footballing disaster against Sweden, which ended in a brutal 5-1 defeat, due to the sacking of coach Sabri Lamouchi and a save by Renard, but the scenario repeated itself with another defeat to Japan, a clean 4-0 victory, officially announcing Kart’s exit from the tournament.

Renard said At the meeting Presentation of the meeting. “We have to finish this tournament in the best possible way. Football requires pride even in the most difficult circumstances, and we must face these situations with dignity until the end.”

The coach, who has led five African teams, added: “I hope we can keep this pride and dignity tomorrow when we face a great Dutch team. The World Cup is an exceptional event and I am lucky to be a part of it today.”

“Even if this happiness doesn’t last long, we have to live every moment. There’s still one match to go and if we can be more united and can stay behind against the Netherlands, it will be this wonderful reward to finish the tournament,” said he was in Senegal when he was given the job of Lamouchi’s successor.

The Tunisian side will be looking to avoid another disastrous finish and save their face against the Dutch windmills in what could be Reynard’s last if he fails to revive the spirit of the Carthage Eagles.