Tunisia out of World Cup after 4-0 defeat to Japan

Tunisia are out of the World Cup after a 4-0 defeat to Japan on Saturday.

The Japanese team claimed a statement victory after the lacklustre 2-2 draw in the opener against the Netherlands and moved up to second in Group F, tied on four points with the Dutch team.

Tunisia, meanwhile, join Turkey and Haiti in the group of nations eliminated after two matches.

Tunisia’s match plan was disrupted early after Keito Nakamura crossed from the left to Daichi Kamada, who slotted it home from close range to give Japan the lead in the fourth minute.

Goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen cleared the ball on the line to avoid a second goal in the 10th but he was beaten in the 31st as Japan doubled their lead.

Ayase Ueda took the ball to the edge of the box before arrowing a fine striker between Montassar Talibi’s legs and into the goal.

Victory was basically guaranteed as Kamada collected a long ball and chipped it to Junya Ito, who made a run to the box before tucking the ball into the net.

Ueda then looped a header past the keeper to complete his brace and the scoring in the 84th.

Tunisia sacked coach Sabri Lamouchi mid-tournament after they were thrashed 5-1 by Sweden in their opening match. New coach Hervé Renard, however, couldn’t help the team to bounce back.