Japan against Tunisia

Ono goes for the volley with his right foot. He connected well and the ball just goes wide of the far post

Japan take off Nakata and bring on Ogasawara

Morishima finds Suzuki alone up front. He turns and shoots with his left foot - but it's just wide

Benachour come forward again and looks for Zitouni but Miyamoto cuts it out

... and Zitouni almost scores here. Benachour finds him and the sub turns and fires his shot against the bar

And Belgium lead 3-1 now. It's their talismanic skipper Marc Wilmots who has surely sealed the win

Nakata will take, but it's straight at Boumnijel

Badra brings down Suzuki quite cynically - free kick and a yellow card

And Wesley Sonck of Racing Genk scores Belgium's second against Russia - as things stand, Belgium will go through

... and his first contribution is an overhead kick which went wide after Jaidi had headed back Benachour's free kick

Zitouni replaces Bouzaiene

Another Tunisia free kick, but they'll make a change first

Benachour curls in a cross which Narazaki comes out to catch

Good skill by Baya, nutmegging Matsuda. The defender brings him down

And surely that has killed off any hopes Tunisia had of qualification

GOAL! Boumnijel got a hand to it but he could not stop Hidetoshi Nakata doubling Japan's lead

Ichikawa is in room on the right again and he crosses for Nakata to head...

More Japanese possesion and Troussier's side are lookign comfortable now

The pace of the game has dropped a bit to the more gentle stroll of the start of the first half

Tunisia press a little more but Japan are defending doggedly

Another fine interception Miyamoto - he's had another good game today

Japan clear the second corner, but this has been one of Tunisia's better spells

The corner is cleared but Mhedhebi goes down the left flank again to put in another cross which Miyamoto puts behind

Good move from the Tunisians and Benachour finds Jaziri in the box. He goes for the shot and Miyamoto deflecte it behind

... but Nakata puts it way over the bar

Ono is brought down now - Ghodhbane was the offender there

... and the corner comes back to Myojin who fires wide from 30 yards

Another foul gives Hidetoshi Nakata another free kick - he withces it to his namesakeKoji at the back post - he picks out Ono who heads it down and the diving Boumnijel palms it past the post

Nakata crosses as Japan go for another - they work the ball out to Koji Nakata on the left and Bouazizi does very well at the back post to stop his cross reaching Morishima

Tunisia are struggling with the Japanese pace and movement now - they're getting little time on the ball as the Japanese press

Tunisia change - Clayton departs and on comes Mhedhebi

and Tunisia give it away to Morishima who finds the other substitute Ichikawa with room to shoot - but that is a poor effort, well wide of goal

Jaziri breaks and puts in a low cross which the unchallenged Narazaki claims

Japn are very confidently passing the ball aroudn now they have the lead. A poor cross from Ichikawa ends a fine move

Clayton puts in a cross as Tunisia go forward but one of his team-mates is adjudged offside

Nakata releases Suzuki down the right win. He lays it back to Ichikawa, but his cross is blocked

Trabelsi makes a burst down the right and three Japanese players crowd him out

Bouazizi fouls Suzuki again and it's another Japan free kick

Japan so close to 2-0 and Troussier's half-time changes have worked superbly

Ichikawa acclerates down the right and whips in a low cross which Morishima makes a diving header to reach. It goes across the stationary Boumnijel... and roll onto the post

Goal for Russia - it's Vladimir Beschatnykh. They are level and as things stand, Belgium will go out

Ono knocks it to Nakata but his deflected shot is easy for Boumnijel

They have a free kick 30 yards out which Nakta and Ono are behind

Nakata is fouled by Bouazizi as Japan push for a second

Japan lead and surely they will go through. They are currently on course to top the group

GOAL! He fires it across Boumnijel and into the fire corner

Suzuki can't reach Nakata's pass but the touch takes it to Morishima...

Suzuki chaesea a long ball but it goes out for a goal kick

Japan kick off and Badra is immediately strugglign after a Suzuki challenge

Tunisia need to win by two goals to go through, but will they even try? On comes Zoubaier Baya, off goes Melki

Double change for Japan - on come Morishima and Ickikawa for Inamoto and Yanagisawa. Can the subs provide the breakthrough?

