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Japan v Tunisia

Match Summary

Tue 17 Oct 2023

‧

Friendlies -

Friendlies 1

Japan 2 , Tunisia 0 at Full time

JapanJapanJapan

2

0

TunisiaTunisiaTunisia

Full time

FT

Half Time Japan 1 , Tunisia 0

HT 1-0

Key Events

Japan

K. Furuhashi Goal 43 minutes
J. Ito Goal 69 minutes

Tunisia

Assists

Japan,T. Kubo (69')

Venue:NOEVIR Stadium Kobe

Attendance:26,529

Scores
Line-ups
Match Stats
Head-to-head
Live Text

Friendlies Scores & Fixtures

Tuesday 17th October

Japan 2 , Tunisia 0 at Full time

JapanJapanJapan

TunisiaTunisiaTunisia

South Korea 6 , Vietnam 0 at Full time

South KoreaSouth KoreaSouth Korea

VietnamVietnamVietnam

Saudi Arabia 1 , Mali 3 at Full time

Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

Zambia 3 , Uganda 0 at Full time

ZambiaZambiaZambia

UgandaUgandaUganda

Albania 2 , Bulgaria 0 at Full time

AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania

BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria

Estonia 1 , Thailand 1 at Full time

EstoniaEstoniaEstonia

ThailandThailandThailand

Qatar 0 , Iran 4 at Full time

QatarQatarQatar

Australia 2 , New Zealand 0 at Full time

AustraliaAustraliaAustralia

New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand

France 4 , Scotland 1 at Full time

FranceFranceFrance

ScotlandScotlandScotland

Ivory Coast 1 , South Africa 1 at Full time

Ivory CoastIvory CoastIvory Coast

South AfricaSouth AfricaSouth Africa

North Macedonia 3 , Armenia 1 at Full time

N. MacedoniaNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia

ArmeniaArmeniaArmenia

United Arab Emirates 2 , Lebanon 1 at Full time

UAEUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates

LebanonLebanonLebanon

Cape Verde 1 , Comoros 2 at Full time

Cape VerdeCape VerdeCape Verde

1

2

ComorosComorosComoros

Full time

FT

Malaysia 0 , Tajikistan 2 at Full time

MalaysiaMalaysiaMalaysia

0

2

TajikistanTajikistanTajikistan

Full time

FT

Angola 0 , Congo DR 0 at Full time

AngolaAngolaAngola

0

0

Congo DRCongo DRCongo DR

Full time

FT

Iraq 2 , Jordan 2 at Full time , Iraq win 5 - 3 on penalties

IraqIraqIraq

2

2

JordanJordanJordan

Full time

FT

Iraq win 5 - 3 on penalties

Iraq win 5-3 on pens

Libya 1 , Niger 1 at Full time

LibyaLibyaLibya

1

1

NigerNigerNiger

Full time

FT

Madagascar 2 , Benin 1 at Full time

MadagascarMadagascarMadagascar

2

1

BeninBeninBenin

Full time

FT

Somalia 0 , Sierra Leone 2 at Full time

SomaliaSomaliaSomalia

0

2

Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneSierra Leone

Full time

FT

Bahrain 1 , Philippines 0 at Full time

BahrainBahrainBahrain

1

0

PhilippinesPhilippinesPhilippines

Full time

FT

Chad 0 , Sudan 1 at Full time

ChadChadChad

0

1

SudanSudanSudan

Full time

FT

Syria 1 , Kuwait 2 at Full time

SyriaSyriaSyria

1

2

KuwaitKuwaitKuwait

Full time

FT

Guinea 1 , Gabon 1 at Full time

GuineaGuineaGuinea

