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Japan Tunisia vs Japan: time, TV channel and stadium Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 · Sunday, June 21, 2026 · 00:00 ET · Estadio BBVA, Monterrey.
Match preview Tunisia are fighting for survival against Japan at the Estadio BBVA in Monterrey. The Eagles of Carthage, chasing a first-ever escape from the group stage, need points against one of Asia's in-form sides to stay in contention in Group F.
Japan, who knocked out Germany and Spain at Qatar 2022, no longer surprise anyone: they compete as equals with anyone. The Samurai Blue are chasing a win that moves them closer to the Round of 32 and confirms their leap in quality in world football.
Goals and cards Tunisia (0) Japan (4) Daichi Kamada 4' Ayase Ueda 31' Junya Ito 69' Ayase Ueda 83' Goals Match center
Lineups, changes and statistics ESPN 22 starters Tunisia 3-4-2-1 Starting XI 16 Aymen Dahmen G 3 Montassar Talbi CD 4 Omar Rekik CD-L 6 Dylan Bronn CD-R ↓ 17 Ellyes Skhiri CM-L ↓ 25 Anis Slimane CM-R 2 Ali Abdi LM ↓ 20 Yan Valery RM 26 Sebastian Tounekti F ↓ 10 Hannibal Mejbri CF-L 8 Elias Saad CF-R ↓ Substitutes 5 Adem Arous SUB 11 Ismaël Gharbi SUB ↑ 19 Firas Chaouat SUB ↑ 24 Raed Chikhaoui SUB 18 Rayan Elloumi SUB 22 Sabri Ben Hessen SUB 13 Rani Khedira SUB ↑ 14 Khalil Ayari SUB 23 Moutaz Neffati SUB 7 Elias Achouri SUB ↑ 9 Hazem Mastouri SUB 21 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida SUB ↑ 1 Mouhib Chamakh SUB 15 Mohamed Hadj Mahmoud SUB 12 Mortadha Ben Ouanes SUB Japan 3-4-2-1 Starting XI 1 Zion Suzuki G 4 Kou Itakura CD 21 Hiroki Ito CD-L 22 Takehiro Tomiyasu CD-R ↓ 7 Ao Tanaka CM-L 24 Kaishu Sano CM-R 13 Keito Nakamura LM ↓ 10 Ritsu Doan RM ↓ 18 Ayase Ueda F ↓ 15 Daichi Kamada CF-L ↓ 14 Junya Ito CF-R Substitutes 20 Ayumu Seko SUB ↑ 17 Yuito Suzuki SUB ↑ 25 Junnosuke Suzuki SUB ↑ 16 Tsuyoshi Watanabe SUB 5 Yuto Nagatomo SUB 12 Keisuke Osako SUB 19 Koki Ogawa SUB 3 Shogo Taniguchi SUB 9 Keisuke Goto SUB ↑ 23 Tomoki Hayakawa SUB 11 Daizen Maeda SUB 2 Yukinari Sugawara SUB ↑ 26 Kento Shiogai SUB 10 45' 45' 64' 73' 74' 79' 79' 84' 90'+1' 90'+1' 28 Tunisia Japan
8 Fouls 15
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 0
37.9 Possession 62.1
2 SHOTS 11
0 ON GOAL 5
0.0 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
284 Accurate Passes 521
354 Passes 583
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
10 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 32
16 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
16 Effective Tackles 12
18 Tackles 18
0.9 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 7
23 Effective Clearances 25
23 Clearances 25
ET (US East) 00:00
Colombia / Peru 23:00 (prev. day)
Mexico City 22:00 (prev. day)
Argentina / Chile 01:00
Spain 06:00
Date: Sunday, June 21, 2026.
Estadio BBVA
Monterrey, Nuevo León · Capacity 50,113
TV channels and streaming vary by country (Telemundo and Fox in the US, RTVC in Colombia, TVA/Azteca in Mexico, RTVE in Spain, and more).
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