Japan 4-0 Tunisia: Ueda double turns Guadalupe into a statement night.

Japan did not just protect the point from Arlington. They built on it.

The confirmed score is Japan 4, Tunisia 0, and that changes the whole feel of Group F. Japan came to Guadalupe needing to make the Netherlands draw useful. They left with four goals, a clean sheet, and a Sweden finale that now looks like a match with something real to protect.

The first goal mattered because it stopped the night from turning into a slow second-match grind. Kamada's early finish gave Japan the scoreboard, Ueda's first-half goal gave them breathing room, and Ito's second-half strike made the result feel settled before Ueda closed it out.

The clean sheet matters almost as much as the four

Japan's attack will take the headline, and fair enough. Four goals in a World Cup group match travels loudly. But the tidy part of the night is just as useful: Tunisia never got the match back to a place where one loose moment could make Japan nervous.

That is what makes this more than a big score. Japan needed a performance that made the group feel steadier. They got one. The Netherlands draw is no longer just a brave opener; it is part of a two-match start that gives Japan control of their own week.

What matters next

Japan now face Sweden on June 25 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. That match will decide how much comfort Japan really earned from this score, because Sweden still have the quality to turn a final group night tense if Japan let the rhythm drop.

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