The Tunisia and Netherlands national teams meet in the 2026 World Cup group stage. Follow for live updates, goals and more from reporters on the ground.

The Netherlands complete their ​Group F campaign at the World Cup with a clash against a Tunisia side in disarray in Kansas City ‌on Thursday, looking to cement top spot in the pool and manage several strikers carrying knocks.

Herve Renard warned, before taking the reins in his first match as Tunisia coach, against Japan on Saturday, that there were 'no magicians in football'.

Celtic winger Sebastian Tounekti started Tunisia's 4-0 defeat by Japan in World Cup Group F but club-mate Daizen Maeda did not feature for the victors at Estadio Monterrey. Tounekti, 23, played 64 minutes in Guadalupe as Tunisia sustained a second straight loss that ended their hopes of progress.

New manager, same end result for Tunisia in 2026 World Cup group play: a multi-goal defeat, this one to Japan on Saturday night in Guadalupe, Mexico. In an act of desperation, the Carthage Eagles brought in Hervé Renard to resuscitate the squad following its 5-1 defeat to Sweden last week.