Thursday , 2 July 2026

Colombia vs Japan, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Colombia
1 – 2
Full Time
Japan
Tue 19 Jun 2018 · 12:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Carlos Sanchez 3' R
Wilmar Barrios 64' Y
James Rodriguez 86' Y
Y 90' Eiji Kawashima

Overview

Match Preview

Colombia vs Japan — Worldcup .

  • Colombia 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • Japan 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Damir Skomina
  • Referee Jure Praprotnik
  • Referee Robert Vukan
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Mehdi Abid Charef
  • Referee Anouar Hmila
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
2
Colombia 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Japan
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-19 Colombia 1–2 Japan 2017-02-04 Colombia 1–2 Japan 2016-08-14 Japan 2–2 Colombia

Recent Form

Colombia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Japan H 1–2 L
14 May Angers SCO A 2–0 W
07 May Herne Bay FC H 2–1 W
22 Apr Thame United FC H 0–1 L
15 Apr OGC Nice A 0–3 L
08 Apr Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 1–5 L
Japan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Colombia A 2–1 W
14 May Hertford Town FC H 1–3 L
07 May Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 0–4 L
22 Apr Stade de Reims H 2–3 L
16 Apr AS Saint-Étienne A 0–2 L
08 Apr Montpellier HSC H 1–4 L

Season Stats

Colombia Japan
#41 Position #22
7 Points 5
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
4 Scored 7
1 Conceded 3
+3 GD +4
2.33 PPG 1.67
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
Colombia this season
25% Clean Sheets
Japan this season

Colombia are 41st (7 pts). Japan are 22nd (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colombia
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Japan
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Colombia and Japan has kicked off!
  • 3' The referee shows Colombia player a Red card on 3.
  • 6' What a strike from Shinji Kagawa! The score is 0-1.
  • 11' It’s high time Akira Nishino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colombia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 31' Another change for Colombia made on 31 minute. Juan Cuadrado leaves to be changed by Wilmar Barrios.
  • 36' Colombia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 39' What an equalizer from Juan Fernando Quintero!
  • 44' Japan is showing some good football. However, Japan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 49' It looks like no one’s ball. Colombia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 59' Another substitution for Colombia to replace Juan Fernando Quintero by James Rodriguez on 59 minute.
  • 64' Colombia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 69' The travelling Japan supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' Another substitution for Japan to replace Shinji Kagawa by Keisuke Honda on 70 minute.
  • 73' Sensational shot from Yuya Osako. Japan is back in the lead.
  • 78' Japan seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Hotaru Yamaguchi. He replaces Gaku Shibasaki on 80 minute.
  • 85' The whistle greets Yuya Osako as he departs to be replaced by Shinji Okazaki.
  • 86' The referee shows Colombia player a Yellow card on 86.
  • 90' Japan receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Colombia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Pekerman

Japan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akira Nishino

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.3 Colombia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Japan xG
I would bet for: Colombia or Japan 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colombia39% Draw30% Japan31%
Actual: Japan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Colombia or Draw
69%
Draw or Japan
61%
Colombia or Japan
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colombia28% Draw50% Japan22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.1%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Colombia

Handicap Colombia covers Push Japan covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Colombia keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Japan keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.