 Tournament logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Japan (AFC) |
| Dates | 10–14 June 2022 |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  Ghana |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 10 (2.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 67,550 (16,888 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Issam Jebali (2 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ferjani Sassi |
The 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer (Japanese: キリンカップサッカー2022) was the 33rd edition of the international friendly football tournament Kirin Cup Soccer organised by the Japan Football Association,[1] which was played in Japan between 10 and 14 June 2022,[2] with the participation of four teams: Japan, Chile, Ghana and Tunisia.[3]
This is the first Kirin Cup tournament in six years, since the 2016 edition. Tunisia have won their first title, defeating Japan 3–0 in the final.[4][5] Ferjani Sassi was named the best player of the tournament while his compatriot Issam Jebali finished as the top scorer with two goals.[6]
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- ^ "Ghana play Japan, Chile and Tunisia ahead of World Cup Qatar 2022". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Tunisia beat Japan to win Kirin Cup". France 24. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "【Match Report】SAMURAI BLUE fail to win title after conceding three goals to Tunisia in second half - KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2022". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Kirin Cup / Tunisie : Ferjani Sassi et Issam Jebali récompensés". africafootunited. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.