The match between Tunisia and Japan was the 1000th in the history of the World Cup

The match of the second round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup between the national teams of Tunisia and Japan entered the history of the tournament as an anniversary match - it became the 1,000th match played at the World Cup. According to Opta Analyst, this mark was reached 96 years after the first games in the history of the World Cup, which took place in 1930 in Montevideo.