Japan and Tunisia face off in a pivotal Group F match for the 2026 World Cup at the Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico. Tunisia find themselves facing the barrel after a bitter first-round defeat that led to an emergency substitution in the dugout, while Japan look to take an early lead.
A new coach in the middle of a high-stakes tournament is never good news, but the Tunisian FA saw enough with a 5-1 defeat to Sweden to replace Sabri Lamouchi with former Saudi Arabia coach Hervé Renard. The Carthage Eagles remained undefeated in the CAF qualifiers, scoring 22 goals without conceding a single one, but they now face an uphill task if they are to advance out of the group for the first time.
Japan, for its part, lived up to its dark horse status by showing immense discipline against the Netherlands. Hajime Moriyasu’s men earned a 2-2 draw, after goals from Keito Nakamura and Daichi Kamada brought Samurai Blue level after twice behind.
Having beaten Brazil and England in the last 12 months, Japan will be confident of taking all three points against Tunisia, but even a draw could still complicate matters in a relatively balanced group.
So read on as we show you exactly how to watch Tunisia vs Japan for free from anywhere during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
How to watch Tunisia vs Japan for free
Tunisia vs Japan is available for free in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland and Turkey.
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How to watch Tunisia vs. Japan in the United States
American viewers can watch Tunisia vs Japan on FS1.
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Those looking for a streaming service can instead watch Tunisia vs Japan on Fox One (3-day free trial).
If you’re looking for a Spanish-language stream, you can watch it on Telemundo, available via Peacock.
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How to watch Tunisia vs Japan in the UK
UK customers are lucky because they can stream Tunisia vs Japan for free on BBC iPlayer. Live coverage is also available on the BBC One TV channel.
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How to watch Tunisia vs Japan in Australia
Tunisia vs Japan will be broadcast 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
What time does Tunisia vs Japan start?
Tunisia vs Japan kicks off at 12am ET / 5am BST / 2pm AEST on Sunday June 21.
Who are the teams for the Tunisia vs Japan match?
Tunisia
Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen (CS Sfaxien), Sabri Ben Hassen (Etoile du Sahel), Mouhib Chamakh (African Club)
Defenders: Montassar Talbi (Lorient), Dylan Bronn (Servette), Ali Abdi (Nice), Yan Valery (Young Boys), Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida (Espérance de Tunis), Moutaz Neffati (IFK Norrköping), Omar Rekik (Maribor), Adem Arous (Kasimpasa), Raed Chikhaoui (US Monastir)
Midfield: 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)
Advantages: Elias Achouri (Copenhagen), Firas Chaouat (African Club), Hazem Mastouri (Dynamo Makhachkala), Elias Saad (Hanover 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 (Werder Bremen), Junosuke Suzuki (FC Copenhagen)
Midfield: 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)
Advantages: Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord), Keito Nakamura (Stade de Reims), Ito Suzuki (SC Fribourg), Kento Shiode (Wolfsburg), Keisuke Goto (Saint-Truiden)
|
Position |
Team |
DG |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Suede |
4 |
3 |
|
2 |
Japan |
0 |
1 |
|
3 |
The Netherlands |
0 |
1 |
|
4 |
Tunisia |
-4 |
0 |
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