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JAPAN vs. COSTA RICA
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
JAPAN
0 – 1
COSTA RICA
✦ REFEREE: Michael Oliver
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 41' 🟨 Anthony Contreras
  • 44' 🟨 Miki Yamane
  • 45' •
  • 45' •
  • 61' 🟨 Celso Borges
  • 62' •
  • 65' •
  • 65' •
  • 67' •
  • 70' 🟨 Francisco Calvo
  • 81' ⚽ Keysher Fuller
  • 82' •
  • 84' 🟨 Kou Itakura
  • 89' •
  • 90' 🟨 Wataru Endo
  • 90' •
▶ MATCH STATS
JPN 57% POSSESSION 43% CRC
JPN 13 SHOTS 4 CRC
JPN 3 SHOTS ON TARGET 1 CRC
JPN 22 FOULS 9 CRC
JPN 0 SAVES 3 CRC
JPN 0 RED CARDS 0 CRC
▶ LINE-UPS
JAPAN
STARTING XI
  1. GKShuichi Gonda
  2. DFMaya Yoshida
  3. DFKou Itakura🟨
  4. DFYuto Nagatomo
  5. DFMiki Yamane🟨
  6. MFDaichi Kamada
  7. MFHidemasa Morita
  8. MFWataru Endo🟨
  9. FWAyase Ueda
  10. MFYuki Soma
  11. MFRitsu Doan
SUBSTITUTES
  • Takumi Minamino▲ 82'
  • Hiroki Ito▲ 45'
  • Junya Ito▲ 67'
  • Takuma Asano▲ 45'
  • Kaoru Mitoma▲ 62'
COSTA RICA
STARTING XI
  1. GKKeylor Navas
  2. DFKendall Waston
  3. DFFrancisco Calvo🟨
  4. DFÓscar Duarte
  5. MFYeltsin Tejeda
  6. MFCelso Borges🟨
  7. MFBryan Oviedo
  8. MFKeysher Fuller⚽
  9. FWAnthony Contreras🟨
  10. FWJoel Campbell
  11. FWGerson Torres
SUBSTITUTES
  • Daniel Chacón▲ 90'
  • Jewison Bennette▲ 65'
  • Brandon Aguilera▲ 65'
  • Youstin Salas▲ 89'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

JAPAN
The Samurai Blue
EST. 1921
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
COSTA RICA
Los Ticos
EST. 1921

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ JAPAN
▶ COSTA RICA
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