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Match #36Group F

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Tunisia

VS

Kick-off

00:00 EDT

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Japan

πŸ‘₯ Probable Lineups

The Players to Watch

Projected starting elevens for both sides. Full squad lists, coaches, and tactical setup are on the team pages.

Home Team

Tunisia

4-3-3 Β· Projected XI

Head coach

Faouzi Benzarti

Captain

Youssef Msakni

Likely Starting XI Β· 4-3-3

Goalkeeper
1
  • 1Aymen Dahmen

    Sochaux

Defenders
4
  • 12Mohamed Drager

    Servette

  • 3Yassine Meriah

    Esperance Tunis

  • 4Montassar Talbi

    Lorient

  • 14Ali Maaloul

    Al Ahly

Midfielders
3
  • 8Aissa Laidouni

    Union Berlin

  • 13Ellyes Skhiri

    Eintracht Frankfurt

  • 21Hannibal Mejbri

    Burnley

Forwards
3
  • 11Anis Ben Slimane

    Sheffield United

  • 10Wahbi Khazri

    Damac

  • 7Youssef MsakniC

    Al-Arabi

Projected lineup. Updates once the official starting XI is confirmed.

Full squad and tactics
Away Team

Japan

3-4-2-1 Β· Projected XI

Head coach

Hajime Moriyasu

Captain

Wataru Endo

Likely Starting XI Β· 3-4-2-1

Goalkeeper
1
  • 1Zion Suzuki

    Parma

Defenders
3
  • 3Ko Itakura

    Ajax

  • 4Shogo Taniguchi

    Sint-Truiden

  • 16Takehiro Tomiyasu

    Arsenal

Midfielders
6
  • 5Hiroki Ito

    Bayern Munich

  • 6Wataru EndoC

    Liverpool

  • 13Hidemasa Morita

    Sporting CP

  • 14Junya Ito

    Stade Reims

  • 9Kaoru Mitoma

    Brighton

  • 20Takefusa Kubo

    Real Sociedad

Forwards
1
  • 7Ayase Ueda

    Feyenoord

Projected lineup. Updates once the official starting XI is confirmed.

Full squad and tactics
Group F

Group Standings

Live points, goal difference, and the qualification cutoff line. The top 2 advance to the Round of 32; eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.

Top 2 advanceThird place may qualifyStandings update once results lock in.
Match Venue

Where to Watch

Estadio Monterrey stadium

Estadio Monterrey

(Estadio BBVA)

Match #36 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at Estadio Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo LeΓ³n. Capacity 53,500 for the tournament.

Kick-Off in Your Time Zone

Six common time zones for international fans, plus your local time at the top.

  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone00:00 EDT
  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPT (Pacific Time, USA)21:00 PDT
  • πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§UK (London)05:00 GMT+1
  • πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈSpain (Madrid)06:00 GMT+2
  • πŸ‡§πŸ‡·Brazil (SΓ£o Paulo)01:00 GMT-3
  • πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Argentina (Buenos Aires)01:00 GMT-3
  • πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Japan (Tokyo)13:00 GMT+9
  • πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊAustralia (Sydney)14:00 GMT+10
  • πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦Morocco (Casablanca)05:00 GMT+1
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