The Tunisia national football team faces Japan in the FIFA World Cup 2026 in a crucial match for the Tunisian team. The match will be the 1000th in the history of the World Cup finals since the tournament began in 1930. In their opening match in the 2026 World Cup, the Japanese team performed amazingly. Despite being behind twice against strong teams like the Netherlands, they managed to equalize the score in both cases. After this match, the Japanese team will face the leader of Group F, the Swedish team. Tunisia is not considered a strong opponent. In their first match in the 2026 World Cup, the African team suffered a crushing defeat with a score of 5-1 against Sweden, which put them at the bottom of Group F. Since the 2022 World Cup, the Japanese team has continued to prove that it is one of the most difficult teams to beat. Despite conceding goals in all their last seven matches in the World Cup group stage, the Samurai Blue have only lost two of them. One of Japan's strongest points is their ability to change the course of the match through their substitutes. Five of their last seven goals in the World Cup have been scored by substitutes, which indicates the depth of the Asian team's lineup. Thanks to their stable playing style and high morale after the draw with the Netherlands, the Japanese team is considered slightly superior to the Tunisian team, which is currently going through a period of turmoil. However, the return of Hervé Renard may bring hope to the representatives of North Africa in this crucial match in Group F. The latest information about the lineups for the match between Tunisia and Japan is that Tunisian defender Montassar Nfaty is training separately and his participation is still uncertain until the last minute. Japanese midfielder Wataru Endo will miss the match due to injury. The expected lineups for the match between Tunisia and Japan are Tunisia 4-4-2 and Japan 4-2-3-1. The expected score is Tunisia 0-2 Japan.