1

1

GabonGabonGabon

Full time

FT

Mauritania 1 , Burkina Faso 2 at Full time

MauritaniaMauritaniaMauritania

1

2

Burkina FasoBurkina FasoBurkina Faso

Full time

FT

View all Friendlies fixtures

Team Lineups

home team, Japan

Manager: Hajime Moriyasu

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Pitch Formation

23, Suzuki, Goalkeeper

23

Suzuki

2, Sugawara, Defender

2

Sugawara

4, Itakura, Defender

4

Itakura

16, Tomiyasu, Defender

16

Tomiyasu

22, Nakayama, Defender

22

Nakayama

6, Endo, Defensive Midfielder

6

Endo

5, Morita, Defensive Midfielder

5

Morita

14, Ito, Attacking Midfielder

14

Ito

20, Kubo, Attacking Midfielder

20

Kubo

24, Hatate, Attacking Midfielder

24

Hatate

11, Furuhashi, Striker

11

Furuhashi

Starting lineup

Number 23,
Z. Suzuki
Number 22,
Y. Nakayama , substituted for K. Machida at 64 minutes
Number 16,
T. Tomiyasu
Number 4,
K. Itakura , substituted for S. Taniguchi at 72 minutes
Number 2,
Y. Sugawara
Number 5,
H. Morita
Number 6,
W. Endō , Captain
Number 24,
R. Hatate , substituted for T. Asano at 64 minutes
Number 20,
T. Kubo , substituted for D. Hashioka at 82 minutes
Number 14,
J. Ito , Yellow Card at 54 minutes, substituted for T. Minamino at 72 minutes
Number 11,
K. Furuhashi , substituted for A. Ueda at 46 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Japan

Number 18,
T. Asano
Number 27,
D. Hashioka
Number 15,
A. Ito
Number 7,
H. Kawabe
Number 1,
R. Kojima
Number 19,
K. Machida
Number 26,
S. Maikuma
Number 8,
T. Minamino
Number 13,
K. Nakamura
Number 25,
K. Okunuki
Number 12,
K. Osako
Number 17,
A. Tanaka
Number 3,
S. Taniguchi
Number 9,
A. Ueda

away team, Tunisia

Manager: Jalal Kadri

Formation: 3 - 4 - 3

Pitch Formation

1, Hassen, Goalkeeper

1

Hassen

4, Meriah, Defender

4

Meriah

3, Talbi, Defender

3

Talbi

25, Haddadi, Defender

25

Haddadi

20, Dräger, Midfielder

20

Dräger

14, Laïdouni, Midfielder

14

Laïdouni

17, Skhiri, Midfielder

17

Skhiri

13, Abdi, Midfielder

13

Abdi

15, Ben Romdhane, Striker

15

Ben Romdhane

9, Jebali, Striker

9

Jebali

11, Achouri, Striker

11

Achouri

Starting lineup

Number 1,
M. Hassen
Number 25,
O. Haddadi , substituted for H. Rafia at 63 minutes
Number 3,
M. Talbi
Number 4,
Y. Meriah
Number 13,
A. Abdi , Yellow Card at 71 minutes
Number 17,
E. Skhiri , Captain
Number 14,
A. Laïdouni , substituted for N. Sliti at 88 minutes
Number 20,
M. Dräger , substituted for Y. Valery at 46 minutes
Number 11,
E. Achouri , substituted for Y. Msakni at 63 minutes
Number 9,
I. Jebali , substituted for H. Jouini at 63 minutes
Number 15,
M. Ben Romdhane , substituted for S. Ltaief at 75 minutes

away team, Tunisia

Number 22,
B. Ben Saïd
Number 8,
A. Ben Slimane
Number 16,
A. Dahmen
Number 5,
A. Ghram
Number 19,
H. Jouini
Number 21,
W. Kechrida
Number 18,
S. Ltaief
Number 12,
A. Maâloul
Number 10,
H. Mejbri
Number 7,
Y. Msakni
Number 6,
H. Rafia
Number 23,
N. Sliti
Number 2,
Y. Valery

