Japan 2-0 Tunisia Half Time Thoughts: Japan In Complete Cruise Control

In the 1000th game of World Cup history, Japan could not have had an easier time of it in the first half against Tunisia. 

Inside four minutes, Ayase Ueda received the ball on the left before pinging the ball to Ao Tanaka in space, who cleverly slipped the ball to Keito Nakamura on the left wing. He stormed across into the box before sending in a low cross for Daichi Kamada to flick in with his heel to make it 1-0.

Minutes later, it was almost two as Zion Suzuki launched the ball up to Ueda, who cleverly picked out Kamada again, but the ball was just cleared before it reached the Conference League winner. 

From the subsequent corner, Aymen Dahmen pulled off a spectacular point-blank save on the line to prevent Takehiro Tomiyasu from scoring.  

Despite Tunisia settling in the game, they failed to trouble the Samurai Blue defence.

In the 30th minute, Ueda eventually made it two in clinical fashion. The Feyenoord striker drove towards the edge of the box, and his shot nestled through Montassar Talbi's legs and past Dahmen into the bottom corner.

As it stands, the Eagles of Carthage will be heading home.