Hajime Moriyasu warned his Japan side they will need to match the intensity of a Tunisia team fired up by the introduction of coach Herve Renard after Sabri Lamouchi became the first coach in World Cup history to be sacked after one game.
On Sunday, European champions Spain will aim to put their disappointing opening draw with Cape Verde behind them when they face Saudi Arabia.
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Spain boss Luis de la Fuente said his players have been stung by the criticism that followed that result.
With teenage superstar Lamine Yamal restricted to a second-half substitute appearance on his return from injury, La Roja were laboured in attack as the African archipelago of just over 500,000 people held out for a historic result.
“This generation of footballers is highly competitive and really fired up… It’s going to be a completely different story (on Sunday),” De la Fuente said in his pre-match press conference.
–AFP
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