🌪️ Japan hit four, last 32 in sight! Tunisia out of the World Cup 🔚 | OneFootball

After the draw with the Netherlands, Japan picked up another positive result and beat Tunisia 4-0, earning their first three points of this World Cup. Renard’s team — who took over midway through the tournament from Lamouchi, sacked after the heavy defeat to Sweden in the opener — are out of the World Cup. So, a change that did not bring the hoped-for results.

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A completely different situation for the Asians, who with this win can all but secure passage to the round of 32. Moriyasu’s national team dominated for the entire match, and for the full 90 minutes it felt like there was only one team on the pitch. Japan started very strongly and struck early through Kamada (4'), followed by a brace from Ueda (31', 83') and a goal from Ito (69').

♠️ Japan hit four! Asian dominance throughout the match

Japan put on a show. By putting four past Tunisia, the Samurai Blue also set a record, as Moriyasu’s side had never scored four goals in a World Cup match before. The 4-0 win over Renard’s Tunisia is also the biggest-margin victory ever for an Asian national team at the World Cup. 

In the stands in Monterrey, it was party time for Japan, with Princess Hisako and FIFA president Gianni Infantino in attendance. On the pitch, meanwhile, the impression left by Moriyasu’s team remains: intense, fast, and capable of finding solutions even without one of their most talented players.

Japan now look ahead to the final clash with Sweden, knowing that a draw would be enough to send the Asians through. Second place is the stated goal, but the four goals scored against the North Africans are above all a message to the rest of the tournament: this team can become an awkward opponent for anyone.

😱 Tunisia disaster! Defeat and elimination

Tunisia try to hold on, but the gap between the two teams is clear. Dahmen, one of the new additions introduced by new head coach Hervé Renard, prevents an even heavier scoreline with at least one decisive save in the first half. But for the African side, there is nothing they can do. Despite the coaching change, they have conceded 9 goals in two matches and are out of the World Cup. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.

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