Sunday , 16 August 2026

Tunisia vs Japan, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Tunisia
0 – 4
Full Time
Japan
Sun 21 Jun 2026 · 04:00 UTC Estadio BBVA HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Daichi Kamada
0–2 31' Ayase Ueda
0–3 69' Junya Ito
0–4 83' Ayase Ueda

Overview

Match Preview

Tunisia vs Japan — Worldcup at Estadio BBVA.

  • Tunisia 3 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
  • Japan 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
  • Assistant 1 Mihai Marica
  • Assistant 2 Ferencz Tunyogi (Romania)
15 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 5 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Tunisia 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Japan
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-21 Tunisia 0–4 Japan

Recent Form

Tunisia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Japan H 0–4 L
15 Jun Sweden A 1–5 L
30 Nov France H 1–0 W
26 Nov Australia H 0–1 L
22 Nov Denmark A 0–0 D
28 Jun Panama A 2–1 W
Japan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Tunisia A 4–0 W
14 Jun Netherlands A 2–2 D
05 Dec Croatia H 2–4 L
01 Dec Spain H 2–1 W
27 Nov Costa Rica H 0–1 L
23 Nov Germany A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Tunisia Japan
#24 Position #22
0 Points 5
3 Played 3
0 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
2 Scored 7
12 Conceded 3
-10 GD +4
0.00 PPG 1.67
0% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Tunisia this season
25% Clean Sheets
Japan this season

Tunisia are 24th (0 pts). Japan are 22nd (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Tunisia
0-15
–/3
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Japan
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Japan
Ayase Ueda 2 G 1 A
Daichi Kamada 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Tunisia to score. At the same time, Japan does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' The deadlock is broken! Daichi Kamada gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
  • 9' It looks surprising Tunisia does not make any changes. Zion Suzuki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 14' The 27-year-old Hiroki Ito has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ayumu Seko is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Tunisia.
  • 24' Ao Tanaka, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 31' Brilliant from the ! Ayase Ueda makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 31.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' Montassar Talbi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida gets the nod from Tunisia. He replaces Dylan Bronn and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' Japan are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' Ali El Abdi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 64' Sebastian Tounekti makes way for Firas Chaouat at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Tunisia.
  • 69' Goal! Junya Ito scores his 51 goal in 411 matches.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Junnosuke Suzuki. He replaces Daichi Kamada on 74 minute.
  • 78' Japan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuito Suzuki is hanging Keito Nakamura on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' What composure from Ayase Ueda! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-4.
  • 84' The whistle greets Ayase Ueda as he departs to be replaced by Keisuke Goto.
  • 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Japan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' Rani Khedira is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ellyes Skhiri at the 90 minute mark.
  • The points are shared — Tunisia 0-4 Japan. Honours even.

Lineups

Tunisia Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hervé Renard

Japan Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hajime Moriyasu

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.46 Tunisia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
4.57 Japan xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Japan to win 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Tunisia11% Draw12% Japan77%
Actual: Japan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 5.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 50%
50%

Double Chance

Tunisia or Draw
23%
Draw or Japan
89%
Tunisia or Japan
88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Tunisia2% Draw17% Japan81%
Actual: Japan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 4
Actual
0 – 3
11.7%
0 – 5
11.5%
0 – 6
8.7%
0 – 2
8.2%
0 – 7
5.8%
1 – 4
5.7%
1 – 5
5.3%
1 – 3
5.1%
1 – 6
4.1%
0 – 1
3.8%
1 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Tunisia

Handicap Tunisia covers Push Japan covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% — 100%
-1.5 0% — 100%
-1 0% 1% 99%
-0.5 1% — 99%
+0.5 5% — 95%
+1 5% 9% 86%
+1.5 14% — 86%
+2 14% 15% 72%
+2.5 28% — 72%

Clean Sheet

Tunisia keeps clean sheet
2% ✓
Japan keeps clean sheet
64% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.