JapanvsTunisia
JPN 4/TUN 0
Things to say
Japan thumped Tunisia 4-0 at the Estadio BBVA to all but book their spot in the knockouts.
01
opener
Japan absolutely battered Tunisia, four-nil. Tunisia never laid a glove on them. One shot all game, that tells you everything.
02
key player
Ayase Ueda was a menace up top, five shots on his own. He bullied that back line all afternoon.
03
hot take
Honestly Tunisia are done. Three games, zero wins, and now a paddling like that? Pack the bags.
04
deep cut
Kou Itakura ran the whole thing from the back, 85 passes and a dozen defensive interventions. Quiet clean sheet, man of the match for me.
05
exit
Anyway, Japan look the real deal now. Curious who they draw in the next round.
The recap
Japan strolled into Estadio BBVA and handed Tunisia an absolute paddling, 4-nil. Ueda was the menace up top, peppering the goal with five shots while Tunisia mustered a single attempt all match.
Itakura ran the show from deep, knocking around 85 accurate passes and bossing the back line for a comfortable clean sheet. That's three points and a goal-difference boost for Japan, while Tunisia slump to 0-0-2 and a whole lot of soul-searching.