Tunisia defeated hosts Japan 3-0 on Tuesday to win the Kirin Cup. The Carthage Eagles hammered the Blue Samurai with three second-half goals in the final of the four-nation tournament designed as part of their build-up for 2022 FIFA World Cup to in Qatar.

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Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane opened the scoring in the 55th minute before strikes by Ferjani Sassi and Issam Jebali sealed the victory as perfect preparation Qatar in November.

The hosts dominated the early exchanges with Kamada and Minamino putting the Tunisians under pressure. But the Japanese missed glaring scoring chances.

Jebali sealed the victory for Tunisia with a well-timed strike to give the Tunisians a.

Tunisia will be making their sixth appearance at the World Cup and will face former winner France and Denmark as well as Australia in Group D.

Meanwhile Ghana finished third in the tournament when they beat Chile 3-1 on penalties after regulation time ended goalless.

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Goalkeeper Abdul Manaf Nurudeen saved two penalties before a Chilean defender fired wide to give the Black Stars the win after all their three players scored in the shoout-out.

Ghana qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the fourth time last month and have been drawn in Group H with Portugal, Uruguay, and South Korea.