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90+7' The match has just finished.
90+5' A substitution has been made. Joel Campbell is replaced by Daniel Chacon Salas (Costa Rica).
90+3' Wataru Endo (Japan) is cautioned by the referee for a foul that he committed a little earlier.
89' Substitution. Youstin Salas (Costa Rica) on for Celso Borges.
88' A defence-splitting pass is taken in his stride by Daichi Kamada (Japan) in the box. Without even looking up he drills a shot towards the bottom left corner, but Keylor Navas pulls off a brilliant save.
84' Ko Itakura (Japan) takes his opponent down and receives a yellow card from the referee.
82' Here's the change. Yuki Soma leaves the pitch and Takumi Minamino (Japan) comes on as a substitute.
81' GOAL! Keysher Fuller Spence (Costa Rica) latches on to a brilliant pass and hits a poor shot towards the middle of the goal, but the ball goes into the back of the net after the goalkeeper makes a howler!
71’ Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) will miss the next game.
70' Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) commits a foul and is shown a yellow card without any hesitation from the referee.
67' Substitution. Ritsu Doan leaves the pitch and is replaced by Junya Ito (Japan).
65' Luis Fernando Suarez has decided to substitute Anthony Contreras and he is replaced by Jewison Bennette (Costa Rica).
65' Luis Fernando Suarez prepares a substitution. Gerson Torres is replaced by Brandon Aguilera (Costa Rica).
62' Substitution. Miki Yamane walks off the pitch and Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) comes on as a substitute.
61' What was Celso Borges (Costa Rica) thinking? He will not get away with that. The referee shows him a yellow card.
46' Hidemasa Morita (Japan) wasted a huge opportunity! The fans already began to celebrate as he produced a shot from the edge of the box after a brilliant solo effort. The ball went straight towards the roof of the net, but Keylor Navas made an astonishing save!
46' The need to improve in the second half has brought about a change. Ayase Ueda comes off for Takuma Asano (Japan).
46' Half-time substitution. Yuto Nagatomo will not participate anymore and Hiroki Ito (Japan) is coming on.
46' Michael Oliver blows his whistle and the second half starts.
45+2' The end of the first half.
44' Miki Yamane (Japan) has to be very careful for the rest of the match after receiving a yellow card from the referee for a bad tackle on an opponent.
41' Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) is shown a yellow card after a horrible tackle.
1' Today's match has just started, enjoy the game!
Preview
Japan starting XI: Gonda; Yamane, Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo; Endo, Morita; Doan, Kamada, Soma; Ueda
Costa Rica starting XI: Navas; Waston, Duarte, Calvo, Oviedo; Fuller, Borges, Tejeda, Torres; Campbell, Contreras
Players to watch: Japan’s Takuma Asano staked his claim for a place in the starting XI, coming off the bench to score the winner on his World Cup debut against Germany. Looking to inspire a dejected Costa Rica side may well be Joel Campbell. He assisted a goal in his last appearance against Japan back in 2014, and has only lost one game when scoring for his nation (W18, D5, L1).
Hot stat: Costa Rica haven’t conceded two or more goals in back-to-back games since June 2021.
World Cup trivia: Costa Rica’s 7-0 defeat to Spain is the biggest margin of defeat at the World Cup since Portugal beat North Korea by the same scoreline in 2010.