Japan
Tunisia

home team, Japan

Manager: Hajime Moriyasu

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Pitch Formation

23, Suzuki, Goalkeeper

23

Suzuki

2, Sugawara, Defender

2

Sugawara

4, Itakura, Defender

4

Itakura

16, Tomiyasu, Defender

16

Tomiyasu

22, Nakayama, Defender

22

Nakayama

6, Endo, Defensive Midfielder

6

Endo

5, Morita, Defensive Midfielder

5

Morita

14, Ito, Attacking Midfielder

14

Ito

20, Kubo, Attacking Midfielder

20

Kubo

24, Hatate, Attacking Midfielder

24

Hatate

11, Furuhashi, Striker

11

Furuhashi

Starting lineup

Number 23,
Z. Suzuki
Number 22,
Y. Nakayama , substituted for K. Machida at 64 minutes
Number 16,
T. Tomiyasu
Number 4,
K. Itakura , substituted for S. Taniguchi at 72 minutes
Number 2,
Y. Sugawara
Number 5,
H. Morita
Number 6,
W. Endō , Captain
Number 24,
R. Hatate , substituted for T. Asano at 64 minutes
Number 20,
T. Kubo , substituted for D. Hashioka at 82 minutes
Number 14,
J. Ito , Yellow Card at 54 minutes, substituted for T. Minamino at 72 minutes
Number 11,
K. Furuhashi , substituted for A. Ueda at 46 minutes

Substitutes

Number 18,
T. Asano
Number 27,
D. Hashioka
Number 15,
A. Ito
Number 7,
H. Kawabe
Number 1,
R. Kojima
Number 19,
K. Machida
Number 26,
S. Maikuma
Number 8,
T. Minamino
Number 13,
K. Nakamura
Number 25,
K. Okunuki
Number 12,
K. Osako
Number 17,
A. Tanaka
Number 3,
S. Taniguchi
Number 9,
A. Ueda

away team, Tunisia

Manager: Jalal Kadri

Formation: 3 - 4 - 3

Pitch Formation

1, Hassen, Goalkeeper

1

Hassen

4, Meriah, Defender

4

Meriah

3, Talbi, Defender

3

Talbi

25, Haddadi, Defender

25

Haddadi

20, Dräger, Midfielder

20

Dräger

14, Laïdouni, Midfielder

14

Laïdouni

17, Skhiri, Midfielder

17

Skhiri

13, Abdi, Midfielder

13

Abdi

15, Ben Romdhane, Striker

15

Ben Romdhane

9, Jebali, Striker

9

Jebali

11, Achouri, Striker

11

Achouri

Starting lineup

Number 1,
M. Hassen
Number 25,
O. Haddadi , substituted for H. Rafia at 63 minutes
Number 3,
M. Talbi
Number 4,
Y. Meriah
Number 13,
A. Abdi , Yellow Card at 71 minutes
Number 17,
E. Skhiri , Captain
Number 14,
A. Laïdouni , substituted for N. Sliti at 88 minutes
Number 20,
M. Dräger , substituted for Y. Valery at 46 minutes
Number 11,
E. Achouri , substituted for Y. Msakni at 63 minutes
Number 9,
I. Jebali , substituted for H. Jouini at 63 minutes
Number 15,
M. Ben Romdhane , substituted for S. Ltaief at 75 minutes

Substitutes

Number 22,
B. Ben Saïd
Number 8,
A. Ben Slimane
Number 16,
A. Dahmen
Number 5,
A. Ghram
Number 19,
H. Jouini
Number 21,
W. Kechrida
Number 18,
S. Ltaief
Number 12,
A. Maâloul
Number 10,
H. Mejbri
Number 7,
Y. Msakni
Number 6,
H. Rafia
Number 23,
N. Sliti
Number 2,
Y. Valery

Referee:: Di Wang
Video Assistant Referee:: Alex King
Assistant Referee 1:: Chao Tang
Assistant Referee 2:: Nathan MacDonald
Fourth Official:: Yudai Yamamoto
Assistant VAR Official:: Jingyuan Jin

