Tunisia v Japan (2026 FIFA World Cup)

Tunisia v Japan
(2026 FIFA World Cup)
Event2026 FIFA World Cup Group F
Tunisia Japan
Tunisia Japan
0 4
DateJune 20, 2026
VenueEstadio BBVA, Guadalupe
RefereeIstván Kovács (Romania)
Attendance51,243[1]

In Group F of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Tunisia faced Japan in the second round of group stage matches. This match, which was the 36th match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, was also the 1,000th match in the history of the FIFA World Cup.[2][3][4][5][6]

The match

Details

Tunisia 0–4 Japan
[Report 1]
Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Attendance: 51,243[1]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Tunisia[7]
Japan[7]
GK16Aymen Dahmen
CB6Dylan BronnSubstituted off 46'
CB3Montassar Talbi
CB4Omar Rekik
RWB20Yan Valery
LWB2Ali AbdiSubstituted off 90'
CM10Hannibal Mejbri
CM25Anis Ben Slimane
CM17Ellyes Skhiri (c)Substituted off 90'
CF26Sebastian TounektiSubstituted off 64'
CF8Elias SaadSubstituted off 46'
Substitutions:
MF11Ismael GharbiSubstituted in 46'
DF21Mohamed Amine Ben HamidaSubstituted in 46'
FW19Firas ChaouatSubstituted in 64'
FW7Elias AchouriSubstituted in 90'
MF13Rani KhediraSubstituted in 90'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard
GK1Zion Suzuki
CB22Takehiro TomiyasuSubstituted off 78'
CB4Kō Itakura (c)
CB21Hiroki Itō
RM10Ritsu DōanSubstituted off 74'
CM24Kaishū Sano
CM7Ao Tanaka
LM13Keito NakamuraSubstituted off 78'
RF14Junya Itō
CF18Ayase UedaSubstituted off 84'
LF15Daichi KamadaSubstituted off 74'
Substitutions:
DF2Yukinari SugawaraSubstituted in 74'
DF25Junnosuke SuzukiSubstituted in 74'
MF17Yuito SuzukiSubstituted in 78'
DF20Ayumu SekoSubstituted in 78'
FW20Keisuke GotōSubstituted in 84'
Manager:
Hajime Moriyasu

Man of the Match:
Ayase Ueda (Japan)[8]

Assistant referees:[7]
Mihai Marius Marica (Romania)
Ferencz Tunyogi (Romania)
Fourth official:
Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Reserve assistant referee:
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Joe Dickerson (United States)
Support video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Statistics

Overall[1]
Statistic Tunisia Japan
Goals scored 0 4
Total shots 2 11
Shots on target 0 5
Saves 0 3
Ball possession 40% 60%
Corner kicks 3 5
Free kicks 16 9
Fouls committed 15 8
Offsides 1 1
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Match Report – Group F – Tunisia v. Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Updated FIFA World Cup 2026™ match schedule reveals venues and kick-off times for all 104 matches". Inside FIFA. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Ekugbe, Gilbert (13 March 2026). "Tunisia, Japan to play 1,000th FIFA World Cup match". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Japan v Tunisia marks 1,000th World Cup match, FIFA says". Reuters. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Thomason, Brooks; Waldman, Evan (20 June 2026). "1,000 matches later, World Cup history belongs to Japan and Tunisia". USA TODAY. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Cardoso, Javier; Roche, Calum (20 June 2026). "World Cup reaches 1,000 games: From a 13-team experiment to a global phenomenon". Diario AS. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Tunisia v. Japan" (PDF). FIFA. June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Michelob Ultra Superior Player of the Match – every winner". FIFA. June 12, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.

Reports

  1. ↑
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