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JAPAN vs. SPAIN
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Khalifa International Stadium

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
JAPAN
2 – 1
SPAIN
✦ REFEREE: Victor Miguel De Freitas Gomes
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 11' ⚽ Álvaro Morata
  • 39' 🟨 Kou Itakura
  • 44' 🟨 Shogo Taniguchi
  • 45' 🟨 Maya Yoshida
  • 45' •
  • 45' •
  • 45' •
  • 48' ⚽ Ritsu Doan
  • 51' ⚽ Ao Tanaka
  • 57' •
  • 57' •
  • 62' •
  • 68' •
  • 68' •
  • 69' •
  • 87' •
▶ MATCH STATS
JPN 18% POSSESSION 82% ESP
JPN 6 SHOTS 12 ESP
JPN 3 SHOTS ON TARGET 5 ESP
JPN 9 FOULS 6 ESP
JPN 4 SAVES 1 ESP
JPN 0 RED CARDS 0 ESP
▶ LINE-UPS
JAPAN
STARTING XI
  1. GKShuichi Gonda
  2. DFMaya Yoshida🟨
  3. DFShogo Taniguchi🟨
  4. DFKou Itakura🟨
  5. MFHidemasa Morita
  6. MFAo Tanaka⚽
  7. MFYuto Nagatomo
  8. MFJunya Ito
  9. FWDaizen Maeda
  10. FWDaichi Kamada
  11. FWTakefusa Kubo
SUBSTITUTES
  • Wataru Endo▲ 87'
  • Takuma Asano▲ 62'
  • Kaoru Mitoma▲ 45'
  • Takehiro Tomiyasu▲ 69'
  • Ritsu Doan▲ 45'⚽
SPAIN
STARTING XI
  1. GKUnai Simón
  2. DFPau Torres
  3. DFRodri
  4. DFAlejandro Balde
  5. DFCésar Azpilicueta
  6. MFSergio Busquets
  7. MFPedri
  8. MFGavi
  9. FWÁlvaro Morata⚽
  10. FWDani Olmo
  11. FWNico Williams
SUBSTITUTES
  • Marco Asensio▲ 57'
  • Jordi Alba▲ 68'
  • Ferran Torres▲ 57'
  • Ansu Fati▲ 68'
  • Dani Carvajal▲ 45'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

JAPAN
The Samurai Blue
EST. 1921
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
SPAIN
La Roja (The Red Fury)
EST. 1913
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ JAPAN
▶ SPAIN
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