Japan Defeats Tunisia 4-0 in Historic 1000th World Cup Match

Mexico is hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026, which is the 23rd World Cup, and the match played on Sunday between Japan and Tunisia in Group 'F' was the 1000th World Cup match. The FIFA organized a special ceremony to commemorate the 1000th match in World Cup history. The main referee of the match, Istvan Kovacs, wore a special jersey with a golden border, on which a special badge inscribed with '1000' was attached. This honor was given as a symbol of the 96-year-long journey of the World Cup.

The World Cup competition, which started in Uruguay in 1930, has crossed another historic milestone with the match between Japan and Tunisia. Japan also registered its biggest ever win against Tunisia, 4-0, to enter the knockout stage on this historic occasion. Earlier, in the 2010 World Cup, Japan had registered a 3-1 victory against Denmark. Since continuously participating in the World Cup from 2018, Japan has played a total of 27 matches, winning 8, drawing seven, and losing 12.