The Tunisia national football team faces Japan in the FIFA World Cup 2026. The Tunisian team hopes that the match against Japan in the second round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup will be a turning point in their tournament journey. The Tunisian team is facing a very difficult test in the battle to continue competing in the 2026 World Cup, when they meet their Japanese counterpart in the second round of the group stage, hoping to overcome the effects of their poor start. The Eagles of Carthage paid the price for their poor appearance in the opening match after they suffered a heavy defeat against Sweden with a score of 1-5, a loss that hastened the departure of coach Sabri Lamouchi and introduced the team to a different phase. The experienced French coach Hervé Renard begins his official journey with the Tunisian team through this confrontation, and his goal is to revive his team's chances and revive qualification hopes despite the complexity of the current calculations. The Dutch team tops the group standings with 4 points before this confrontation, having achieved a big win over the second-placed team with 3 points, Sweden, with a score of 5-1 in the same round. The match between Tunisia and Japan in the 2026 World Cup will be held on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at the Estadio Monterrey. The match will kick off at 5:00 AM Tunisian time, 7:00 AM Mecca time, and 8:00 AM Abu Dhabi time. The expected lineup for the Tunisian team against Japan in the 2026 World Cup is: Goalkeeper: Aymen Dahmen. Defense: Yan Valery – Ali Abdi – Montassar Talbi – Omar Rekik. Midfield: Elias Sakhiri – Anis Ben Slimane – Hannibal Mejbri. Attack: Ismail Ghribi – Sebastian Tounekti – Firas Chaouat or Hazem Mastouri.