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Tunisia vs Japan – Lineups & Match Details

Japan beat Tunisia 4-0. Goals: D. Kamada (4'), A. Ueda (31'), J. Ito (69'), A. Ueda (83'). Tunisia had 38% possession against Japan's 62%. Shots on target: 0-5.

World Cup · Group Stage - 2

Sunday, 21 June 2026

TunisiaTunisia

0 - 4

Full Time

HT: 0 - 2

JapanJapan

Referee: Istvan Kovacs, Romania

Lineups

TunisiaTunisia3-4-2-1
Aymen Dahmen16Aymen DahmenG
Dylan Bronn6Dylan BronnD
Montassar Talbi3Montassar TalbiD
Omar Rekik4Omar RekikD
Yan Valery20Yan ValeryM
Anis Ben Slimane25Anis Ben SlimaneM
Ellyes Skhiri17Ellyes SkhiriM
Ali Abdi2Ali AbdiM
Elias Saad8Elias SaadF
Hannibal Mejbri10Hannibal MejbriF
Sebastian Tounekti26Sebastian TounektiF

Substitutes

21Amine Ben HmidaD
11Ismael GharbiF
19Firas ChaouatF
7Elias AchouriM
13Rani KhediraM
1Abdelmouhib ChamakhG
22Sabri Ben HessenG
5Adem ArousD
23Moataz NefatiD
24Raed ChikhaouiD
15Mohamed Belhadj MahmoudM
12Mortadha Ben OuanesM
9Hazem MastouriF
14Khalil AyariF
18Rayan ElloumiF
JapanJapan3-4-2-1
Zion Suzuki1Zion SuzukiG
Takehiro Tomiyasu22Takehiro TomiyasuD
Ko Itakura4Ko ItakuraD
Hiroki Itō21Hiroki ItōD
Ritsu Doan10Ritsu DoanM
Kaishu Sano24Kaishu SanoM
Ao Tanaka7Ao TanakaM
Keito Nakamura13Keito NakamuraM
Junya Ito14Junya ItoF
Daichi Kamada15Daichi KamadaF
Ayase Ueda18Ayase UedaF

Substitutes

25Junnosuke SuzukiD
2Yukinari SugawaraD
20Ayumu SekoD
17Yuito SuzukiM
9Keisuke GotoF
12Keisuke OsakoG
23Tomoki HayakawaG
3Shogo TaniguchiD
16Tsuyoshi WatanabeD
5Yuto NagatomoD
11Daizen MaedaF
26Kento ShiogaiF
19Koki OgawaF

Match Events

4'G

D. Kamada

Assist: Keito Nakamura

31'G

A. Ueda

Assist: K. Itakura

46'S

E. Saad

Substitution 1

46'S

D. Bronn

Substitution 2

65'S

S. Tounekti

Substitution 3

69'G

J. Ito

Assist: A. Ueda

73'S

D. Kamada

Substitution 1

74'S

R. Dōan

Substitution 2

79'S

Keito Nakamura

Substitution 3

79'S

T. Tomiyasu

Substitution 4

83'G

A. Ueda

Assist: K. Sano

84'S

A. Ueda

Substitution 5

90'+1S

A. Abdi

Substitution 4

90'+1S

E. Skhiri

Substitution 5

Statistics

Tunisia
38%62%
Japan
0.05Expected Goals (xG)2.07
2Total Shots11
0Shots on Target5
3Corners5
8Fouls15
1Offsides1
80Pass Accuracy (%)90
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Tunisia host Japan on Sunday, 21 June 2026 at Estadio BBVA. The kick-off time is 04:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Tunisia go into the match 4th in the table; Japan sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Tunisia have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Japan have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 2 draws in a row.

Match recap

Japan beat Tunisia 4-0. Japan replied with D. Kamada 4', A. Ueda 31', J. Ito 69', A. Ueda 83'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 83 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Tunisia held 38% of the ball against 62% for Japan. Shots on target finished 0-5. Expected goals read 0.05 for Tunisia, 2.07 for Japan.

Verdict

Japan take the three points; Tunisia look at a thin night for the home crowd. Tunisia sat 4th and Japan 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.