Tunisia coach Renard calls for pride in World Cup farewell match

Tunisia's coach Herve Renard has called on his squad to display pride and dignity in their final World Cup match against the Netherlands, as the team prepares for an early exit from the tournament. Having suffered significant defeats, including a 5-1 thrashing by Sweden and a 4-0 loss to Japan, Tunisia has been eliminated from contention.

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We need to finish this competition as cleanly as possible. Football requires pride, even when the situation is difficult, and you need to face these situations with dignity all the way to the end. I hope that we will maintain this pride and this dignity (on Thursday) as we play against this great team of the Netherlands.

Renard, who took over after the dismissal of Sabri Lamouchi following the Sweden match, acknowledged the team's struggles, particularly the defense which has conceded nine goals. "Football requires pride, even when the situation is difficult, and you need to face these situations with dignity all the way to the end," Renard stated. He hopes the team can maintain this spirit against a strong Dutch side.

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The World Cup is an outstanding fixture and I'm lucky enough to be part of it today. Even if this happiness will not be long-lasting, you have to live every moment and try and find these emotions. There's another game to go and if we are more solid and if we can oppose this team of the Netherlands, it would be a nice reward to finish this competition.

The coach admitted feeling "a bit ashamed" after the team's performance against Japan. "Let's concentrate now on the next game and let's try and find something difficult to reach," he added. Renard indicated that discussions about his future with the Tunisian national team would take place after the tournament concludes, stating he is open to listening to any project proposals.

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After Japan, I was a bit ashamed, especially as regards the Tunisians. Let's concentrate now on the next game and let's try and find something difficult to reach.

Goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen echoed Renard's sentiments, rejecting any notion of team disunity. "The group is still solid, it's still united. We are unified. We are very strong," Dahmen asserted. He acknowledged that the tournament had been destabilizing but stressed the need for collective responsibility heading into the final match.

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The group is still solid, it's still united. We are unified. We are very strong. Yes, of course, things were destabilised. The only thing we need is for all of us to carry ourselves and carry the responsibility. Everyone needs to be responsible for the match tomorrow.