{"id":1461277,"date":"2026-06-21T07:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T06:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1461277"},"modified":"2026-06-21T07:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T06:04:10","slug":"post-match-analysis-tunisia-vs-japan-21-06-26","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-tunisia-vs-japan-21-06-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunisia vs Japan stats and analysis: How Japan’s defenders drove comfortable win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Japan<\/a> had no trouble getting past a weak Tunisia<\/a> side and joined the Netherlands with four points in Group F.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was an easy one for the Samurai Blue who could have been two or three-nil up within the first 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, it took them a while longer to finally get a two-goal cushion and be truly comfortable en route to their 4-0 win. The Eagles of Carthage had nothing to threaten them with and looked ultimately hopeless despite the managerial change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And though goalscorers Daichi Kamada, Ayase Ueda and Junya Ito are Japan’s front three, it was their defenders who made the difference and kick-started their sequences.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    How were Japan’s defenders the driving force behind win over Tunisia?<\/h2>