Tunisia vs Japan

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• Japan have incentive to win and move to 4 points after drawing Netherlands, while Tunisia’s -4 GD means they cannot treat a narrow defeat as useful. That should eventually open spaces for Japan’s wingbacks and late attackers.
• Japan’s XI has the cleaner 3-4-2-1 balance: Tomiyasu-Itakura-Ito protection, Kamada/Sano control, Doan/Nakamura width, and Ueda as a focal point. Tunisia’s shape has work rate through Skhiri/Hannibal but less proven penalty-box threat, with attacking upgrades mostly held for the bench.
• Preferred over Away -1.25 because -1 keeps the push on a one-goal Japan win; Tunisia +1/+1.25 needs the underdog to stay within one despite a poor opening 5-1 loss and a matchup where Japan can control width and transitions.