Japan 7–2 Bulgaria

Friday 3 Jun 2016 · Toyota, Japan

Japan7–2Bulgaria

Goals9

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Okazaki Kagawa Kagawa Yoshida Yoshida Usami Ivanov Chochev Asano

3′1–0Shinji Okazaki Japan
26′2–0Shinji Kagawa Japan
35′3–0Shinji Kagawa Japan
38′4–0Maya Yoshida Japan
53′5–0Maya Yoshida Japan
57′6–0Takashi Usami Japan
59′6–1Mihail Ivanov Bulgaria
82′6–2Ivaylo Chochev Bulgaria
87′7–2Takuma Asano Japan · penalty

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Japan

1Eiji KawashimaGK
5Yuto NagatomoDF
6Masato MorishigeDF
21Hiroki SakaiDF
22Maya YoshidaDF●● ↓83′
8Hiroshi KiyotakeMF ↓70′
10Shinji KagawaMF●● ↓43′
16Yosuke KashiwagiMF
17Makoto HasebeMF ↓76′
9Shinji OkazakiFW● ↓46′
13Yu KobayashiFW ↓59′

Came on

30Takashi UsamiFW●↑43′
33Mu KanazakiMF↑46′
Takuma AsanoFW●↑59′
Genki HaraguchiMF↑70′
6Wataru EndoDF↑76′
19Gen ShojiDF↑83′

Bulgaria

Came on

16Ivo IvanovDF↑46′
8Georgi MilanovMF↑56′
77Stefan VelevMF↑58′
21Vencislav VasilevDF↑62′
10Ventsislav HristovFW↑72′
Galin IvanovMF↑75′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Japan: 1854 → 1860
Bulgaria: 1639 → 1633

Expected score for Japan: 86% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 6, 1976–2016.

Japan wins: 1
Draws: 1
Bulgaria wins: 4

Form either side

Japan

Before

1–1 v Iran 13 Oct 2015 · Friendly
3–0 v Singapore 12 Nov 2015 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
2–0 v Cambodia 17 Nov 2015 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
5–0 v Afghanistan 24 Mar 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
5–0 v Syria 29 Mar 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

After

1–2 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 Jun 2016 · Kirin Cup 2016
1–2 v United Arab Emirates 1 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
2–0 v Thailand 6 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
2–1 v Iraq 6 Oct 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
1–1 v Australia 11 Oct 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

Bulgaria

Before

0–1 v Italy 6 Sep 2015 · UEFA Euro qualification 2015
0–3 v Croatia 10 Oct 2015 · UEFA Euro qualification 2015
2–0 v Azerbaijan 13 Oct 2015 · UEFA Euro qualification 2015
1–0 v Portugal 25 Mar 2016 · Friendly
2–0 v North Macedonia 29 Mar 2016 · Friendly

After

0–4 v Denmark 7 Jun 2016 · Kirin Cup 2016
4–3 v Luxembourg 6 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
1–4 v France 7 Oct 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
0–3 v Sweden 10 Oct 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
1–0 v Belarus 13 Nov 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

Road through the tournament

Japan

7–2 v Bulgaria 3 Jun 2016
1–2 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 Jun 2016

Bulgaria

2–7 v Japan 3 Jun 2016
0–4 v Denmark 7 Jun 2016

Every Japan v Bulgaria match6

From Japan's side.


3 Jun 2016	Bulgaria	7–2	Home	Kirin Cup 2016	—
30 May 2013	Bulgaria	0–2	Home	Kirin Challenge Cup 2013	—
9 May 2006	Bulgaria	1–2	Home	Kirin Cup 2006	—
1 Feb 1976	Bulgaria	0–3	Home	Friendly	—
28 Jan 1976	Bulgaria	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
25 Jan 1976	Bulgaria	1–3	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN