FIFA World Cup

Tunisia vs Japan, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Tunisia
    FT
    0 - 4
    Japan
    • 4': Daichi Kamada
    • 31': Ayase Ueda
    • 69': Junya Ito
    • 83': Ayase Ueda

    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

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Montassar Talbi (Tunisia).
    • 3': Attempt missed. Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 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.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ko Itakura.
    • 8': Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
    • 9': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Aymen Dahmen (Tunisia).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 10': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Aymen Dahmen.
    • 12': Foul by Elias Saad (Tunisia).
    • 12': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Montassar Talbi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
    • 15': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
    • 18': Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
    • 20': Aymen Dahmen (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).
    • 22': Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
    • 24': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 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.
    • 35': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
    • 35': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
    • 40': Ali Abdi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).
    • 43': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Tunisia).
    • 43': Daichi Kamada (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
    • 45'+2': Zion Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Elias Saad (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Tunisia 0, Japan 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Tunisia. Ismaël Gharbi replaces Elias Saad.
    • 45': Substitution, Tunisia. Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida replaces Dylan Bronn.
    • 45': Second Half begins Tunisia 0, Japan 2.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ayase Ueda.
    • 49': Ismaël Gharbi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
    • 55': Ismaël Gharbi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
    • 57': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida.
    • 58': Foul by Ali Abdi (Tunisia).
    • 58': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
    • 62': Kaishu Sano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroki Ito.
    • 63': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Montassar Talbi.
    • 64': Substitution, Tunisia. Firas Chaouat replaces Sebastian Tounekti.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
    • 66': Firas Chaouat (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Keito Nakamura (Japan).
    • 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.
    • 70': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Substitution, Japan. Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Daichi Kamada.
    • 74': Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ritsu Doan.
    • 75': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Junnosuke Suzuki.
    • 75': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Junya Ito.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Gharbi (Tunisia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Rekik.
    • 76': Offside, Tunisia. Omar Rekik is caught offside.
    • 76': Offside, Japan. Keito Nakamura is caught offside.
    • 77': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida.
    • 79': Substitution, Japan. Yuito Suzuki replaces Keito Nakamura.
    • 79': Substitution, Japan. Ayumu Seko replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
    • 79': Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
    • 80': Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
    • 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.
    • 84': Substitution, Japan. Keisuke Goto replaces Ayase Ueda.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayumu Seko.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Omar Rekik (Tunisia).
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Tunisia. Rani Khedira replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Tunisia. Elias Achouri replaces Ali Abdi.
    • 90'+1': Firas Chaouat (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Japan).
    • 90'+2': Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
    • 90'+5': Foul by Yan Valery (Tunisia).
    • 90'+5': Keisuke Goto (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Tunisia 0, Japan 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Tunisia 0, Japan 4.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/jpn.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originJPN TUNhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/tun.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    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

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Estadio BBVA
    Location: Guadalupe, Mexico
    Attendance: 51,243

    FIFA World Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Netherlands 3 +6 7
    2 Japan 3 +4 5
    3 Sweden 3 0 4
    4 Tunisia 3 -10 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    TUN Tunisia (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    16 Aymen Dahmen (GK)
    3 Montassar Talbi
    4 Omar Rekik
    6 Dylan Bronn
    17 Ellyes Skhiri
    25 Anis Slimane
    2 Ali Abdi
    20 Yan Valery
    26 Sebastian Tounekti
    10 Hannibal Mejbri
    8 Elias Saad
    Tunisia Substitutes:
    Adem Arous, Ismaël Gharbi, Firas Chaouat, Raed Chikhaoui, Rayan Elloumi, Sabri Ben Hessen, Rani Khedira, Khalil Ayari, Moutaz Neffati, Elias Achouri, Hazem Mastouri, Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida, Mouhib Chamakh, Mohamed Hadj Mahmoud, Mortadha Ben Ouanes.

    JPN Japan (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Zion Suzuki (GK)
    4 Kou Itakura
    21 Hiroki Ito
    22 Takehiro Tomiyasu
    7 Ao Tanaka
    24 Kaishu Sano
    13 Keito Nakamura
    10 Ritsu Doan
    18 Ayase Ueda
    15 Daichi Kamada
    14 Junya Ito
    Japan Substitutes:
    Ayumu Seko, Yuito Suzuki, Junnosuke Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Yuto Nagatomo, Keisuke Osako, Koki Ogawa, Shogo Taniguchi, Keisuke Goto, Tomoki Hayakawa, Daizen Maeda, Yukinari Sugawara, Kento Shiogai.

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