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Japan 0–1 Costa Rica

Sunday 27 Nov 2022 · Al Rayyan, Qatar (neutral)

Japan0–1Costa Rica

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Fuller

81′0–1Keysher Fuller Costa Rica

Line-ups

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

Japan

12Shuichi GondaGK
2Miki YamaneDF ↓62′
4Ko ItakuraDF
5Yuto NagatomoDF ↓46′
22Maya YoshidaDF
6Wataru EndoMF
13Hidemasa MoritaMF
15Daichi KamadaMF
8Ritsu DoanFW ↓67′
21Ayase UedaFW ↓46′
24Yuki SomaFW ↓82′

Came on

18Takuma AsanoFW↑46′
26Hiroki ItoDF↑46′
9Kaoru MitomaMF↑62′
14Junya ItoMF↑67′
10Takumi MinaminoMF↑82′

Costa Rica

Came on

9Jewison BennetteMF↑65′
20Brandon AguileraMF↑65′
14Youstin SalasMF↑89′
2Daniel ChacónMF↑90′

Elo

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

Japan: 1931 → 1891
Costa Rica: 1810 → 1850

Expected score for Japan: 66.7% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 5, 1995–2022.

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

Form either side

Japan

Before

3–0 v South Korea 27 Jul 2022 · EAFF Championship 2022
2–0 v United States 23 Sep 2022 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2022
0–0 v Ecuador 27 Sep 2022 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2022
1–2 v Canada 17 Nov 2022 · Friendly
2–1 v Germany 23 Nov 2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022

After

2–1 v Spain 1 Dec 2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022
1–1 v Croatia 5 Dec 2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022
1–1 v Uruguay 24 Mar 2023 · Friendly
1–2 v Colombia 28 Mar 2023 · Friendly
6–0 v El Salvador 15 Jun 2023 · Friendly

Costa Rica

Before

1–0 v New Zealand 14 Jun 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
2–2 v South Korea 23 Sep 2022 · Friendly
2–1 v Uzbekistan 27 Sep 2022 · Friendly
2–0 v Nigeria 9 Nov 2022 · Friendly
0–7 v Spain 23 Nov 2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022

After

2–4 v Germany 1 Dec 2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022
0–1 v Panama 28 Mar 2023 · CONCACAF Nations League 2023
0–0 v Curaçao 13 Jun 2023 · Friendly
0–1 v Guatemala 15 Jun 2023 · Friendly
1–3 v Ecuador 20 Jun 2023 · Friendly

Group E

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Japan	3	2	0	1	+1	6
2Spain	3	1	1	1	+6	4
3Germany	3	1	1	1	+1	4
4Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	-8	3

Road through the tournament

Japan

2–1 v Germany Group stage
0–1 v Costa Rica Group stage
2–1 v Spain Group stage
1–1 v Croatia Round of 16

Costa Rica

0–7 v Spain Group stage
1–0 v Japan Group stage
2–4 v Germany Group stage

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: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul