Tunisia beat Japan 3-0 in friendly between World Cup teams

OSAKA, Japan: Two World Cup-bound teams won friendly matches in Asia on Tuesday, with Tunisia beating Japan 3-0 and Ghana defeating Chile 3-1 on penalties following a 0-0 draw. Tunisia went ahead on a penalty by Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane in the 55th minute. Ferjani Sassi scored in the 76th and Issam Jebali added the other three minutes into stoppage time in Osaka.

The victory allowed Tunisia to claim the Kirin Challenge Cup. Last week, Tunisia defeated Chile 2-0 to advance to the match against Japan. The host Japanese beat Ghana 4-1.

Those matches were played in the western city of Kobe. Japan have also qualified for the World Cup, which opens on Nov. 21 in Qatar.