FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, December 1, 2022
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Japan WDLWL 2
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Khalifa International Stadium · 44,851 att. · FOX

Match Report

Japan beats Spain 2-1 at World Cup

— Japan scored twice early in the second half to come from behind to defeat Spain 2-1 and advance to the round of 16 of the World Cup on Thursday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
4
82.3
Possession
17.7
12
SHOTS
6
5
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
969
Accurate Passes
153
1058
Passes
228
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
2
22
Crosses
2
0.2
Cross %
1.0
57
Long Balls
38
43
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.8
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
6
11
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
3
Interceptions
17
5
Effective Clearances
23
5
Clearances
23

Head to Head

JPN leads series 1-0

Lineups

JPN · 3-4-3

  1. 12Shuichi GondaG
  2. 22Maya YoshidaCD
  3. 3Shogo TaniguchiCD-L
  4. 4Kou ItakuraCD-R
  5. 13Hidemasa MoritaCM-L
  6. 17Ao TanakaCM-R
  7. 5Yuto NagatomoLM
  8. 14Junya ItoRM
  9. 25Daizen MaedaF
  10. 15Daichi KamadaCF-L
  11. 11Takefusa KuboCF-R

ESP · 4-3-3

  1. 23Unai SimónG
  2. 4Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 16RodriCD-R
  4. 14Alejandro BaldeLB
  5. 2César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 26PedriLM
  8. 9GaviRM
  9. 7Álvaro MorataF
  10. 21Dani OlmoLF
  11. 12Nico WilliamsRF

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Japan 0, Spain 1. Álvaro Morata (Spain) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
  2. 39' Ko Itakura (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 44' Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Maya Yoshida (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Takefusa Kubo.
  6. 45' Substitution, Japan. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Yuto Nagatomo.
  7. 45' Substitution, Spain. Daniel Carvajal replaces César Azpilicueta.
  8. 48' Goal! Japan 1, Spain 1. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Junya Ito with a headed pass.
  9. 51' Goal! Japan 2, Spain 1. Ao Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  10. 57' Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Nico Williams.
  11. 57' Substitution, Spain. Marco Asensio replaces Álvaro Morata.
  12. 62' Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Daizen Maeda.
  13. 68' Substitution, Spain. Jordi Alba replaces Alejandro Balde.
  14. 68' Substitution, Spain. Ansu Fati replaces Gavi.
  15. 69' Substitution, Japan. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Daichi Kamada.
  16. 87' Substitution, Japan. Wataru Endo replaces Ao Tanaka.

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