Tunisia vs Japan Prediction (21.06.2026)

Tunisia suffered their heaviest defeat in World Cups after losing 1:5 to Sweden. This did not please the management, and they decided to part ways with coach Sabri Lamouchi immediately, dissatisfied with Tunisia's overall performance in recent matches. The experienced former coach of Saudi Arabia, Hervé Renard, was quickly appointed. Otherwise, Tunisia has only one victory in their last eight official matches. They have never advanced past the group stage in the World Cup, although they did record one win in each of the last two World Cups.

Japan has been making a very good impression lately. They did so at the start of the tournament with a 2:2 draw against the Netherlands. Before that, Japan had six consecutive victories, five of which were without conceding a goal. I will mention victories including those over Brazil and England, for example. The Japanese will now have to cope without Take Kubo, who plays for Real Sociedad and got injured against the Netherlands.

We will see if the sudden coaching change will have a positive effect on Tunisia right away, but Japan really does make a much better impression compared to the two teams lately, and I am leaning towards a success for the Japanese.

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