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Tunisia vs Japan FIFA World Cup 2026

Final score, timeline, lineups, stats, verified head-to-head history and match details from Estadio Monterrey.

Full-timeGroup FFinal at 97'
Tunisia flagTUNTunisia
0 - 4Full-time
Japan flagJPNJapan

VenueEstadio Monterrey

Kickoff

StageGroup F

Final data
Match timelineShowing 7 of 56 events
Full-time
Yan VALERYCommits a foul.
90'+5'
90'+2'
Kaishu SANOCommits a foul.
90'+1'
Ayumu SEKOCommits a foul.
Rani KHEDIRAfor Ellyes SKHIRI
90'
Elias ACHOURIfor Ali ABDI
90'
85'
Junya ITOAttempts an effort on goal.
84'
Keisuke GOTOfor Ayase UEDA
Timeline keyGoalShotSaveFoulSubstitutionYellow cardRed cardCornerOffsidePenaltyVAR
Substitutions8 changes
Substitutions listed from the match timeline
MinTeamOnOff
64'Tunisia flagTUNFiras CHAOUATSebastian TOUNEKTI
74'Japan flagJPNJunnosuke SUZUKIDaichi KAMADA
74'Japan flagJPNYukinari SUGAWARARitsu DOAN
78'Japan flagJPNAyumu SEKOTakehiro TOMIYASU
78'Japan flagJPNYuito SUZUKIKeito NAKAMURA
84'Japan flagJPNKeisuke GOTOAyase UEDA
90'Tunisia flagTUNElias ACHOURIAli ABDI
90'Tunisia flagTUNRani KHEDIRAEllyes SKHIRI

Lineups and formation

Tunisia flagTunisia5-3-2
Japan3-4-3Japan flag
Tunisia flag

Tunisia

5-3-2

16Aymen DAHMENGK

2Ali ABDI

3Montassar TALBI

4Omar REKIK

6Dylan BRONN

8Elias SAAD

10Hannibal MEJBRI

17Ellyes SKHIRIC

20Yan VALERY

25Anis SLIMANE

26Sebastian TOUNEKTI

11Ismael Gharbi

Japan flag

Japan

3-4-3

1Zion SUZUKIGK

4Kou ITAKURAC

7Ao TANAKA

10Ritsu DOAN

13Keito NAKAMURA

14Junya ITO

15Daichi KAMADA

18Ayase UEDA

21Hiroki ITO

22Takehiro TOMIYASU

24Kaishu SANO

20Ayumu Seko

Substitutions

Substitution details
MinTeamOnOff
64'Tunisia flagTUN19Firas Chaouat26Sebastian Tounekti
74'Japan flagJPN25Junnosuke Suzuki15Daichi Kamada
74'Japan flagJPN2Yukinari Sugawara10Ritsu Doan
78'Japan flagJPN20Ayumu Seko22Takehiro Tomiyasu
78'Japan flagJPN17Yuito Suzuki13Keito Nakamura
84'Japan flagJPN9Keisuke Goto18Ayase Ueda
90'Tunisia flagTUN7Elias Achouri2Ali Abdi
90'Tunisia flagTUN13Rani Khedira17Ellyes Skhiri
Lineup keyGKGoalkeeperCCaptainFrom match timelineGoalYellow cardRed cardSubstituted onSubstituted off

Match stats

TunisiaMatch statsJapan

0Goals4

2Shots11

1Shots on target5

8Fouls committed15

3Corner kicks5

1Offsides1

5Substitutions5

Match details

VenueEstadio Monterrey, Monterrey

TeamsTunisia vs Japan

GroupGroup F

Kickoff

StatusFull-time

Latest event95' Foul: Yan VALERY

Head-to-head history

Previous senior meetings between these teams, with scorelines, competition context, winners and scorers where verified.

5Meetings

1Tunisia wins

0Draws

4Japan wins

Tunisia and Japan have 5 listed senior meetings; Tunisia have 1 win, Japan have 4 wins, with 0 draws.

Tunisia vs Japan head-to-head meetings
DateMatchScoreCompetition / stageWinnerGoals and key playersSource
14 Jun 2022Japan v Tunisia0-3Kirin CupTunisiaNot listedInternational football results dataset
27 Mar 2015Japan v Tunisia2-0Kirin Challenge CupJapanNot listedInternational football results dataset
08 Oct 2003Tunisia v Japan0-1FriendlyJapanNot listedInternational football results dataset
14 Jun 2002Japan v Tunisia2-0FIFA World Cup group stageJapanHiroaki Morishima 48', Hidetoshi Nakata 75'International football results dataset
13 Oct 1996Japan v Tunisia1-0FriendlyJapanNot listedInternational football results dataset

Source: International football results dataset

Team World Cup records

Tournament records for each team provide context around the fixture without replacing the head-to-head record above.

Tunisia flag

Tunisia

Group stage

Tunisia bring regular finals experience and continue the chase for a first World Cup knockout place.

Appearances
7th World Cup appearance in 2026
Last tournament
2022 group stage
Japan flag

Japan

Round of 16: 2002, 2010, 2018, 2022

Japan have become a consistent knockout-round challenger and a difficult group-stage opponent for elite teams.

Appearances
8th World Cup appearance in 2026
Last tournament
2022 round of 16

Match context

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