Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you all again!
END OF THE MATCH: VICTORY FOR JAPAN
⏱️ 90+4'
Haythem Jouin's header hits the post. Tunisia had the last chance of the match.
⏱️ 90'
We are now in injury time
How Japan's second goal was scored
🏆#キリンチャレンジカップ 2023
🇯🇵 #SAMURAIBLUE vs チュニジア代表🇹🇳#久保建英 の低いクロスに合わせた #伊東純也 ⚡️
ダイレクトでゴールに流し込む👏
🗓️10.17(火)⌚️19:10KO(🇯🇵)
📺#フジテレビ 系列で生放送中‼️
📱#TVer(https://t.co/qhqtKsRkfz)#夢への勇気を#jfa #daihyo #サッカー日本代表 pic.twitter.com/Qvsdtca9Xi — サッカー日本代表 🇯🇵 (@jfa_samuraiblue) October 17, 2023
⏱️ 84'
Yukinari Sugawara's shot is high and wide
⏱️ 80'
Last ten minutes of the game
⏱️ 76'
Ayase Ueda's shot goes narrowly wide of the goal.
🟨 71'
Ali Abdi is fouled and receives a yellow card.
⚽ GOOOAALLL
Junya Ito scores the second for Japan after finishing Kubo's cross.
🔃 64'
Several changes in both teams with less than 30 minutes left in the game
⏱️ 61'
Kubo's shot from outside the box misses the target from just outside the area.
🟨 54'
Junya Ito commits a foul and is cautioned for a foul on Ali Abdi
⏱️ 52'
He tried from a distance, but the ball went wide.
⏱️ 48'
Hidemasa Morita's shot from outside the box is blocked.
⏱️ 46'
Second 45 minutes start with a double change for Tunisia
Kyogo Furuhashi's goal
🏆#キリンチャレンジカップ 2023
🇯🇵 #SAMURAIBLUE vs チュニジア代表🇹🇳
中央からパスで崩し、#古橋亨梧 が冷静に決めた⚽️
神戸の地で先制点を挙げる✨
🗓️10.17(火)⌚️19:10KO(🇯🇵)
📺#フジテレビ 系列で生放送中‼️
📱#TVer(https://t.co/qhqtKsRkfz)#夢への勇気を#jfa #daihyo #サッカー日本代表 pic.twitter.com/XNYO1h6HUV — サッカー日本代表 🇯🇵 (@jfa_samuraiblue) October 17, 2023
HALF TIME
End of the first half. Japan wins after the first 45 minutes with 1-0 on the scoreboard.
⏱️ 45'
There will be two minutes of added time
This was the moment when the protagonists came out onto the field.
🏆#キリンチャレンジカップ 2023
🇯🇵 #SAMURAIBLUE vs チュニジア代表🇹🇳
子供たちと手を繋いで選手入場🤝
🗓️10.17(火)⌚️19:10KO(🇯🇵)
📺#フジテレビ 系列で生放送中‼️
📱#TVer(https://t.co/qhqtKsRkfz)#夢への勇気を#jfa #daihyo #サッカー日本代表 pic.twitter.com/7h1luGpdNn — サッカー日本代表 🇯🇵 (@jfa_samuraiblue) October 17, 2023
⚽ GOOOAAALLL
Kyogo Furuhashi puts the Japan national team ahead on the scoreboard
⏱️ 37'
Kubo passes to Wataru Endo who crashes the ball into a Tunisian player.
⏱️ 29'
Kyogo Furuhashi's shot, but again it is blocked by a Tunisian player, who is resisting for the moment.
⏱️ 24'
Kubo's shot is disallowed and the ball falls to Hatate, who sends the ball over the goal;
⏱️ 20'
In this start, the team led by Moriyasau is the protagonist being the team that is having more possessions and chances;
⏱️ 14'
Kubo takes a free-kick but the Real Sociedad player's shot is well saved by Hassen.
⏱️ 10'
Wataru Endo's shot is blocked by the Tunisian backline and comes to nothing.
⏱️ 5'
The first five minutes of the match were a scoreless encounter with no arrivals
⏱️ 1'
The meeting begins
The national anthems are played
The 22 players are already on the pitch. First the anthem of Tunisia is played, followed by the anthem of Japan.
Eight years later, the two meet again in a friendly match
In 2015 was the last friendly between these two teams. On that occasion the victory fell on the side of Japan who won 2-0 against Tunisia with two goals in four minutes.
Already in the stadium
The arrival of Japan's players at the Noevir Stadium in Kobe
🚌𝘽𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡⏬️
— サッカー日本代表 🇯🇵 (@jfa_samuraiblue) October 17, 2023
SAMURAI BLUEがスタジアムに到着！🏟🔹
🏆#キリンチャレンジカップ 2023
🗓️10.17(火) ⌚️19:10(🇯🇵)
🆚チュニジア代表🇹🇳
🏟ノエビアスタジアム神戸(兵庫)
📺#フジテレビ 系列
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XI Tunisia
Tunisia will start today's match with a 3-4-3 formation and these players
XI Japan
This is the Japanese national team's eleven for this duel
WE RETURN
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What time is the match Japan vs Tunisia in Friendly Match?
This is the kick-off time of the match in several countries:
Argentina: 06:30 hrs.
Bolivia: 04:30 hrs.
Brazil: 05:30 hrs.
Chile: 04:30 hrs.
Colombia: 04:30 hrs.
Ecuador: 04:30 hrs.
Spain: 12:30 hrs.
Mexico: 4:30 hrs.
Paraguay: 05:30 hrs.
Peru: 04:30 hrs.
Uruguay: 06:30 hrs.
France: 11:30 hrs.
Sweden: 11:30 hrs.
Watch out for this Tunisian player
Ellyes Skhiri, 28-year-old midfielder at Eintracht Frankfurt. In this 2023-24 season, he has played 12 games and scored only one goal. He has 56 caps for his national team with three goals and one assist.
Watch out for this player in Japan
Ao Tanaka, a 25-year-old midfielder who plays for Fortuna Dusseldorf in Bundesliga 2, has just scored a brace in his national team's win over Canada. He has six goals in 22 caps for his national team.
How does Tunisia arrive?
The Tunisian national team is coming from a 4-0 defeat against South Korea last Friday in a friendly match. This team played in the Qatar World Cup in which they were able to beat France, runner-up, but failed to advance from the group stage.
How does Japan arrive?
The Japan National Team has now won five consecutive matches. They have not lost since March 28 when they were defeated by Colombia in a friendly match. A team that reached the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar where they lost in this round against Croatia.
Background
A total of five times the two teams have met, with Japan winning on four occasions. Tunisia has won only once. Precisely in the last duel the African team won. It happened in June 2022 in the Kirin Cup Final where Tunisia won 3-0.
The Stadium
The match will be played at Misaki Park Stadium, located in the city of Kobe. The stadium was inaugurated in 2001 and has a capacity for 3,0332 spectators.
Preview of the match
Japan and Tunisia will meet in the match corresponding to the friendly match
Welcome to VAVEL.COM's coverage of the Japan vs Tunisia friendly match.
My name is Manuel Carmona Hidalgo and I will be your antifrion for this match. We will offer you the pre-match analysis and news here on VAVEL.