Group Stage · Group F
About this match
Tunisia, blanked and thrashed 5-1 by Sweden, opens their campaign under coach Hervé Renard needing a win to stay alive in the tournament. Japan, buoyed by their draw against the Netherlands, are chasing qualification, but will be without Endo and Kubo; the Blue Samurai have a favorable head-to-head record, having defeated the Tunisians 2-0 at the 2002 World Cup.
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Head to Head
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Match events
4'Goal: Daichi Kamada (assist: Keito Nakamura)
31'Goal: Ayase Ueda (assist: Kou Itakura)
45'Substitution: Ismaël Gharbi ↔ Elias Saad
45'Substitution: Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida ↔ Dylan Bronn
64'Substitution: Firas Chaouat ↔ Sebastian Tounekti
69'Goal: Junya Ito (assist: Ayase Ueda)
73'Substitution: Junnosuke Suzuki ↔ Daichi Kamada
74'Substitution: Yukinari Sugawara ↔ Ritsu Doan
79'Substitution: Yuito Suzuki ↔ Keito Nakamura
79'Substitution: Ayumu Seko ↔ Takehiro Tomiyasu
83'Goal: Ayase Ueda (assist: Kaishu Sano)
84'Substitution: Keisuke Goto ↔ Ayase Ueda
90'+1'Substitution: Rani Khedira ↔ Ellyes Skhiri
90'+1'Substitution: Elias Achouri ↔ Ali Abdi
Statistics
Tunísia
Japão
37.9%Possession62.1%
2Shots11
0Shots on target5
3Corners5
1Offsides1
8Fouls15
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
1Saves0
284Accurate passes521
354Total passes583
Lineups
Tunisia
(3-4-2-1)Starters
Substitutes
Japan
(3-4-2-1)Starters
Substitutes
Referees
Istvan Kovacs