Japan ready for a different Tunisia in World Cup's 1000th match

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/japan/ULXPdOUj/"]Japan[/a] took a valuable point from their entertaining opening 2-2 Group F ‌stalemate against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]Netherlands[/a], but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hidaka-hajime/I3LQBhx1/"]Mo[/a]r[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hidaka-hajime/I3LQBhx1/"]iyasu[/a] said his players were ‌not satisfied with a draw as they prepare for a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tunisia/QqZVYk95/"]Tunisia[/a] side ‌trying to recover from a 5-1 defeat by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sweden/OQyqbHWB/"]Sweden[/a].[/p][p]"[b]The Netherlands ‌played very well, and so did our team, but we are not completely satisfied[/b]," Moriyasu told reporters on Friday. "[b]Therefore, for the match against Tunisia, I believe ‌everyone is convinced that we need to win[/b]."[/p][p]Tunisia ⁠have changed coach since the ‌thrashing by Sweden, with Herve Renard taking charge after fellow Frenchman Sabri ​Lamouchi was sacked, and Moriyasu said Japan were preparing for a different opponent.[/p][p]"[b]I'm sure that the team is different from ​the team that went against Sweden. The new head coach is definitely firing up the players[/b]," Moriyasu added, saying Tunisia had individual ⁠quality and a solid ​defensive structure that could test his side.[/p][p]"[b]They do have solid defence, and they look into the gaps in the opponents so that they could tie that into a scoring position[/b]."[/p][image alt="Japan are the heavy favourites in this game" id="f9b0a3a7-e488-47a3-95e6-12e035caf173" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="b1cc7dc0-6a14-48d9-9166-5702fdd5c032" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Japan's first match was played in ‌Dallas, where Moriyasu said the air conditioning in the stadium was noticeable, but Monterrey presents a very different challenge.[/p][p]"[b]Here, the environment is very different. It is hotter here. And so for the players, it would be a more difficult environment[/b]," he said, adding that Japan had anticipated the weather conditions and trained to deal with them.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/japan-ULXPdOUj/tunisia-QqZVYk95/?mid=SzGJdIdt"]Saturday's match[/a] will also carry historical significance, with Japan and Tunisia contesting the 1,000th World Cup game.[/p][p]"[b]We want to make sure that it ‌is a brilliant game which is going to be worthy of ​being the 1,000th game of the World Cup[/b]," Moriyasu said.[/p][p]The ‌coach was also asked about the Japanese tradition of fans and players cleaning stadiums and dressing rooms, which has drawn global attention at major tournaments.[/p][p]"[b]Many Japanese know that they want to leave the place in a better state than before[/b]," he said.[/p][p]"[b]Always ⁠helping each other, doing something ⁠together, working together. That's something ‌that the Japanese do[/b]."[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]