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Junya Ito scored for Japan in the second half to widen their lead to 3-0 against Tunisia in the second fixture of Group F at Monterrey Stadium, Mexico.
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3-0 for Japan
However, Tunisia couldn't keep this scoreline when a long ball found Ueda, who made a delicate touch to drop it behind the defense for Junya Ito. Despite being marked by Omar Rerik, Ito stayed strong and rolled the ball into the near corner. It's basically game, set, match now.
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Tunisia's defensive play suggested they’re more focused on maintaining this score than on trying to get back into the game.
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Yan Valery went for the long throw from the right, but Japan were strong in the air.
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Tunisia made another change, with Firas Chaouat coming on for Sebastian Tounekt.
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Tunisia broke through at speed and wanted a penalty for handball against Hikori Ito for sliding in and collecting the ball on the ground, but nothing happened there.
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Tunisia’s defense was much better this half, tracking players and denying Japan passing lanes.
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Skhiri was taken down and Ritsu Doan was lucky to avoid a warning.
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Chance for Tunisia. Gharbi made a low and accurate cross that found Mejbri, who tried to sidefoot it into the net, but he failed to make contact.
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Hamida was straight into the action after coming on, with a sliding tackle on the left.
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Second half underway
Ben Hmida came on for Bronn and Ismael Gharbi replaced Saad for Tunisia.
An Asian team facing an African team at the Monterrey Stadium marks a historic match at the tournament. Prior to this match, 999 games had been played in the history of the World Cup with 2,825 goals scored. FIFA stated that the 1,000th match symbolized the enduring nature and undying love of humanity for football and the world's greatest tournament.
FIFA used a supercomputer at this tournament to calculate the winning odds in real time. 30 minutes before the match, Japan's winning odds were 70%, Tunisia's were only 10%, and a draw was 20%.
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