Tunisia 0-4 Japan: Group F Is Effectively Over, and So Are a Lot of Picks
Japan beat Tunisia 4-0 at World Cup 2026, with Ayase Ueda scoring twice. Tunisia are all but out of Group F, and so is anyone who picked them.
20 June 2026
Result
Japan 4-0 Tunisia at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey. Japan were ahead early through Daichi Kamada and never let go, with Ayase Ueda scoring twice (including a second-half goal to put it well out of reach) and Junya Ito also getting on the scoresheet. Tunisia had no real answer all night. It was the most one-sided result of the round.
What it means for Last Man Standing pools
This one is simple. If you picked Tunisia, you're out, no caveats, no "well actually." A 4-0 loss doesn't leave room for argument. Tunisia now sit on zero points after two games in Group F, and with Netherlands and Japan both on four points and Sweden on three, the maths for Tunisia making it through, even as one of the best third-placed teams, is close to impossible.
For anyone who picked Japan, this is exactly the kind of result you want banked early. They're playing with confidence, they're scoring goals from multiple players, and they look like a side building towards the knockout rounds rather than hoping to scrape through.
What it means for predictor and score games
If your game scores on margin or correct scoreline, 4-0 is a tough one to call but a great one to have backed. Few predictor entries will have called the exact score, but anyone who backed a comfortable Japan win on goal difference will have picked up a healthy haul of points. Tunisia backers, by contrast, take a hit no matter how the scoring works in your pool, since goal difference and result both went the same way.
Standout stats
Ueda's double takes his tournament tally to three and puts him firmly in the conversation for the Golden Boot watchlist. Japan have now scored six goals across two games and conceded just two, the best defensive record of any side in Group F.
Tunisia, by contrast, have failed to score in either of their first two matches and have conceded nine goals combined. It's the kind of group stage that ends careers of confidence rather than careers themselves, but for pool purposes, the maths is brutal and final.
Group F picture heading into Matchday 3
Netherlands and Japan are both on four points and look the safest bets to progress. Sweden, on three points after their loss to the Dutch, still have something to play for. Tunisia need a near-miracle: a big win combined with results elsewhere going their way. Don't expect many pool players to still be holding a Tunisia card going into the final round.
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