FIFA World Cup

FT Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Japan DLLLW 2
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Colombia LWWDD 1
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JPN112
COL101
Mordovia Arena · FS1

Match Report

Japan tops Colombia 2-1 in latest World Cup surprise

Yuya Osako had a surprise in store for those who thought the absence of Shinji Okazaki left Japan little hope of competing with Colombia at the World Cup.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
4
58
Possession
42
14
SHOTS
8
6
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
517
Accurate Passes
291
596
Passes
377
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
53
22
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
15
22
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
10
19
Effective Clearances
19
19
Clearances
19

Head to Head

COL leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

COL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David OspinaG
  2. 3Óscar MurilloCD-L
  3. 23Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. 17Johan MojicaLB
  5. 4Santiago AriasRB
  6. 20Juan Fernando QuinteroAM
  7. 6Carlos SánchezLM
  8. 16Jefferson LermaRM
  9. 9Radamel FalcaoF
  10. 21José IzquierdoAM-L
  11. 11Juan CuadradoAM-R

JPN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Eiji KawashimaG
  2. 3Gen ShojiCD-L
  3. 22Maya YoshidaCD-R
  4. 5Yuto NagatomoLB
  5. 19Hiroki SakaiRB
  6. 10Shinji KagawaAM
  7. 17Makoto HasebeLM
  8. 7Gaku ShibasakiRM
  9. 15Yuya OsakoF
  10. 14Takashi InuiAM-L
  11. 8Genki HaraguchiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Carlos Sánchez (Colombia) is shown the red card.
  2. 6' Goal! Colombia 0, Japan 1. Shinji Kagawa (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  3. 31' Substitution, Colombia. Wílmar Barrios replaces Juan Cuadrado.
  4. 39' Goal! Colombia 1, Japan 1. Juan Fernando Quintero (Colombia) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 59' Substitution, Colombia. James Rodríguez replaces Juan Fernando Quintero.
  6. 64' Wílmar Barrios (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 70' Substitution, Japan. Keisuke Honda replaces Shinji Kagawa.
  8. 70' Substitution, Colombia. Carlos Bacca replaces José Izquierdo.
  9. 73' Goal! Colombia 1, Japan 2. Yuya Osako (Japan) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keisuke Honda with a cross following a corner.
  10. 80' Substitution, Japan. Hotaru Yamaguchi replaces Gaku Shibasaki because of an injury.
  11. 85' Substitution, Japan. Shinji Okazaki replaces Yuya Osako.
  12. 86' James Rodríguez (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+4' Eiji Kawashima (Japan) is shown the yellow card.

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