OSAKA -- After drawing with Belgium and winning its first-ever World Cup point and then gaining its first-ever World Cup victory with a win over Russia, Japan is hoping for another win and qualification into the Round of 16 when it meets Tunisia at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Friday.
Japan's 1-0 victory over Russia came after the Japanese players had done their homework following their first game in Group H.
Against Russia, Gamba Osaka defender Tsuneyasu Miyamoto controlled Japan's flat-three backline in place of the injured Ryuzo Morioka of Shimizu S-Pulse.