Renard arrives and Tunisia face Japan in a must-win Sunday

Japan on Sunday, and it is already win-or-go-home

Tunisia face Japan in their second Group F match on Sunday, June 21 (1) (3). After the 5–1 defeat to Sweden, nothing short of a win keeps the knockout dream alive. The margin was brutal, the performance worse. Japan will not be any easier. Your team needs a complete reset in four days.

Renard takes the job: 'I did not hesitate for a second'

Hervé Renard is the new Tunisia head coach, appointed Tuesday after Sabri Lamouchi was sacked (2) (4). The Frenchman did not flinch. "Je n'ai pas hésité une seconde", I did not hesitate for a second, he said after accepting (2). A World Cup coaching change after one match is chaos, but Renard has done this before. He knows the tournament, he knows underdog rescue missions.

His first message: heads up, move forward

Renard addressed the squad the same evening. His message was simple: "Il faut relever la tête et avancer", you have to lift your heads and move forward (4). No grand tactical promises. Just the minimum the moment demands. A group that reportedly fractured under Lamouchi now has four days to find something else under a new voice.