The Tunisia national football team is set to play a historic match in the FIFA World Cup 2026 against Japan on Sunday. Hervé Renard will begin his tenure with the Tunisian team in the FIFA World Cup 2026 at 7 am on Sunday in the sixth group. Tunisia is seeking a quick recovery after the dismissal of its former coach, Frenchman Sabri Lamouchi, and the appointment of Renard as his replacement. The match between Tunisia and Japan will be the 1000th match in the history of the World Cup since the first edition of the tournament in 1930 in Uruguay. Italian Pierluigi Collina announced the appointment of Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs to manage the 1000th match in the World Cup, presenting him with an orange shirt with special golden badges on the shoulders, celebrating the exceptional event. Collina said in a video posted by the FIFA page on the 'X' social media platform: 'It's the 1000th match in the history of the World Cup, so it's a very special match.' The Tunisia national football team, led by Hervé Renard, will play a strong match against Japan in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Japan is a strong and experienced team in the World Cup, but the Tunisia national football team has great talents and can win the match. Winning this match will be very important for the Tunisia national football team to achieve its goals in the FIFA World Cup 2026.