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World Cup’s 1,000th match: Japan beats Tunisia 4-0

On June 21, in the second round of the Group F group stage of the World Cup, Japan and Tunisia faced off. Japan defeated their opponents 4-0.

In the previous opening match, Tunisia lost heavily 1-5 to Sweden, while Japan drew 2-2 with the Netherlands thanks to a late goal. With qualification in mind, both teams were eager to secure a win in this match.

Notably, after their crushing defeat in the first round, Tunisia made an emergency coaching change: their head coach Ramucci was dismissed, and former Saudi coach Renard took over.

“Over the past week, the team has experienced turbulence and difficult times, and the squad made the decision to adjust the coaching staff. At present, we must quickly pull ourselves out of the low point and face the future directly,” Renard said.

“Our core approach to preparation is very clear: whether in possession or out of possession, we must maintain tight defensive positioning. On both offense and defense, everyone must spare no effort and run at full capacity. When everyone thinks you’ve already been knocked out, you have to find the strength to stand back up.”

As for Tunisia, which has a new head coach, Japan also needs to adjust its preparations accordingly. Japanese player Yuto Nagatomo said ahead of the match, “Honestly, this is quite unsettling. Switching coaches at this point is a headache. We can’t scout, and we don’t know what kind of lineup they will field.”

Meanwhile, this is also a milestone in World Cup history—this is the 1,000th match in World Cup history. Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu said, “We feel extremely honored to take part in such a historic match.”

“We have no one who feels satisfied just because we drew with the Netherlands. We must compete with a stronger desire to win than our opponents, and keep moving forward.”

For this match, Japan’s starting lineup was: Saien Suzuki, Ko Itakura, Yoko Ito, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kaishu Sano, Ao Tanaka, Daichi Kamada, Ritsu Doan, Keito Nakamura, Junya Ito, and Kese Ueda. Kubo Takefusa, who was injured in the match against the Netherlands, did not play.

Tunisia’s starting lineup was: Dahmen, Abdelli, Tareb, Rezik, Bronn, Youssef Valeri, Hannibal Mejbri, Sissiri, Ben Soliman, Tuniqti, and Sad.

Not long after the match began, Japan quickly broke the deadlock. Just 4 minutes into the game, Japan launched an attack; Keito Nakamura delivered a cross into the penalty area, and Daichi Kamada crashed the ball into the goal to give Japan a dream start.

In the 31st minute, Japan extended their lead. Kese Ueda dribbled to the right side of the big penalty area and struck it directly with a thunderous long-range shot. After the ball bounced on the ground, it drilled into the corner, changing the score to 2-0.

With two goals down, Tunisia still found it difficult to gain control of the ball under the opponent’s feet, and the game’s rhythm remained under Japan’s control.

In the second half, Tunisia—having no way out—raised the intensity of their pressing. Their attacking momentum also increased, but they still couldn’t stop Japan from continuing to score.

In the 69th minute, Ueda Ayase sent a brilliant through ball from midfield. Junya Ito faced the goalkeeper and calmly chipped it low to score, making it 3-0.

In the 84th minute, Japan launched another attack. Kaishu Sano cut along the right flank and sent in a cross from the byline; Kese Ueda headed in a looping shot to complete his brace.

In the end, Japan won convincingly by four goals to take 3 points, while Tunisia lost both matches and finished bottom of the group with 0 points.