Tunisia vs Japan Official Lineups, Saturday, 20 June 2026, World Cup Group
Here are the official starting lineups for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Matchday 2 fixture between Tunisia and Japan in Group F, taking place on Saturday, June 20, 2026. This match is a historic event at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico, as it marks the 1,000th game in World Cup history.
👉 Serie A players called up for 🇯🇵 the Japan National team:
- Parma goalkeeper Aya Suzuki
👉 Serie A players called up for 🇹🇳 the Tunisia National team:
- None
👉 Click here for Full 2026 World Cup Squad Lists – Confirmed rosters for all 48 teams.
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Group F
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | For | Against | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | DW??? |
| 2 |
 Sweden |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | WL??? |
| 3 |
 Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | D???? |
| 4 |
 Tunisia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | L???? |
Tunisia starting lineup (3-4-2-1): Aymen Dahmen, Omar Rekik, Montassar Talbi, Dylan Bronn, Ellyes Skhiri, Hannibal Mejbri, Ali Abdi, Yan Valery, Sebastian Tounekti, Elias Saad, Anis Ben Slimane
Substitutes: Raed Chikhaoui, Adem Arous, Hadj Mahmoud, Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida, Rani Khedira, Hazem Mastouri, Moutaz Neffati, Khalil Ayari, Mortadha Ben Ouanes, Abdelmouhib Chamakh, Rayan Elloumi, Elias Achouri, Sabri Ben Hassen, Firas Chaouat, Ismaël Gharbi
Japan starting lineup (3-4-2-1): Zion Suzuki, Ko Itakura, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Hiroki Ito, Ritsu Doan, Kaishu Sano, Daichi Kamada, Keito Nakamura, Ao Tanaka, Junya Ito, Ayase Ueda
Substitutes: Daizen Maeda, Yukinari Sugawara, Keisuke Goto, Yuto Nagatomo, Keisuke Osako, Koki Ogawa, Yuito Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Shogo Taniguchi, Ayumu Seko, Tomoki Hayakawa, Kento Shiogai, Junnosuke Suzuki
Starting lineups
Substitutes
Japan:
- Goalkeepers: Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers), Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Aya Suzuki (Parma)
- 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)
- 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)
- Forwards: Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord), Keito Nakamura (Stade de Reims), Ito Suzuki (SC Freiburg), Kento Shiode (Wolfsburg), Keisuke Goto (Sint-Truiden)
Tunisia:
- Goalkeepers: Sabri Ben Hessen (Etoile Sahel), Abdelmouhib Chamakh (Club Africain), Aymen Dahman (CS Sfaxien)
- Defenders: Ali Abdi (Nice), Adem Arous (Kasimpasa), Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida (Esperance), Dylan Bronn (Servette Geneva), Raed Chikhaoui (US Monastir), Moutaz Neffati (Norrkoping), Omar Rekik (NK Maribor), Montassar Talbi (Lorient), Yan Valery (Young Boys Berne)
- Midfielders: Mortadha Ben Ouanes (Kasimpasa), Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City), Ismael Gharbi (FC Augsburg), Rani Khedira (Union Berlin), Mohamed Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano), Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Forwards: Elias Achouri (FC Copenhagen), Khalil Ayari (Paris St Germain), Firas Chaouat (Club Africain), Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps), Hazem Mastouri (Dynamo Makhachkala), Elias Saad (Hannover 96), Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic)
Japan official starting lineup against Tunisia
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World Cup Group F Matchday 2
🇹🇳 Tunisia – Japan 🇯🇵
Competition: 2026 FIFA World Cup — Group F, Matchday 2
Date: Saturday, 20 June 2026
Venue: Estadio BBVA
Monterrey, Mexico
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Juan Calderon CRC
Reserve AR : Juan Carlos Mora CRC
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Vidéo Assistant Referee 1 : Joe Dickerson USA