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Japan beat Tunisia
Match Details
Estadio BBVA
(Guadalupe)
· 51,243 fans
· Fox Sports 1, Telemundo, FOX One
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Commentary
- ·Match ends, Tunisia 0, Japan 4.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Tunisia 0, Japan 4.
- 90'+5'Keisuke Goto (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5'Foul by Yan Valery (Tunisia).
- 90'+2'Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
- 90'+2'Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1'Foul by Ayumu Seko (Japan).
- 90'+1'Firas Chaouat (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Substitution, Tunisia. Elias Achouri replaces Ali Abdi.
- 90'+1'Substitution, Tunisia. Rani Khedira replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 87'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| TUN | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Leaders
Japan- AU Ayase Ueda · 2Goals
- AU Ayase Ueda · 5Total Shots
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Kou Itakura · 12Defensive Interventions
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Kou Itakura · 85Accurate Passes
Tunisia- HM Hannibal Mejbri · 1Total Shots
- AD Aymen Dahmen · 1Saves
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Omar Rekik · 11Defensive Interventions
- MT Montassar Talbi · 47Accurate Passes
FIFA World Cup Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 0 |
Key Events
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.
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.
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.
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.
Team Stats
JapanTunisia
General
62.1
Possession %
37.9
11
Shots
2
5
On Target
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corners
3
15
Fouls
8
Passing & Defense
521
Passes Completed
284
2
Crosses Won
2
12
Tackles Won
16
7
Interceptions
14
25
Clearances
23
Discipline
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Saves
1
Recent Form
Tunisia
D
L
L
L
L
Japan
W
W
W
D
W
Starting Lineups
Tunisia3-4-2-1
Japan3-4-2-1
Full lineups and substitutes
Tunisia
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AD #16 Aymen DahmenG
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MT #3 Montassar TalbiCD
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#4 Omar RekikCD-L
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DB #6 Dylan BronnCD-R
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ES #17 Ellyes SkhiriCM-L
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AS #25 Anis SlimaneCM-R
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AA #2 Ali AbdiLM
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YV #20 Yan ValeryRM
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ST #26 Sebastian TounektiF
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HM #10 Hannibal MejbriCF-L
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ES #8 Elias SaadCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used
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AA #5 Adem Arous
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IG #11 Ismaël Gharbi 45' for Elias Saad
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FC #19 Firas Chaouat 64' for Sebastian Tounekti
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RC #24 Raed Chikhaoui
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RE #18 Rayan Elloumi
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SB #22 Sabri Ben Hessen
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RK #13 Rani Khedira 90'+1' for Ellyes Skhiri
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KA #14 Khalil Ayari
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MN #23 Moutaz Neffati
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EA #7 Elias Achouri 90'+1' for Ali Abdi
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HM #9 Hazem Mastouri
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MA #21 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida 45' for Dylan Bronn
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MC #1 Mouhib Chamakh
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MH #15 Mohamed Hadj Mahmoud
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MB #12 Mortadha Ben Ouanes
Japan
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ZS #1 Zion SuzukiG
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#4 Kou ItakuraCD
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HI #21 Hiroki ItoCD-L
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TT #22 Takehiro TomiyasuCD-R
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AT #7 Ao TanakaCM-L
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KS #24 Kaishu SanoCM-R
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KN #13 Keito NakamuraLM
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#10 Ritsu DoanRM
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AU #18 Ayase UedaF31'83'
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DK #15 Daichi KamadaCF-L4'
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JI #14 Junya ItoCF-R69'
Substitutes · 5 used
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AS #20 Ayumu Seko 79' for Takehiro Tomiyasu
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YS #17 Yuito Suzuki 79' for Keito Nakamura
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JS #25 Junnosuke Suzuki 73' for Daichi Kamada
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TW #16 Tsuyoshi Watanabe
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YN #5 Yuto Nagatomo
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KO #12 Keisuke Osako
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KO #19 Koki Ogawa
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ST #3 Shogo Taniguchi
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KG #9 Keisuke Goto 84' for Ayase Ueda
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TH #23 Tomoki Hayakawa
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DM #11 Daizen Maeda
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YS #2 Yukinari Sugawara 74' for Ritsu Doan
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KS #26 Kento Shiogai
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