Kirin Challenge Cup 2018

Japan 3–0 Costa Rica

Tuesday 11 Sep 2018 · Suita, Japan

Japan3–0Costa Rica

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Sasaki Minamino Ito

16′1–0Sho Sasaki Japan
66′2–0Takumi Minamino Japan
90′3–0Junya Ito Japan

Line-ups

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

Japan

12Masaaki HigashiguchiGK
3Sei MuroyaDF ↓82′
4Sho SasakiDF● ↓78′
19Genta MiuraDF
20Tomoaki MakinoDF
6Wataru EndoMF
8Takumi MinaminoMF●
10Shoya NakajimaMF ↓75′
17Toshihiro AoyamaMF ↓87′
21Ritsu DoanMF ↓85′
13Yu KobayashiFW ↓68′

Came on

11Takuma Asano↑68′
18Jun Amano↑75′
5Shintaro Kurumaya↑78′
16Hidemasa Morita↑82′
7Junya Ito●↑85′
15Kento Misao↑87′

Costa Rica

23Leonel MoreiraGK ↓45′
2Juan Pablo VargasDF ↓67′
6Óscar DuarteDF
19Keyner BrownDF
4Ian SmithMF
5Allan CruzMF ↓46′
8Bryan OviedoMF ↓46′
20David GuzmánMF
22Randall LealMF ↓62′
7David RamírezFW
11Mayron GeorgeFW ↓56′

Came on

18Kevin Briceño↑45′
14Wilmer Azofeifa↑46′
3Luis Hernández↑46′
28Jonathan Moya↑56′
21Jimmy Marín↑62′
9Daniel Colindres↑67′

Elo

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

Japan: 1792 → 1805
Costa Rica: 1797 → 1784

Expected score for Japan: 63.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 5, 1995–2022.

Japan wins: 3
Draws: 1
Costa Rica wins: 1

Form either side

Japan

Before

4–2 v Paraguay 12 Jun 2018 · Friendly
2–1 v Colombia 19 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–2 v Senegal 24 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
0–1 v Poland 28 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–3 v Belgium 2 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

3–0 v Panama 12 Oct 2018 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2018
4–3 v Uruguay 16 Oct 2018 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2018
1–1 v Venezuela 16 Nov 2018 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2018
4–0 v Kyrgyzstan 20 Nov 2018 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2018
3–2 v Turkmenistan 9 Jan 2019 · AFC Asian Cup 2019

Costa Rica

Before

1–4 v Belgium 11 Jun 2018 · Friendly
0–1 v Serbia 17 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
0–2 v Brazil 22 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–2 v Switzerland 27 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
0–2 v South Korea 7 Sep 2018 · Friendly

After

2–3 v Mexico 11 Oct 2018 · Friendly
1–3 v Colombia 16 Oct 2018 · Friendly
3–2 v Chile 16 Nov 2018 · Friendly
3–2 v Peru 20 Nov 2018 · Friendly
0–2 v United States 2 Feb 2019 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Japan

3–0 v Costa Rica 11 Sep 2018
3–0 v Panama 12 Oct 2018
4–3 v Uruguay 16 Oct 2018
1–1 v Venezuela 16 Nov 2018
4–0 v Kyrgyzstan 20 Nov 2018

Costa Rica

0–3 v Japan 11 Sep 2018

Every Japan v Costa Rica match5

From Japan's side.


27 Nov 2022	Costa Rica	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Group stage
11 Sep 2018	Costa Rica	3–0	Home	Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	—
2 Jun 2014	Costa Rica	3–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
17 Apr 2002	Costa Rica	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
6 Aug 1995	Costa Rica	3–0	Home	Friendly	—

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