Tunisia
Full Time
Japan
- Kamada4'
- Ueda31', 83'
- Ito69'
The Players to Watch
Confirmed starting elevens, bench, and substitutions for both sides. Coach and captain detail come from each team's full squad page.
Tunisia
5-3-2 Β· Starting XI
Faouzi Benzarti
Youssef Msakni
Starting XI Β· 5-3-2
- 16Aymen Dahmen
Sochaux
- 2Ali El Abdi
- 6Dylan Bronn
Salernitana
- 4Omar Rekik
- 3Montassar Talbi
Lorient
- 20Yan Valery
- 25Anis Ben Slimane
Sheffield United
- 10Hannibal Mejbri
Burnley
- 17Ellyes Skhiri
Eintracht Frankfurt
- 8Elias Saad
- 26Sebastian Tounekti
Substitutions
- 46'
βMohamed Amine Ben Hamida
βDylan Bronn
- 46'
βIsmaΓ«l Gharbi
βElias Saad
- 64'
βFiras Chaouat
βSebastian Tounekti
- 90'
βRani Khedira
βEllyes Skhiri
- 90'
βElias Achouri
βAli El Abdi
Bench15
- 22Sabri Ben Hessen
- 1Abdelmouhib Chamakh
- 5Adem Arous
- 21Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida
- 12Mortadha Ben Ouanes
- 24Yassine Chikhaoui
- 23Moutaz Neffati
- 13Rani Khedira
- 15Hadj Mahmoud
- 7Elias Achouri
- 14Khalil Ayari
- 19Firas Chaouat
- 18Rayan Elloumi
- 11IsmaΓ«l Gharbi
- 9Hazem Mastouri
Japan
3-4-3 Β· Starting XI
Hajime Moriyasu
Wataru Endo
Starting XI Β· 3-4-3
- 1Zion Suzuki
Parma
- 4Ko Itakura
Ajax
- 21Hiroki Ito
Bayern Munich
- 22Takehiro Tomiyasu
Arsenal
- 15Daichi Kamada
Crystal Palace
- 24Kaishu Sano
- 7Ao Tanaka
- 10Ritsu Doan
Eintracht Frankfurt
- 14Junya Ito
Stade Reims
- 13Keito Nakamura
Stade Reims
- 18Ayase Ueda
Feyenoord
Substitutions
- 74'
βJunnosuke Suzuki
βDaichi Kamada
- 74'
βYukinari Sugawara
βRitsu Doan
- 78'
βAyumu Seko
βTakehiro Tomiyasu
- 78'
βYuito Suzuki
βKeito Nakamura
- 84'
βKeisuke Goto
βAyase Ueda
Bench13
- 23Tomoki Hayakawa
- 12Keisuke Εsako
- 5YΕ«to Nagatomo
- 20Ayumu Seko
- 2Yukinari Sugawara
- 25Junnosuke Suzuki
- 3Shogo Taniguchi
- 16Tsuyoshi Watanabe
- 9Keisuke Goto
- 11Daizen Maeda
- 19Koki Ogawa
- 26Kento Shiogai
- 17Yuito Suzuki
Goal Timeline
4 goals- 4'β½0 - 1
Daichi Kamada
Assist: Keito Nakamura
- 31'β½0 - 2
Ayase Ueda
Assist: Ko Itakura
- 69'β½0 - 3
Junya Ito
Assist: Ayase Ueda
- 83'β½0 - 4
Ayase Ueda
Assist: Kaishu Sano
Match Officials
- Centre RefereeIstvΓ‘n KovΓ‘csRomania
- Assistant Referee 1Mihai MaricaRomania
- Assistant Referee 2Ferencz TunyogiRomania
Group Standings
Live points, goal difference, and the qualification cutoff line. The top 2 advance to the Round of 32; eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | π³π±Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | π―π΅JapanIn match | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | πΈπͺSweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | πΉπ³TunisiaIn match | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
Where to Watch
Estadio Monterrey
(Estadio BBVA)
Match #36 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at Estadio Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo LeΓ³n. Capacity 53,500 for the tournament.
Kick-Off in Your Time Zone
Six common time zones for international fans, plus your local time at the top.
- πΊπΈET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone00:00 EDT
- πΊπΈPT (Pacific Time, USA)21:00 PDT
- π¬π§UK (London)05:00 GMT+1
- πͺπΈSpain (Madrid)06:00 GMT+2
- π§π·Brazil (SΓ£o Paulo)01:00 GMT-3
- π¦π·Argentina (Buenos Aires)01:00 GMT-3
- π―π΅Japan (Tokyo)13:00 GMT+9
- π¦πΊAustralia (Sydney)14:00 GMT+10
- π²π¦Morocco (Casablanca)05:00 GMT+1