FIFA World Cup

Japan vs Costa Rica, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Japan
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    0 - 1
    Costa Rica
    • 81': Keysher Fuller

    Costa Rica stun Japan with late Keysher Fuller winner to bounce back from Spain thrashing

    Japan missed the chance to advance to the World Cup last 16 after Keysher Fuller's goal 10 minutes from time gave Costa Rica a surprise 1-0 win.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Óscar Duarte.
    • 2': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
    • 2': Gerson Torres (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ayase Ueda.
    • 3': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Japan).
    • 3': Gerson Torres (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Gerson Torres (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 4': Foul by Yuki Soma (Japan).
    • 4': Gerson Torres (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Foul by Miki Yamane (Japan).
    • 6': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
    • 6': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Foul by Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica).
    • 8': Yuki Soma (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
    • 14': Gerson Torres (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
    • 22': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
    • 31': Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
    • 32': Miki Yamane (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Contreras.
    • 35': Foul by Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica).
    • 35': Yuki Soma (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
    • 37': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Wataru Endo (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
    • 39': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
    • 39': Gerson Torres (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica).
    • 41': Maya Yoshida (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Foul by Miki Yamane (Japan).
    • 44': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Miki Yamane (Japan) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Japan).
    • 45': Gerson Torres (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Daichi Kamada (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Gerson Torres (Costa Rica).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Japan 0, Costa Rica 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Japan 0, Costa Rica 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Japan. Hiroki Ito replaces Yuto Nagatomo.
    • 45': Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Ayase Ueda.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Takuma Asano.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Takuma Asano (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 46': Hand ball by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Wataru Endo (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Takuma Asano (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Miki Yamane.
    • 48': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
    • 48': Gerson Torres (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Keysher Fuller.
    • 49': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Kendall Waston.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Ko Itakura (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Wataru Endo (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
    • 55': Gerson Torres (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Yuki Soma (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hiroki Ito.
    • 61': Foul by Celso Borges (Costa Rica).
    • 61': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Celso Borges (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Substitution, Japan. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Miki Yamane.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Yuki Soma (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 64': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
    • 64': Yuki Soma (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Substitution, Costa Rica. Brandon Aguilera replaces Gerson Torres.
    • 65': Substitution, Costa Rica. Jewison Bennette replaces Anthony Contreras.
    • 67': Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Ritsu Doan.
    • 68': Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Yuki Soma (Japan).
    • 70': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
    • 70': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Daichi Kamada (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Yuki Soma (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 73': Offside, Costa Rica. Yeltsin Tejeda tries a through ball, but Joel Campbell is caught offside.
    • 73': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
    • 73': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Takuma Asano (Japan).
    • 74': Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Brandon Aguilera (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
    • 77': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Keysher Fuller.
    • 78': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Óscar Duarte.
    • 79': Offside, Costa Rica. Brandon Aguilera tries a through ball, but Keysher Fuller is caught offside.
    • 81': Goal! Japan 0, Costa Rica 1. Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yeltsin Tejeda.
    • 82': Substitution, Japan. Takumi Minamino replaces Yuki Soma.
    • 84': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
    • 84': Jewison Bennette (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Ko Itakura (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Daichi Kamada (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takuma Asano.
    • 89': Substitution, Costa Rica. Youstin Salas replaces Celso Borges.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
    • 90'+3': Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Wataru Endo (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Japan).
    • 90'+4': Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Costa Rica. Daniel Chacón replaces Joel Campbell.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica).
    • 90'+6': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Japan 0, Costa Rica 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Japan 0, Costa Rica 1.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 22
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 0
    43.2 Possession 56.8
    4 SHOTS 13
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    353 Accurate Passes 505
    443 Passes 582
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 1
    6 Crosses 14
    0.0 Cross % 0.1
    69 Long Balls 45
    25 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 7
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    25 Tackles 17
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 4
    19 Effective Clearances 7
    19 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Location: Doha, Qatar
    Attendance: 41,479

    FIFA World Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Germany 0 0 0
    2 Curacao 0 0 0
    3 Ivory Coast 0 0 0
    4 Ecuador 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    JPN Japan (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Shuichi Gonda (GK)
    22 Maya Yoshida
    4 Kou Itakura Yellow Card
    5 Yuto Nagatomo
    2 Miki Yamane Yellow Card
    15 Daichi Kamada
    13 Hidemasa Morita
    6 Wataru Endo Yellow Card
    21 Ayase Ueda
    24 Yuki Soma
    8 Ritsu Doan
    Japan Substitutes:
    Gaku Shibasaki, Daizen Maeda, Takumi Minamino, Takefusa Kubo, Hiroki Ito, Shogo Taniguchi, Eiji Kawashima, Ao Tanaka, Junya Ito, Hiroki Sakai, Shuto Machino, Takuma Asano, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kaoru Mitoma, Daniel Schmidt.

    CRC Costa Rica (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Keylor Navas (GK)
    19 Kendall Waston
    15 Francisco Calvo Yellow Card
    6 Óscar Duarte
    17 Yeltsin Tejeda
    5 Celso Borges Yellow Card
    8 Bryan Oviedo
    4 Keysher Fuller
    7 Anthony Contreras Yellow Card
    12 Joel Campbell
    13 Gerson Torres
    Costa Rica Substitutes:
    Daniel Chacón, Jewison Bennette, Carlos Martinez, Roan Wilson, Brandon Aguilera, Johan Venegas, Esteban Alvarado, Anthony Hernández, Youstin Salas, Juan Pablo Vargas, Patrick Sequeira, Douglas López, Bryan Ruiz, Rónald Matarrita, Álvaro Zamora.

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