The Tunisian national team suffered a second loss in the 2026 World Cup, against its Japanese counterpart (4-0) on Sunday in the second round of Group F competitions, to be the third team to leave the race after Turkey and Haiti.
Tunisia put on another poor performance after losing to Sweden (5-1) in the opening match of the tournament on Monday, after which coach Sabri Lamouchi was sacked and replaced by Frenchman Hervé Renard to complete the tournament.
Tunisia's players and their new coach did not succeed in turning the scales and reviving their chances of qualifying for the second round, as the Arab team will finish the Group F competitions in fourth place, with its last match against the Netherlands being nothing more than a formality.
The Japanese national team advanced quickly with a goal from its star Kamada from the third minute of the first half after a mistake in coverage by the Tunisian national team defense and goalkeeper Ayman Dahman, to end the ball in the net.
Coach Hervé Renard's players did not shoot a single ball on the Japanese team's goal for nearly 45 minutes of the match, and on the other hand, the latter was relentlessly attacking, and was able to add the second goal in the 11th minute, but Tunisian goalkeeper Ayman Dahman took the ball out of the goal line in a breakout shot.
The Japanese national team continued its complete control of the match, and Oedada succeeded in scoring the second goal in the 31st minute after a powerful shot that deflected goalkeeper Ayman Dahman.
The goal of the Blue Samurai team came after a new mistake in the Tunisian defense between the goalkeeper and the defender to make the score 2-0 for Japan after half an hour.
Tunisia is the third team to leave the tournament
In the second half, the Japanese national team continued to manage the match perfectly, tightening its grip on the midfield area and getting close to Ayman Dahman's goal several times before Ito scored the third goal in the 68th minute.
The Japan striker succeeded in getting rid of the control of the defender Ben Hamida to break the offside and raise the tally to three goals, and Ueda added the fourth goal for Japan in the 84th minute with a header that deflected goalkeeper Ayman Dahman after a misposition in the goal area.
With its second heavy loss, Tunisia became the third team to leave the World Cup race and finally lose its chances of qualifying even in third place, as its balance is still without points in fourth and last place.
Tunisia started its campaign with a 5-1 loss to Sweden, a result that led to the ouster of coach Sabri Lammouchi, before the Tunisian university announced the appointment of Frenchman Hervé Renard as the technical director of the Carthage Eagles.
On the other hand, Japan succeeded in taking a first step towards the round of 32 after winning 4-0, as it occupies the lead with the Netherlands with 4 points, with the precedence in attack for the Millers.
Tunisia will play a non-bet match next Friday, June 26 in the United States, which is their last in the tournament.
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