Japan v Spain: Key moments as Samurai Blue claim top spot
La Roja took an early lead through Alvaro Morata, making good on their dominance in the first-half with a goal.
But Japan fought back and bagged a rapid double in the second period via Ritsu Doan and Ao Tanaka.
The Samurai Blue defended with their lives in the latter stages of the second-half to see out a famous 2-1 win, and dump Germany out of the World Cup.
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Minute-by-minute commentary below...
90+8' The referee blows his whistle for the final time to end this match.
90' Dani Olmo (Spain) latches on to a precise pass and one-on-one with the keeper slams the ball towards the middle of the goal. Shuichi Gonda is alert, though, and makes an easy save to deny him.
90' Marco Asensio (Spain) gets into a good scoring position. He creates some space for himself and tries his luck from distance. His decent effort towards the bottom left corner is, however, superbly saved by Shuichi Gonda!
87' Substitution. Wataru Endo (Japan) in, Ao Tanaka out.
69' Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) joins the action as a substitute, replacing Daichi Kamada.
68' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Jordi Alba (Spain) comes onto the pitch for Alejandro Balde.
68' Luis Enrique has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Ansu Fati (Spain) replacing Gavi.
62' We are about to witness a subsitution. Takuma Asano (Japan) for Daizen Maeda.
57' Luis Enrique has decided to substitute Alvaro Morata and he is replaced by Marco Asensio (Spain).
57' Substitution. Nico Williams did his best and is replaced by Ferran Torres (Spain).
51' 2 - 1 Goal! Kaoru Mitoma passes the ball to the feet of Ao Tanaka (Japan), who has an empty net in front of him and has no problems in tapping the ball in. 2:1.
51' Japan score a goal, but the referee signals a VAR review. This could get tense.
51' Ao Tanaka (Japan) put the ball in the net but it’s not going to stand as the ball went out of play.
48' 1 - 1 What a beauty from just outside the box! Ritsu Doan (Japan) lashed the ball with incredible pace and power inside the right post.
46' The teams are back out for the second half and here is a change on the pitch. Hajime Moriyasu gives a chance to Ritsu Doan and Takefusa Kubo (Japan) is off.
46' Hajime Moriyasu has decided to make a substitution during the half-time break. Kaoru Mitoma comes on the pitch for Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
46' Here is a change after the half-time break. Cesar Azpilicueta (Spain) is replaced by Daniel Carvajal.
46' The second half gets underway.
45+2' Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes blows his whistle to signal the end of the first-half action.
45' Maya Yoshida (Japan) goes into the book for a horrible tackle. A yellow card is necessary in this case.
44' Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes shows a yellow card to Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) for his blatant foul.
39' Ko Itakura (Japan) has tested the patience of referee Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes and goes into the book for a previous late challenge.
11' 0 - 1 Cesar Azpilicueta showcases his great technique and produces a beautiful lofted cross into the box. Alvaro Morata (Spain) meets the cross and gets himself onto the scoresheet with a header down into the middle of the net. It's 0:1.
8' Good chance! Junya Ito (Japan) nicely turned his man inside the box but placed his effort just wide of the right post. He should have scored!
1' Here we go, today's match is starting right now.
