The Tunisia national football team will face Japan on Sunday in the second round of the sixth group matches of the 2026 World Cup. The Tunisian team hopes to regain the confidence of its fans after the humiliating defeat it suffered against Sweden 1-5. On the other hand, the Japanese team is looking to gain 3 valuable points that will support its chances of qualifying for the second round of the tournament. The absence of Real Sociedad star Takiefusa Kubo from the expected match against the Carthage Eagles has been confirmed due to the injury he suffered in his knee. According to the Japanese website nippon, the medical examinations conducted by Japanese Messi confirmed that it is impossible for him to participate in the match against Tunisia. It is worth noting that the Japanese team will be deprived of 3 important players due to injury, namely Takumi Minamino, Wataru Endo, and Kaoru Mitoma. The Japanese team lost 0-3 to its Tunisian counterpart in the 2022 Kirin Cup international friendly tournament. Muhammad Ali Bin Ramadan, Farjani Sassi, and Issam Jabali scored the goals for the Carthage Eagles. The appointment of Frenchman Herve Renard as the new coach of the Tunisian team has raised great concerns among the Japanese team. Veteran star Yuto Nagatomo said in statements to the Japanese website chunichi: We cannot make video analyzes to analyze the way the Tunisian team plays because we do not know the formation and the way of playing that their new coach will rely on.