Renard era starts for Tunisia against Japan in Group F

Live from Estadio Monterrey as Tunisia vs Japan opens Group F of World Cup 2026. Japan persist with a 3-4-3 (Suzuki; Tomiyasu, Itakura, Ito; Doan, Sano, Kamada, Nakamura; Ito, Tanaka, Ueda) while Tunisia deploys a 5-3-2 under new coach Hervé Renard after Sabri Lamouchi’s sacking (Dahmen, Valery, Abdi, Talbi, Rekik, Bronn; Skhiri, Mejbri; Tounekti, Ben Slimane, Saad). Kick-off is 9pm local time, with Renard aiming to revive Tunisia and Japan seeking Group F points; the day’s other notable results included the Netherlands’ 5-1 win over Sweden and Germany’s stoppage-time victory over Côte d’Ivoire.