And that's half time. Japan 0 Tunisia 0 in quite an uneventful half. The visitors had a couple of late chances and Japan haven't hit top form but they are on course to go through

Trabelsi bursts into the box and goes down after Toda's challenge. Not a penalty, but Toda didn't make contact with the ball

... and a better one. Badra rises highest to head at goal - and it could come to Jaidi at the far post.. but it evades him and goes wide

Benachour whips it in, and it's deflected behind. A second corner...

Trabelsi takes it near the corner flag but the ndustrious Suzuki comes back to intercept. But Tunisia win the ball back and Matsuda's tackle on Jaziri results in a corner

Tunisia pass it around at the back before Melki goes forward to win a throw

Koji Nakata tugs back Benachour - and the Japanese defender is fortunate to avoid a caution

Trabelsi brings down the lively Suzuki and the referee warns the right wing back

Bouzaiene puts in a low cross but it's too near Narazaki.

Shinji Ono will take again but Tunisia head away

Nakata plays a great long pass for find Suzuki - and Jaidi comes across to cover and concedes a corner

Melki plays a one-two with Benachour and the ball falls to Jaziri who shoots on the turn - but it's well wide

Ono will take and it's punched away from under his own bar by Boumnijel

Nakata looks for Yanagisawa. Jaidi concedes a corner

Melki's deep cross is misjudged by Narazaki but the Japanese keeper was saved by the absence of Tunisians at the back post

Ono plays a fine one-two with Yanagisawa but his run is ended by a fine tackle from Badra

Yangisawa turns to fire a low left-footed shot from 20 yards. Boumnijel parries it and gathers at the second attempt

Japan press again but Tunisia are defending deep and in numbers

Jaziri battles with Ono and the Tunisian striker concedes the throw

Inamoto's long pass is shepherded out for a goal kick by Bouzaiene

Inamoto curled in a cros looking for Yanagisawa, but it was a little to close to Boumnijel who came out quickly to catch it

Almost a shooting chance for Inamoto there but Ghodhbane got back at him quickly

Inamoto rises but Badra heads Nakata's corner away

Nakata takes but it hits the wall and Japan have another corner

Nakata switches play well to Suzuki and Bouzaiene is penalised for climbing all over him

Japan have had the majority of the possession so far but they've yet to create a real chance

It's a corner, which Bouzaiene takes and Narazaki comes a long way to claim that

Tunisia look to release Jaziri and the masked Miyamoto makes a fine challenge

... and they win a third, which is too long for everyone

Koji Nakata whips it across and it is another japan corner as Bouazaine heads behind

Ono's cross is deflected behind by Badra - corner for Japan

Bouzaiene whips in a cross which Toda heads away and Japan break with Yanagisawa. he is tugged back by Bouazizi rather needlessly and the Tunisian becomes the first player booked

Japan have had the better of the first 20 minutes without reaching the high standard they performed at against Russia and Belgium

Nakata looks for Myojin down the right touchline but his pass is overhit

Was that a shot or a pass? Badra belts it wide from 50 yards

End-to-end stuff with both sides attacking in the last few minutes even if there haven't been many chances

Trabelsi and Benachour combine well but Jaziri can't reach the through ball

But this time Ono hits the wall - disappointing delivery from the Feyenoord man

But Japan have another free kick in a dangerous situation as Bouzaiene fouls Myojin

... it is Hide Nakata and it deflects off the wall and then one of his team-mates as Tunisia scramble it away

Ono or Nakata could take..

Suzuki is upended clumsily by Clayton and again that could have been a booking

... but Myojin's cross is too deep and Boumnijel claims it

Inamoto is crowded out by two Tunisians and the Africams try to counter attack but Japan soon have the ball back

Yanagisawa brings down Jaziri - he's perhaps lucky to escape a booking as Jaziri could be hurt

And Belgium lead in the other group. Johan Walem has scored and as things stand, Belgium top the group with Japan second

Inamoto makes a little burst and Japan are looking more lively

Neat passing from Japan and the ball comes to Suzuki about 30 yards out. He goes for goal and it sails some way over

Jaziri is offside - he's leading the line again for Tunisia and will hope for more support from midfield runners

Ono takes but the referee penalises Japan for a push in the box

Suzuki has his heels clipped and it's a Japanese free kick about 40 yards out

Free kick for Ono's foul on Melki and Tunisia have the ball for a short spell

Japanese possession - and the host nation again look very comfortable on the ball

Toda chips it forwadd for Japan and it falls to Yanagisawa who has a shot but it hits Trabelsi

Tunisia kick off and win an early throw

Tunisia bring in Clayton for Gabsi while Japan, unsrurprisingly, are unchanged

So Japan are on the brink of their first ever appearance in the last 16 of the World Cup. But can Tunisia spring a surprise - a two-goal win would put them through.

GOAL! Boumnijel got a hand to it but he could not stop Hidetoshi Nakata doubling Japan's lead

Ichikawa is in room on the right again and he crosses for Nakata to head...

More Japanese possesion and Troussier's side are lookign comfortable now

The pace of the game has dropped a bit to the more gentle stroll of the start of the first half

Tunisia press a little more but Japan are defending doggedly

Another fine interception Miyamoto - he's had another good game today

Japan clear the second corner, but this has been one of Tunisia's better spells

The corner is cleared but Mhedhebi goes down the left flank again to put in another cross which Miyamoto puts behind

Good move from the Tunisians and Benachour finds Jaziri in the box. He goes for the shot and Miyamoto deflecte it behind

... but Nakata puts it way over the bar

Ono is brought down now - Ghodhbane was the offender there

... and the corner comes back to Myojin who fires wide from 30 yards

Another foul gives Hidetoshi Nakata another free kick - he withces it to his namesakeKoji at the back post - he picks out Ono who heads it down and the diving Boumnijel palms it past the post

Nakata crosses as Japan go for another - they work the ball out to Koji Nakata on the left and Bouazizi does very well at the back post to stop his cross reaching Morishima

Tunisia are struggling with the Japanese pace and movement now - they're getting little time on the ball as the Japanese press

Tunisia change - Clayton departs and on comes Mhedhebi

and Tunisia give it away to Morishima who finds the other substitute Ichikawa with room to shoot - but that is a poor effort, well wide of goal

Jaziri breaks and puts in a low cross which the unchallenged Narazaki claims

Japn are very confidently passing the ball aroudn now they have the lead. A poor cross from Ichikawa ends a fine move

Clayton puts in a cross as Tunisia go forward but one of his team-mates is adjudged offside

Nakata releases Suzuki down the right win. He lays it back to Ichikawa, but his cross is blocked

Trabelsi makes a burst down the right and three Japanese players crowd him out

Bouazizi fouls Suzuki again and it's another Japan free kick

Japan so close to 2-0 and Troussier's half-time changes have worked superbly

Ichikawa acclerates down the right and whips in a low cross which Morishima makes a diving header to reach. It goes across the stationary Boumnijel... and roll onto the post

Goal for Russia - it's Vladimir Beschatnykh. They are level and as things stand, Belgium will go out

Ono knocks it to Nakata but his deflected shot is easy for Boumnijel

They have a free kick 30 yards out which Nakta and Ono are behind

Nakata is fouled by Bouazizi as Japan push for a second

Japan lead and surely they will go through. They are currently on course to top the group

GOAL! He fires it across Boumnijel and into the fire corner

Suzuki can't reach Nakata's pass but the touch takes it to Morishima...

Suzuki chaesea a long ball but it goes out for a goal kick

Japan kick off and Badra is immediately strugglign after a Suzuki challenge

Tunisia need to win by two goals to go through, but will they even try? On comes Zoubaier Baya, off goes Melki

Double change for Japan - on come Morishima and Ickikawa for Inamoto and Yanagisawa. Can the subs provide the breakthrough?

And that's half time. Japan 0 Tunisia 0 in quite an uneventful half. The visitors had a couple of late chances and Japan haven't hit top form but they are on course to go through

Trabelsi bursts into the box and goes down after Toda's challenge. Not a penalty, but Toda didn't make contact with the ball

... and a better one. Badra rises highest to head at goal - and it could come to Jaidi at the far post.. but it evades him and goes wide

Benachour whips it in, and it's deflected behind. A second corner...

