Result Tunisia - Japan, Saturday, 20 June 2026, World Cup Group Tunisia faced Sweden in their first match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 14, where they experienced a heavy defeat of 5-1 at Monterrey Stadium. In the wake of this loss, the Tunisian Football Federation decided to part ways with manager Sabri Lamouchi and brought in seasoned French coach Hervé Renard to lead the team.   👉  Serie A players called up for  🇯🇵   the Japan National team:

• Parma goalkeeper Aya Suzuki

👉  Serie A players called up for    🇹🇳   the Tunisia National team:

• None

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🏆👉   🇹🇳  Tunisia 0 - 1 Japan 🇯🇵 ⚽️

In the 4th minute, Daichi Kamada scores. A collective play by Japan starts on the right, then shifts to the left for Nakamura; the winger enters the box and crosses it for Kamada, who anticipates everyone from inside the small area and gives Japan the lead.  

🏆👉   🇹🇳 Tunisia 0 - 2 Japan 🇯🇵

⚽️ In the 31st minute, Ayase Ueda scores. Itakura recovers the ball and quickly passes it to Ueda, who is left completely unmarked. He turns and from the right edge of the penalty area unleashes an unstoppable shot that finds the back of the net to the right of Dahmen.  

🏆👉    🇹🇳 Tunisia 0 - 3 Japan 🇯🇵

⚽️ In the 69th minute, Junya Ito scores! A completely vertical play from Japan: Ueda passes to Junya Ito, who finds himself one-on-one with Dahmen and finishes perfectly.  

🏆👉 🇹🇳 Tunisia 0 - 4 Japan 🇯🇵 ⚽️

In the 83rd minute, a goal by Ayase Ueda! Another beautiful play from Japan that seals the game. A combination on the right between Sano and Junya Ito leads to Sano delivering a soft ball to Ueda at the far post, who scores with a header in a split-second to complete his personal double and the fourth goal for the Japanese team.    Japan: 

• Goalkeepers: Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers), Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Aya Suzuki (Parma)
• Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden), Ko Itakura (Ajax), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyenoord), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Ajax), Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich), Ayumu Seko (Le Havre AC), Yukinari Sugawara (Werder Bremen), Junosuke Suzuki (FC Copenhagen)
• Midfielders: Wataru Endo (Liverpool), Junya Ito (Genk), Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), Koki Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen), Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ao Tanaka (Leeds United), Kaishu Sano (Mainz 05), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad)
• Forwards: Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord), Keito Nakamura (Stade de Reims), Ito Suzuki (SC Freiburg), Kento Shiode (Wolfsburg), Keisuke Goto (Sint-Truiden)

   Tunisia:

• Goalkeepers: Sabri Ben Hessen (Etoile Sahel), Abdelmouhib Chamakh (Club Africain), Aymen Dahman (CS Sfaxien)
• Defenders: Ali Abdi (Nice), Adem Arous (Kasimpasa), Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida (Esperance), Dylan Bronn (Servette Geneva), Raed Chikhaoui (US Monastir), Moutaz Neffati (Norrkoping), Omar Rekik (NK Maribor), Montassar Talbi (Lorient), Yan Valery (Young Boys Berne)
• Midfielders: Mortadha Ben Ouanes (Kasimpasa), Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City), Ismael Gharbi (FC Augsburg), Rani Khedira (Union Berlin), Mohamed Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano), Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt)
• Forwards: Elias Achouri (FC Copenhagen), Khalil Ayari (Paris St Germain), Firas Chaouat (Club Africain), Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps), Hazem Mastouri (Dynamo Makhachkala), Elias Saad (Hannover 96), Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic)

 

Japan official starting lineup against Tunisia

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Competition: 2026 FIFA World Cup — Group F, Matchday 2 Date: Saturday, 20 June 2026 Venue: Estadio BBVA Monterrey, Mexico Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU Fourth Official: Juan Calderon CRC Reserve AR : Juan Carlos Mora CRC Vidéo Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI Assistant Vidéo Assistant Referee 1 : Joe Dickerson USA ⚽️ Goals: 🟨 Yellow Cards: ✅ Official lineups - Tabellino: Tunisia starting lineup (3-4-2-1): Aymen Dahmen, Omar Rekik, Montassar Talbi, Dylan Bronn, Ellyes Skhiri, Hannibal Mejbri, Ali Abdi, Yan Valery, Sebastian Tounekti, Elias Saad, Anis Ben Slimane Substitutes: Raed Chikhaoui, Adem Arous, Hadj Mahmoud, Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida, Rani Khedira, Hazem Mastouri, Moutaz Neffati, Khalil Ayari, Mortadha Ben Ouanes, Abdelmouhib Chamakh, Rayan Elloumi, Elias Achouri, Sabri Ben Hassen, Firas Chaouat, Ismaël Gharbi Japan starting lineup (3-4-2-1): Zion Suzuki, Ko Itakura, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Hiroki Ito, Ritsu Doan, Kaishu Sano, Daichi Kamada, Keito Nakamura, Ao Tanaka, Junya Ito, Ayase Ueda Substitutes: Daizen Maeda, Yukinari Sugawara, Keisuke Goto, Yuto Nagatomo, Keisuke Osako, Koki Ogawa, Yuito Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Shogo Taniguchi, Ayumu Seko, Tomoki Hayakawa, Kento Shiogai, Junnosuke Suzuki