FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, June 20, 2026
Japan WWWDW 4
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Tunisia DLLLL 0
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Estadio BBVA · 51,243 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Japan rout Tunisia 4-0, eliminate Hervé Renard from the World Cup

A dominant Japan produced the biggest margin of victory for an Asian nation in a World Cup match as they beat Tunisia 4-0

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
1
62.1
Possession
37.9
11
SHOTS
2
5
ON GOAL
0
0.5
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
521
Accurate Passes
284
583
Passes
354
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
11
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.2
32
Long Balls
56
18
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
16
18
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
7
Interceptions
14
25
Effective Clearances
23
25
Clearances
23

Head to Head

JPN leads series 3-1

Lineups

TUN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Aymen DahmenG
  2. 3Montassar TalbiCD
  3. 4Omar RekikCD-L
  4. 6Dylan BronnCD-R
  5. 17Ellyes SkhiriCM-L
  6. 25Anis SlimaneCM-R
  7. 2Ali AbdiLM
  8. 20Yan ValeryRM
  9. 26Sebastian TounektiF
  10. 10Hannibal MejbriCF-L
  11. 8Elias SaadCF-R

JPN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 4Kou ItakuraCD
  3. 21Hiroki ItoCD-L
  4. 22Takehiro TomiyasuCD-R
  5. 7Ao TanakaCM-L
  6. 24Kaishu SanoCM-R
  7. 13Keito NakamuraLM
  8. 10Ritsu DoanRM
  9. 18Ayase UedaF
  10. 15Daichi KamadaCF-L
  11. 14Junya ItoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Tunisia 0, Japan 1. Daichi Kamada (Japan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
  2. 24' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  3. 24'
  4. 27'
  5. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 31' Goal! Tunisia 0, Japan 2. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ko Itakura following a fast break.
  7. 45' Substitution, Tunisia. Ismaël Gharbi replaces Elias Saad.
  8. 45' Substitution, Tunisia. Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida replaces Dylan Bronn.
  9. 64' Substitution, Tunisia. Firas Chaouat replaces Sebastian Tounekti.
  10. 69' Goal! Tunisia 0, Japan 3. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ayase Ueda with a through ball.
  11. 70' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  12. 70'
  13. 73' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 73'
  15. 73' Substitution, Japan. Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Daichi Kamada.
  16. 74' Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ritsu Doan.
  17. 79' Substitution, Japan. Yuito Suzuki replaces Keito Nakamura.
  18. 79' Substitution, Japan. Ayumu Seko replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  19. 83' Goal! Tunisia 0, Japan 4. Ayase Ueda (Japan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaishu Sano with a cross.
  20. 84' Substitution, Japan. Keisuke Goto replaces Ayase Ueda.
  21. 85' Delay in match because of an injury Omar Rekik (Tunisia).
  22. 85'
  23. 87' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  24. 87'
  25. 90'+1' Substitution, Tunisia. Rani Khedira replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
  26. 90'+1' Substitution, Tunisia. Elias Achouri replaces Ali Abdi.

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