Wednesday , 30 September 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)
6 games this season 🟨 7.0/game ⚽ 24.5 goals/game 🟥 4 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 Curacao 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Tunisia launch into their encounter with Japan.
  • 4' Brilliant from the ! Daichi Kamada makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 4.
  • 9' Japan looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ayase Ueda scoring 2 goals.
  • 14' Over 14 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 19' A quiet spell here at Estadio BBVA. Tunisia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 24' Tunisia currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 31' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ayase Ueda makes it 0-2.
  • 36' Japan is showing some good football. However, Japan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' Tunisia are deployed in a 5-3-2 today, looking to exploit space against Japan's 3-4-3 shape.
  • 46' Another substitution for Tunisia to replace Dylan Bronn by Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' Aymen Dahmen, a Tunisia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' Tunisia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' Firas Chaouat is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sebastian Tounekti at the 64 minute mark.
  • 69' Against the run of play, Junya Ito has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 74' Junnosuke Suzuki is replacing Daichi Kamada for the Japan side.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Japan team. Keito Nakamura is replaced by Yuito Suzuki on 78 minute.
  • 83' Ayase Ueda doubles the advantage! 0-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Japan — Keisuke Goto on, Ayase Ueda off on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Both keepers have barely been tested. Tunisia and Japan are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Tunisia — Rani Khedira on, Ellyes Skhiri off on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. Tunisia and Japan share the spoils 0-4.

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.