Japan and Tunisia lock horns in a Group F defining World Cup 2026 match at the Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico. Tunisia are staring down the barrel after a bitter opening-round defeat that led to an emergency dugout substitution, while Japan look to get on the front foot early.
A new coach in the middle of a high-stakes tournament is never good news, but the Tunisian FA had seen enough in a 5-1 loss to Sweden to replace Sabri Lamouchi with former Saudi Arabia boss Herve Renard. The Eagles of Carthage went unbeaten in CAF qualifying, scoring 22 goals without conceding a single one, but now face an uphill task if they are to get out of the group for the first time.
Japan, on the other hand, lived up to their dark-horse status by showing tremendous discipline against the Netherlands. Hajime Moriyasu’s men secured a 2-2 draw after goals from Keito Nakamura and Daichi Kamada drew the Samurai Blue level after falling twice behind.
Having beaten Brazil and England in the past 12 months, Japan will be confident of securing the full three points against Tunisia, but even a draw could further complicate matters in a relatively even group.
So read on as we show you exactly how to watch Tunisia vs Japan for free from anywhere in FIFA World Cup 2026.
How to watch Tunisia vs Japan for free
Tunisia vs Japan is available to watch for free in several countries, including the UK, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Turkey.
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How to watch Tunisia vs Japan in USA
American viewers can watch Tunisia vs Japan on FS1.
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How to watch Tunisia vs Japan in the UK
UK customers are in luck as they can stream Tunisia vs Japan free on BBC iPlayer. Live coverage is also available at BBC One TV channel.
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How to watch Tunisia vs Japan in Australia
Tunisia vs Japan will be shown for free in Australia on SBS On Demand.
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How to watch Tunisia vs Japan in Canada
In Canada, TSN will broadcast Tunisia vs Japan.
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Tunisia vs Japan: Match Information
When does Tunisia vs Japan start?
Tunisia vs Japan starts at 12pm ET / 5am BST / 2pm AEST Sunday 21 June.
What are the squads for Tunisia vs Japan?
Tunisia
Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen (CS Sfaxien), Sabri Ben Hassen (Etoile du Sahel), Mouhib Chamakh (Club Africain)
Defenders: Montassar Talbi (Lorient), Dylan Bronn (Servette), Ali Abdi (Nice), Yan Valery (Young Boys), Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida (Esperance de Tunis), Moutaz Neffati (IFK Norrkoping), Omar Rekik (Maribor), Adem Arous (Kasimpasa), Raed Chikhaoui (US Monastir)
Midfielders: Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt), Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City), Mortadha Ben Ouanes (Kasimpasa), Ismael Gharbi (FC Augsburg), Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano), Rani Khedira (Union Berlin)
Extenders: Elias Achouri (Copenhagen), Firas Chaouat (Club Africain), Hazem Mastouri (Dynamo Makhachkala), Elias Saad (Hannover 96), Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic), Khalil Ayari (Paris Saint-Germain), Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps)
Japan
Goalkeepers: Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers), Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Aya Suzuka (Parma Calcio)
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden), Ko Itakura (Ajax), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyenoord), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Ajax), Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich), Ayumu Seko (Le Havre AC), Yukinari Sugawara (FC FC Copenhagen) Sumen, Junosuke, Copenhagen.
Midfielders: Wataru Endo (Liverpool), Junya Ito (Genk), Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), Koki Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen), Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ao Tanaka (Leeds United), Kaishu Sano (Mainz 05), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad)
Extenders: Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord), Keito Nakamura (Stade de Reims), Ito Suzuki (SC Freiburg), Kento Shiode (Wolfsburg), Keisuke Goto (Sint-Truiden)
|
Position |
Team |
DG |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Sweden |
4 |
3 |
|
2 |
Japan |
0 |
1 |
|
3 |
The Netherlands |
0 |
1 |
|
4 |
Tunisia |
-4 |
0 |
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