Tunisia vs Japan summary: score, stats, goals & highlights | World Cup 2026 Group F
Ayase Ueda scored twice for Japan in Monterrey, as the Blue Samurai condemned Tunisia to another World Cup walloping.
Match ends, Tunisia 0, Japan 4.
Second Half ends, Tunisia 0, Japan 4.
Keisuke Goto (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yan Valery (Tunisia).
Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ayumu Seko (Japan).
Firas Chaouat (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Tunisia. Elias Achouri replaces Ali Abdi.
Substitution, Tunisia. Rani Khedira replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Omar Rekik (Tunisia).
Attempt blocked. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayumu Seko.
Substitution, Japan. Keisuke Goto replaces Ayase Ueda.
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.
Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Japan. Ayumu Seko replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Substitution, Japan. Yuito Suzuki replaces Keito Nakamura.
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida.
Offside, Japan. Keito Nakamura is caught offside.
Offside, Tunisia. Omar Rekik is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Ismaël Gharbi (Tunisia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Rekik.
Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Junya Ito.
Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Junnosuke Suzuki.
Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ritsu Doan.
Substitution, Japan. Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Daichi Kamada.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match for a drinks break.
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.
Foul by Keito Nakamura (Japan).
Firas Chaouat (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
Substitution, Tunisia. Firas Chaouat replaces Sebastian Tounekti.
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Montassar Talbi.
Attempt blocked. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroki Ito.
Kaishu Sano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ali Abdi (Tunisia).
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida.
Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
Ismaël Gharbi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
Ismaël Gharbi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ayase Ueda.
Second Half begins Tunisia 0, Japan 2.
Substitution, Tunisia. Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida replaces Dylan Bronn.
Substitution, Tunisia. Ismaël Gharbi replaces Elias Saad.
First Half ends, Tunisia 0, Japan 2.
Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
Elias Saad (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Zion Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Daichi Kamada (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dylan Bronn (Tunisia).
Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).
Ali Abdi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
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.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match for a drinks break.
Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).
Aymen Dahmen (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
Montassar Talbi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Elias Saad (Tunisia).
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Aymen Dahmen.
Attempt missed. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Attempt saved. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Aymen Dahmen (Tunisia).
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ko Itakura.
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.
Attempt missed. Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner.
Foul by Montassar Talbi (Tunisia).
Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.