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Japan marked the 1,000th crippled successful the past of the World Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of Tunisia connected Saturday (June 20, 2026) to adjacent successful connected a spot successful the past 32.
Ayase Ueda scored doubly portion Daichi Kamada and Junya Ito were besides connected people arsenic the Asian giants joined the Netherlands connected 4 points astatine the apical of Group F.
FIFA World Cup 2026 | Tunisia VS Japan Highlights
Tunisia, who were thumped 5-1 by Sweden successful their archetypal crippled of the tournament, tin nary longer anticipation for a spot successful the knockout rounds.
The Blue Samurai, who held the Netherlands to a 2-2 gully successful their Group F opener, were ever successful power against Tunisia astatine the Monterrey Stadium.
The effect marked a losing commencement for caller Tunisia manager Herve Renard, who was hastily appointed to instrumentality implicit the World Cup run aft predecessor Sabri Lamouchi was sacked successful the aftermath of the Sweden drubbing.
But Renard’s squad ne'er looked similar threatening a technically superior Japanese broadside that were rapidly into their trademark, creaseless passing game.
Daichi Kamada opened the scoring aft conscionable 4 minutes, finishing from adjacent scope aft deft interplay from Ao Tanaka and Keito Nakamura.
The Japanese astir scored again moments later, with lone a hopeless goalline clearance from Dylan Bronn denying the Asian giants a 2nd goal.
Tunisia goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen was besides moving overtime, and had to claw distant a changeable that conscionable went agonisingly abbreviated of crossing the goalline.
Japan though yet added to their tally successful the 31st minute, with striker Ueda taking vantage of immoderate hesitant Tunisian defending to surge guardant and thunder a debased changeable into the bottommost country from the borderline of the area.
The rout continued successful the 2nd half, with Junya Ito latching onto a superb done shot to calmly decorativeness connected 69 minutes earlier Ueda scored again with a looping header successful the 83rd minute.
