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PA Sport Staff

Ayase Ueda scores twice as Japan end Tunisia’s World Cup hopes

Japan's Junya Ito celebrates scoring his side's third goal against Tunisia during a World Cup Group F soccer match in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) (Image: Dolores Ochoa)

Ayase Ueda scored a brace as Japan knocked Tunisia out of the World Cup with a comfortable 4-0 win.

Goals from Daichi Kamada, Junya Ito and two Ueda efforts either side of half-time ensured Japan earned their first win in Group F to move level on four points with the Netherlands, while a second successive loss sees Tunisia exit.

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