Tunisia
JapanGroup F
Monterrey - Estadio BBVA
Referee : István Kovács (Romania)
Spectators : 51243
Ueda A. 31'
Ito J. 69'
Ueda A. 84'
Tunisia: 16. Dahmen Ay. - 2. Abdi Ali (Achouri, 90), 3. Talbi, 4. Rekik O., 6. Bronn (Ben Hamida, 46), 20. Valery - 17. Skhiri (Khedira R., 90) - 8. Saad (Gharbi, 46), 10. Mejbri, 25. Ben Slimane A. - 26. Tounekti (Chaouat, 64)
Substitution: Ben Hamida (from 46); Gharbi (from 46); Chaouat (from 64); Khedira R. (from 90); Achouri (from 90)
Bench: 1. Chamakh, 22. Ben Hessen - 5. Arous Adem, 12. Ben Ouanes, 23. Neffati, 24. Chikhaoui - 15. Hadj Mahmoud - 14. Ayari - 9. Mastouri, 18. Elloumi
Japan: 1. Suzuki Z. - 4. Itakura, 21. Ito H., 22. Tomiyasu (Seko, 79) - 24. Sano - 7. Tanaka A., 10. Doan (Sugawara, 74) - 13. Nakamura (Suzuki Yu., 79), 15. Kamada (Suzuki J., 74) - 14. Ito J., 18. Ueda A. (Goto, 86)
Substitution: Sugawara (from 74); Suzuki J. (from 74); Seko (from 79); Suzuki Yu. (from 79); Goto (from 86)
Bench: 12. Osako K., 23. Hayakawa - 3. Taniguchi, 5. Nagatomo, 16. Watanabe T. - 11. Maeda, 19. Ogawa, 26. Shiogai
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