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.

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.

The two stadiums selected for the tournament are: Noevir Stadium Kobe in Kobe, to host the semi-final matches on 10 June 2022, and Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka Prefecture, for the third-place classification match and the final on 14 June 2022.

Assistant referees: Yusuke Hamamoto (Japan) Kota Watanabe (Japan) Fourth official: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) Video assistant referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan) Assistant video assistant referees: Mihara Jun (Japan) Assistant referees: Andrew Lindsay (Australia) Jasem Abdulla Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Ryūji Satō (Japan) Video assistant referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) Assistant video assistant referees: Yamauchi Hiroshi (Japan) Assistant referees: Kota Watanabe (Japan) Yusuke Hamamoto (Japan) Fourth official: Ryuji Sato (Japan) Video assistant referee: Ryo Tanimoto (Japan) Assistant video assistant referees: Asaka Koizumi (Japan) Assistant referees: Jasem Abdulla Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) Andrew Lindsay (Australia) Fourth official: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) Video assistant referee: Kurt Ams (Australia) Assistant video assistant referees: Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan) Match rules Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.