June 19 : Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu wants his side to match Tunisia's expected increase in intensity when the teams meet on Saturday in the 1,000th match in World Cup history, a landmark clash set to be affected by the Monterrey heat.Japan took a valuable point from their entertaining opening 2-2 Group F st

FIFA confirms Tunisia vs Japan on June 20 in Monterrey as the 1,000th World Cup match ever, a milestone in the expanded 48-team 2026 tournament.

Hajime Moriyasu warned his Japan side Friday they will need to match the intensity of a Tunisia team fired up by a change of coach for the landmark 1,000th World Cup game.