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Japan 2–0 Tunisia

Friday 14 Jun 2002 · Osaka, Japan

Japan2–0Tunisia

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Morishima Nakata

48′1–0Hiroaki Morishima Japan
75′2–0Hidetoshi Nakata Japan

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Japan

Came on

8Hiroaki MorishimaMF●↑46′
22Daisuke IchikawaMF↑46′
19Mitsuo OgasawaraMF↑84′

Tunisia

Came on

3Zoubeir BayaMF↑46′
7Imed MhedhebiMF↑61′
20Ali ZitouniFW↑78′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Japan: 1871 → 1885
Tunisia: 1682 → 1668

Expected score for Japan: 84.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 6, 1996–2026.

Japan wins: 5
Draws: 0
Tunisia wins: 1

Form either side

Japan

Before

3–3 v Honduras 2 May 2002 · Kirin Cup 2002
0–3 v Norway 14 May 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Sweden 25 May 2002 · Friendly
2–2 v Belgium 4 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–0 v Russia 9 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

After

0–1 v Turkey 18 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Jamaica 16 Oct 2002 · Friendly
0–2 v Argentina 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly
2–2 v Uruguay 28 Mar 2003 · Friendly
1–0 v South Korea 16 Apr 2003 · Friendly

Tunisia

Before

0–0 v Norway 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
0–1 v Slovenia 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
1–2 v Denmark 26 May 2002 · Friendly
0–2 v Russia 5 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Belgium 10 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

After

1–1 v France 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Portugal 12 Oct 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v Egypt 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Sweden 12 Feb 2003 · Friendly
2–2 v Ghana 27 Mar 2003 · Friendly

Group H

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Japan	3	2	1	0	+3	7
2Belgium	3	1	2	0	+1	5
3Russia	3	1	0	2	0	3
4Tunisia	3	0	1	2	-4	1

Road through the tournament

Japan

2–2 v Belgium Group stage
1–0 v Russia Group stage
2–0 v Tunisia Group stage
0–1 v Turkey Round of 16

Tunisia

0–2 v Russia Group stage
1–1 v Belgium Group stage
0–2 v Japan Group stage

Every Japan v Tunisia match6

From Japan's side.


20 Jun 2026	Tunisia	4–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage
14 Jun 2022	Tunisia	0–3	Home	Kirin Cup 2022	—
27 Mar 2015	Tunisia	2–0	Home	Kirin Challenge Cup 2015	—
8 Oct 2003	Tunisia	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
14 Jun 2002	Tunisia	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage
13 Oct 1996	Tunisia	1–0	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul