Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:05am on 22 Jun 2026,Monday Sports
Japan etched its name into FIFA World Cup history by defeating Tunisia 4-0 in the tournament’s 1,000th match, played 96 years after the inaugural World Cup fixture. The victory marked Japan’s biggest-ever World Cup win and made them the first Asian nation to score four goals in a World Cup match. Daichi Kamada netted Japan’s fastest-ever World Cup goal after just 3 minutes and 27 seconds, while Ayase Ueda became the first Japanese player to record a brace and three goal contributions in a World Cup game. Japan moved level on points with the Netherlands, while Tunisia suffered a seventh consecutive group-stage exit.
