The Tunisia national football team faces Japan in the FIFA World Cup 2026, after a crushing defeat to Sweden with a score of 1-5. This humiliating defeat led to the dismissal of head coach Sabri Lamouchi, who was replaced by French strategist Herve Renard. Renard has led three different national teams in the World Cup for the third time in a row, and is looking to add a win over Japan to his record. Renard is expected to make significant tactical changes, including converting the Tunisian team to a more solid 4-2-3-1 plan. It is also expected that Aymen Dahmen will replace goalkeeper Abd al-Muhsin al-Shamaakh, who made two errors that directly contributed to Sweden's goals. Meanwhile, the Japanese team has shown its worth as a dark horse in this year's tournament, after drawing with the Netherlands with a score of 2-2. Japan has a great opportunity to qualify for the round of 32 for the third time in a row in the World Cup. The performance record and direct confrontations between Tunisia and Japan show that the Japanese team has the advantage, after winning 5 of the last 6 matches between the two teams. But with the new coach Renard, the Tunisia national football team hopes to achieve a surprise against Japan.