Group FFull time
Final · Jun 20Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe (Monterrey)
Goals
4 goals — watch every replay below
- 4'D. Kamada▲ 925
- 31'A. Ueda▲ 1.5k
- 69'J. ItoGreat goal▲ 1.4k
- 83'A. UedaGoal of the match▲ 1.8k
The market saw itImplied · model line
The stakes
Full time: Japan 4-0 Tunisia — a Group F result now baked into the table.
- storylineJapan's giant-killers strike againDid it again: twice came from behind to draw the fancied Netherlands 2-2 (June 14), Kamada's 89th-minute header completing the comeback. A statement point — though it left them 2nd in Group F behind a rampant Sweden (5-1 winners).
- storylineThe first coach falls — Tunisia's meltdownThrashed 5-1 by Sweden (June 14); coach Sabri Lamouchi sacked mid-tournament, with Hervé Renard reported as replacement. Bottom of Group F. ⚠️ The Renard appointment specifically is single-flagged by one research pass — treat as likely-but-soft.
The two sides
JapanFamous for upsetting the big boys
The serial giant-killers who beat Germany AND Spain last time, out-organizing and out-working everyone, clawing a draw from the Dutch with a last-gasp goal. Adopt them to look smart.
TunisiaThrashed, then sacked their coach
Passionate players, a plucky African underdog, and a journeyman fixer in Herve Renard parachuted in to steady the ship — chaos can forge a togetherness that nobody saw coming.
Who plays where
Japan
- BrightonKaoru Mitoma
- Crystal PalaceDaichi Kamada
- Eintracht FrankfurtRitsu Doan
- FC TokyoYuto Nagatomo
- Real SociedadTakefusa Kubo
- ReimsKeito Nakamura
Tunisia
- Al-WakrahAïssa Laïdouni
- BurnleyHannibal Mejbri
- Eintracht FrankfurtEllyes Skhiri
- LorientMontassar Talbi