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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' - KICK OFF: Japan gets underway.
  • 5' - It looks surprising Spain does not make any changes. Yuto Nagatomo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' - Japan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 11' - Goal! Alvaro Morata scores his 116 goal in 331 matches.
  • 12' - Alvaro Morata with the second goal in the match!
  • 17' - The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Japan that had 79 games and scored 18 goals.
  • 22' - Shuichi Gonda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 27' - Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' - 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.
  • 37' - Spain 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.
  • 39' - It’s a booking for Japan player. Ko Itakura gets a Yellow card.
  • 44' - The referee shows Japan player a Yellow card on 44.
  • 45' - It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Maya Yoshida.
  • 46' - The whistle greets Takefusa Kubo as he departs to be replaced by Ritsu Doan.
  • 48' - GOAL! Ritsu Doan scores on 48.
  • 51' - Goal! Ao Tanaka scores his 11 goal in 326 matches.
  • 53' - Sensational shot from Ao Tanaka. Japan is back in the lead.
  • 54' - GOAL! Ao Tanaka scores on 54.
  • 57' - The Spain manager makes a substitution. Nico Williams departs to be replaced by Ferran Torres.
  • 62' - The Japan manager makes a substitution. Daizen Maeda departs to be replaced by Takuma Asano.
  • 67' - Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Japan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 68' - Ansu Fati is replacing Pablo Gavira for the Spain side.
  • 69' - Jordi Alba is replacing Alejandro Balde for the Spain side.
  • 74' - 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 Jordi Alba suffering a number of foals already.
  • 79' - Japan started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
  • 84' - We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 87' - The supporters are chanting for Wataru Endo. He replaces Ao Tanaka 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