Two goals from Ayase Ueda, and one each from Daichi Kamada and Junya Ito, keeps Asian giants Japan second in Group F.
Published On 21 Jun 2026
Japan marked the 1,000th game in the history of the World Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of Tunisia on Saturday, to close in on a place in the last 32.
Ayase Ueda scored twice while Daichi Kamada and Junya Ito were also on target as the Asian giants joined the Netherlands on four points at the top of Group F.
Tunisia were eliminated from contention for the knockout stage following the loss.
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Japan’s Junya Ito celebrates scoring their third goal with Ayase Ueda (left) and Daichi Kamada [Daniel Becerril/Reuters]
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