Tunisia 0-4 Japan — World Cup

World Cup
Tunisia
0
Final
4
Japan
Full time

Hervé Renard was hired to rescue Tunisia, but his emergency plan just got torn to shreds in under ninety minutes.

Japan dismantled Tunisia 4-0 to secure their place in the knockout rounds and end Hervé Renard's rescue mission before it even started.

took the Tunisia job just five days ago, but his high-pressing dream was instantly picked apart by 's brilliant tactical rotations. Japan's aggressive press completely overwhelmed Tunisia's disorganized defense. dominated the midfield duel against , cutting off all supply lines to the Tunisian wingers. Despite missing key stars like Kaoru Mitoma, the Samurai Blue cruised to a 4-0 win. This clinical victory secures Japan's spot in the , while Tunisia stares at their seventh straight group-stage exit.

— and get this
The shutout rule remains unbroken. In seven all-time meetings between Japan and Tunisia, both teams have still never scored in the same match.
Japan finally broke their defensive curse. This 4-0 victory marks Japan's first World Cup clean sheet in 11 matches.
This Group F clash at the entered the record books as officially the 1,000th match in World Cup tournament history.