"Tunisia have changed their head coach so they will have great motivation and they will do their best so that they can go into the knockout stage,” said Moriyasu. “I believe they will be fighting with us with that mentality so we need to have a stronger will to win.

“Of course we want to win, that's what we're going for. But I'm sure the Tunisia team will be different to the team that played against Sweden. Renard will bring out the best in the players and Tunisia will play the way they always have.

"The new coach will definitely fire up the players and I'm sure Renard's passion will come through in his team talks. We are prepared to face an entirely different team."

The Japanese launched their campaign with a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in the air-conditioned Dallas Stadium but face contrasting conditions in Monterrey, where the heat and humidity will be a key factor.

"It's hotter here, so for the players it will be a more difficult environment," said Moriyasu, who will be without Takefusa Kubo due to a knee injury.

"However, at our camp in Monterrey, we have prepared and taken measures to deal with the heat. We have experience of this environment, so I believe we have prepared very well and the players can be calm here."

The Japanese will be seeking to avoid a repeat of their group phase performance at the FIFA World Cup four years ago when, after picking up a win against Germany, the heavily favoured Samurai Blue slipped to a surprise 1-0 loss against Costa Rica.

Moriyasu's team will also go into the meeting with Tunisia as favourites to pick up the three points and the coach is hoping his team avoid suffering a similar setback.

"It's not the same situation as at the previous World Cup but in our first match we were confronted by a strong team and in that way we are facing a similar situation," he said.

"We felt pain the last time but this time we're hoping that we can build on our previous results and we can confront our opponents with force and gain a win so that we can share the joy with our supporters and the people in Japan.

"The previous match with the Netherlands was very tough but against Tunisia we believe this will be an even more intense game as we move forward."

The game will also mark a significant FIFA World Cup milestone in the tournament’s 96-year history.

“It's such an honour to be able to play the 1,000th game in World Cup history,” said Moriyasu. “Everyone is going to watch that from all over the world and that makes me so happy. We want to make sure it's a brilliant game worthy of being the 1,000th game of the World Cup.”