Match Stats

Key, Japan v Tunisia

Japan

Key

Tunisia

Overall possession

JPN

59.7%

TUN

40.3%

Japan 59.7%Tunisia 40.3%

Shots

Japan 17Tunisia 1

17

1

Shots on target

Japan 4Tunisia 0

4

0

Total touches inside the box

Japan 21Tunisia 3

JPN

21

3

TUN

Goalkeeper saves

Japan 0Tunisia 2

0

2

Fouls

Japan 12Tunisia 8

12

8

Corners

Japan 2Tunisia 1

2

1

Advanced match stats

Shots

Japan 17Tunisia 1

17

1

Shots on target

Japan 4Tunisia 0

4

0

Shots off target

Japan 7Tunisia 1

7

1

Blocked shots

Japan 6Tunisia 0

6

0

Attempts out of box

Japan 9Tunisia 0

9

0

Hit woodwork

Japan 0Tunisia 1

0

1

One-on-one attempts

Japan 1Tunisia 0

1

0

Total tackles

Japan 14Tunisia 15

14

15

Won tackles

Japan 12Tunisia 12

12

12

Fouls

Japan 12Tunisia 8

12

8

Total yellow cards

Japan 1Tunisia 1

1

1

Total clearances

Japan 7Tunisia 8

7

8

Headed clearances

Japan 5Tunisia 2

5

2

Duels won

Japan 27Tunisia 32

27

32

Total passes

Japan 475Tunisia 314

475

314

Accurate passes

Japan 417Tunisia 254

417

254

Backward passes

Japan 65Tunisia 49

65

49

Forward passes

Japan 150Tunisia 107

150

107

Total long balls

Japan 38Tunisia 38

38

38

Successful final third passes

Japan 88Tunisia 31

88

31

Total crosses

Japan 11Tunisia 10

11

10

Touches

Japan 596Tunisia 436

596

436

Touches in the box

Japan 21Tunisia 3

21

3

Dispossessed

Japan 13Tunisia 11

13

11

Goalkeeper saves

Japan 0Tunisia 2

0

2

Saved shots from outside the box

Japan 0Tunisia 2

0

2

Keeper throws

Japan 2Tunisia 5

2

5

Goal kicks

Japan 2Tunisia 13

2

13

Punches

Japan 1Tunisia 0

1

0

Head to Head

Season so far

Friendlies

Skip to form guide
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Japan

Key

Tunisia

Key, Japan v Tunisia

Form guide

All competitions

Skip to previous meetings
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Skip back to season so far

Japan

Tunisia

W

Japan won

v Turkey

4

2

Friendlies

W

Tunisia won

v Egypt

1

3

Friendlies

W

Japan won

v Germany

1

4

Friendlies

W

Tunisia won

v Botswana

3

0

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification

W

Japan won

v Peru

4

1

Friendlies

D

Tunisia draw

v Algeria

1

1

Friendlies

W

Japan won

v El Salvador

6

0

Friendlies

L

Tunisia lose

v Equatorial Guinea

1

0

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification

L

Japan lose

v Colombia

1

2

Friendlies

W

Tunisia won

v Libya

0

1

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification

Previous meetings

All competitions

Skip to previous scores
Skip back to form guide
Skip back to season so far

Japan and Tunisia

Won

2

Played

3

Won

1

Japan Won 2Tunisia Won 1

Draw

0

Draw 0

Previous scores

All competitions

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Kirin Cup

Japan 0 , Tunisia 3 on the 14th of June 2022

JapanJapanJapan

0

3

TunisiaTunisiaTunisia

14th of June 2022

14 JUN 2022

Friendlies

Japan 2 , Tunisia 0 on the 27th of March 2015

JapanJapanJapan

2

0

TunisiaTunisiaTunisia

27th of March 2015

27 MAR 2015

FIFA World Cup

Tunisia 0 , Japan 2 on the 14th of June 2002

TunisiaTunisiaTunisia

0

2

JapanJapanJapan

14th of June 2002

14 JUN 2002

Live Text

Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Match ends, Japan 2, Tunisia 0.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 5
Second Half ends, Japan 2, Tunisia 0.
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Haythem Jouini (Tunisia) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hamza Rafia with a cross.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Attempt saved. Takuma Asano (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
Substitutionat 89 minutes
Substitution, Tunisia. Naïm Sliti replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
Postat 86 minutes
Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
Postat 86 minutes
Sayfallah Ltaief (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Postat 84 minutes
Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Postat 84 minutes
Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitutionat 82 minutes
Substitution, Japan. Daiki Hashioka replaces Takefusa Kubo.
Postat 81 minutes
Foul by Koki Machida (Japan).
Postat 81 minutes
Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 78 minutes
Foul by Koki Machida (Japan).
Postat 78 minutes
Sayfallah Ltaief (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Postat 77 minutes
Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
Postat 77 minutes
Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Postat 76 minutes
Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
Postat 76 minutes
Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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