Beijing time on the 21st, Group F's match between Tunisia and Japan 🇯🇵, let's talk a bit.


First, my overall inclination: Japan.
Japan's first-round 2-2 draw with the Netherlands was extremely valuable, they fell behind twice and equalized twice, Kamada Daichi's 88th-minute equalizer directly blew up the AT&T Stadium.
Kaoru Mitoma, Takefusa Kubo, Daizen Maeda—these attacking players are mainstays in top European leagues, and on the bench, there are also players like Junya Ito and Ko Itakura who can change the game.
Moriyasu's lineup really has something against strong teams.
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But Tunisia is not just going to roll over either 🇹🇳.
They were crushed 5-1 by Sweden in the first round, which was really tough, and immediately after, they fired head coach Ramucci, urgently bringing in Hervé Renard, the old fox of African football, to take over.
This guy has real experience coaching African teams, previously led Zambia to win the Africa Cup of Nations, and also made a name for himself with Morocco.
In a temporary coaching change, the first game will likely focus on defensive compactness, playing a solid bunker, emphasizing defensive discipline and counterattacks to steal a goal.
The key point in this match is Japan's ability to break through dense defenses.
Tunisia has 0 points, bottom of the table, with a goal difference of -4, and Renard will probably be even more conservative than in the previous game.
If Japan can't open the game early, facing a bunker defense, the longer it drags on, the harder it will be to break through, and impatience could lead to trouble.
Personal match outcome prediction:
🔥 Japan wins the game
Reference scores:
⚽ Japan 2-0 Tunisia
⚽ Japan 2-1 Tunisia
Total goals range for the match:
📈 2 to 3 goals
If you think Renard's effect can significantly boost Tunisia's fighting spirit, and you like betting on underdogs, you might consider Japan winning by only 1 goal.
After all, in their head-to-head history, Japan has beaten Tunisia twice with 2-0, so another 2-0 in this match wouldn't surprise me either.
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