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Japan vs Spain, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

Japan
Spain
Japan
2 : 1
1st of December 2022 19:00
Finished
First half: 45  |  Second half: 45
Spain

Live comments

  • 0' - In just a few seconds Khalifa International Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Japan and Spain.
  • 5' - Rodri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' - 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.
  • 11' - Alvaro Morata puts Spain on the lead.
  • 12' - What a strike from Alvaro Morata! The score is 0-2.
  • 17' - Pau Torres needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 22' - We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 27' - Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' - The travelling Spain supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' - It looks surprising Japan does not make any changes. Ferran Torres has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' - Japan player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 44' - Japan player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 45' - Japan receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' - Japan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ritsu Doan is hanging Takefusa Kubo on the field on 46 minute.
  • 48' - GOAL! Ritsu Doan scores on 48.
  • 51' - GOAL! Ao Tanaka scores on 51. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma
  • 53' - Goal! Ao Tanaka scores his 11 goal in 326 matches.
  • 54' - What a strike from Ao Tanaka! The score is 4-2.
  • 57' - Spain manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ferran Torres is hanging Nico Williams on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' - Time for substitution for Japan. Daizen Maeda is replaced by Takuma Asano.
  • 67' - Spain is showing some good football. However, Spain are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 68' - It is a substitution in Spain team. Pablo Gavira is replaced by Ansu Fati on 68 minute.
  • 69' - The Spain manager makes a substitution. Alejandro Balde departs to be replaced by Jordi Alba.
  • 74' - Japan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 79' - The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pablo Gavira suffering a number of foals already.
  • 84' - The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Spain that had 118 games and scored 36 goals.
  • 87' - It is a substitution in Japan team. Ao Tanaka is replaced by Wataru Endo on 87 minute.
  • Another three points for Japan.

Today 2022-12-01 Japan vs Spain are fighting Worldcup league on Khalifa International Stadium.

Japan had 3 games and get got 6 points in Season (2018/18)

Spain had 3 games and get got 4 points in Season (2018/18)

Todays referees are: Zakhele Siwela, Armando Villarreal, Fernando Guerrero, Victor Gomes, Souru Phatsoane, Salima Mukansanga

Ranking

Team Played Points
Netherlands 3 7
Portugal 3 6
Brazil 3 6
Morocco 3 7
Japan 3 6
France 3 6
Argentina 3 6
England 3 7
Croatia 3 5
Senegal 3 6
Spain 3 4
Switzerland 3 6
South Korea 3 4
Australia 3 6
Poland 3 4
United States 3 5
Belgium 3 4
Iran 3 3
Ecuador 3 4
Tunisia 3 4
Germany 3 4
Mexico 3 4
Uruguay 3 4
Cameroon 3 4
Serbia 3 1
Wales 3 1
Canada 3 0
Qatar 3 0
Costa Rica 3 3
Denmark 3 1
Saudi Arabia 3 3
Ghana 3 3

Japan

Lineup Bench

Spain

Lineup Bench

Japan Past Matches

2022-11-27 Japan
Costa Rica 		0
1
2022-11-23 Germany
Japan 		1
2
2019-06-24 Ecuador
Japan 		1
1
2019-06-20 Uruguay
Japan 		2
2
2019-06-17 Japan
Chile 		0
4

Spain Past Matches

2022-11-27 Spain
Germany 		1
1
2022-11-23 Spain
Costa Rica 		7
0
2021-07-06 Italy
Spain 		5
3
2021-07-02 Switzerland
Spain 		2
4
2021-06-28 Croatia
Spain 		3
5