Trabelsi takes it near the corner flag but the ndustrious Suzuki comes back to intercept. But Tunisia win the ball back and Matsuda's tackle on Jaziri results in a corner

Tunisia pass it around at the back before Melki goes forward to win a throw

Koji Nakata tugs back Benachour - and the Japanese defender is fortunate to avoid a caution

Trabelsi brings down the lively Suzuki and the referee warns the right wing back

Bouzaiene puts in a low cross but it's too near Narazaki.

Shinji Ono will take again but Tunisia head away

Nakata plays a great long pass for find Suzuki - and Jaidi comes across to cover and concedes a corner

Melki plays a one-two with Benachour and the ball falls to Jaziri who shoots on the turn - but it's well wide

Ono will take and it's punched away from under his own bar by Boumnijel

Nakata looks for Yanagisawa. Jaidi concedes a corner

Melki's deep cross is misjudged by Narazaki but the Japanese keeper was saved by the absence of Tunisians at the back post

Ono plays a fine one-two with Yanagisawa but his run is ended by a fine tackle from Badra

Yangisawa turns to fire a low left-footed shot from 20 yards. Boumnijel parries it and gathers at the second attempt

Japan press again but Tunisia are defending deep and in numbers

Jaziri battles with Ono and the Tunisian striker concedes the throw

Inamoto's long pass is shepherded out for a goal kick by Bouzaiene

Inamoto curled in a cros looking for Yanagisawa, but it was a little to close to Boumnijel who came out quickly to catch it

Almost a shooting chance for Inamoto there but Ghodhbane got back at him quickly

Inamoto rises but Badra heads Nakata's corner away

Nakata takes but it hits the wall and Japan have another corner

Nakata switches play well to Suzuki and Bouzaiene is penalised for climbing all over him

Japan have had the majority of the possession so far but they've yet to create a real chance

It's a corner, which Bouzaiene takes and Narazaki comes a long way to claim that

Tunisia look to release Jaziri and the masked Miyamoto makes a fine challenge

... and they win a third, which is too long for everyone

Koji Nakata whips it across and it is another japan corner as Bouazaine heads behind

Ono's cross is deflected behind by Badra - corner for Japan

Bouzaiene whips in a cross which Toda heads away and Japan break with Yanagisawa. he is tugged back by Bouazizi rather needlessly and the Tunisian becomes the first player booked

Japan have had the better of the first 20 minutes without reaching the high standard they performed at against Russia and Belgium

Nakata looks for Myojin down the right touchline but his pass is overhit

Was that a shot or a pass? Badra belts it wide from 50 yards

End-to-end stuff with both sides attacking in the last few minutes even if there haven't been many chances

Trabelsi and Benachour combine well but Jaziri can't reach the through ball

But this time Ono hits the wall - disappointing delivery from the Feyenoord man

But Japan have another free kick in a dangerous situation as Bouzaiene fouls Myojin

... it is Hide Nakata and it deflects off the wall and then one of his team-mates as Tunisia scramble it away

Ono or Nakata could take..

Suzuki is upended clumsily by Clayton and again that could have been a booking

... but Myojin's cross is too deep and Boumnijel claims it

Inamoto is crowded out by two Tunisians and the Africams try to counter attack but Japan soon have the ball back

Yanagisawa brings down Jaziri - he's perhaps lucky to escape a booking as Jaziri could be hurt

And Belgium lead in the other group. Johan Walem has scored and as things stand, Belgium top the group with Japan second

Inamoto makes a little burst and Japan are looking more lively

Neat passing from Japan and the ball comes to Suzuki about 30 yards out. He goes for goal and it sails some way over

Jaziri is offside - he's leading the line again for Tunisia and will hope for more support from midfield runners

Ono takes but the referee penalises Japan for a push in the box

Suzuki has his heels clipped and it's a Japanese free kick about 40 yards out

Free kick for Ono's foul on Melki and Tunisia have the ball for a short spell

Japanese possession - and the host nation again look very comfortable on the ball

Toda chips it forwadd for Japan and it falls to Yanagisawa who has a shot but it hits Trabelsi

Tunisia kick off and win an early throw

Tunisia bring in Clayton for Gabsi while Japan, unsrurprisingly, are unchanged

So Japan are on the brink of their first ever appearance in the last 16 of the World Cup. But can Tunisia spring a surprise - a two-goal win would put them through.