Tunisia vs. Japan: Head-to-head record and past meetings ahead of 2026 World Cup fixture

After a daze managerial change, Tunisia look to get their World Cup run backmost connected way against Japan connected Sunday morning.

The Eagles of Carthage were 1 of the biggest losers during the opening group-stage fixtures, defeated 5-1 by Graham Potter's Sweden, starring to the swift sacking of caput manager Sabri Lamouchi.

Seeking to debar 4 consecutive defeats, Tunisia person parachuted Herve Renard into the coaching hotseat for the remainder of the tourney astatine least, with the Frenchman's archetypal task arriving successful Guadalupe, Mexico connected Sunday morning.

Opponents Japan stay successful decent signifier to suffice for the knockout stages via a top-two decorativeness pursuing a pulsating 2-2 gully with the Netherlands astatine Dallas Stadium successful Texas past Sunday night.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look astatine the head-to-head grounds and erstwhile meetings betwixt Tunisia and Japan up of this weekend's clash.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 6

Tunisia wins: 1

Draws: 0

Japan wins: 5

Over the past 3 decades, Tunisia and Japan person locked horns connected six occasions, with the second having the amended of the matches, winning 5 and losing conscionable erstwhile to the Eagles of Carthage.

The archetypal clash betwixt the 2 nations arrived successful October 1996, erstwhile a solitary onslaught from Masakiyo Maezono secured a 1-0 affable triumph for Samurai Blue astatine Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe.

Tunisia's adjacent travel to Japan was for a high-stakes competitory fixture successful June 2002, with the hosts sealing a 2-0 triumph successful Group H of the World Cup successful beforehand of 45,000 spectators astatine Osaka Nagai Stadium.

In fact, the African broadside mislaid 4 consecutive games successful this matchup earlier yet registering their archetypal and lone success, with the Eagles of Carthage triumphing 3-0 successful the 2022 last of the Kirin Cup.

Japan returned to winning ways against Tunisia past clip out, though, arsenic Kyogo Furuhashi and Junya Ito recovered the nett successful a 2-0 triumph for Samurai Blue during the 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup successful Kobe.

Previous meetings

Oct 17, 2023: Japan 2-0 Tunisia (Kirin Challenge Cup)

Jun 14, 2022: Japan 0-3 Tunisia (Kirin Cup)

Mar 27, 2015: Japan 2-0 Tunisia (international friendly)

Oct 8, 2003: Japan 1-0 Tunisia (international friendly)

Jun 14, 2002: Tunisia 0-2 Japan (World Cup)

Oct 13, 1996: Japan 1-0 Tunisia (international friendly)