Match report

Costa Rica Defeats Japan 1-0 in World Cup Clash

Japan
Japan
0–1
FT
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Nov 27, 2022

Costa Rica stunned their opponents in the Group E clash of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 by securing a 1-0 victory against Japan. The decisive moment came when Kenedy Fuller netted for Costa Rica, sealing the win despite multiple substitutions and yellow cards disrupting both teams' rhythm.

Key Facts

  • • Costa Rica triumphed over Japan with a 1-0 scoreline in their World Cup Group E match.
  • • Kenedy Fuller scored the only goal of the game for Costa Rica at minute 81, assisted by Yeltsin Tejeda.
  • • Japan faced several yellow cards throughout the match: Miki Yamane (44'), Katsuyuki Itakura (84'), and Wataru Endo (90+3').
  • • Costa Rica's A. Contreras received a yellow card at minute 41, followed by C. Borges at minute 61.

Lineups

Japan

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 12 S. Gonda (G)
  • 2 M. Yamane (D)
  • 4 K. Itakura (D)
  • 22 M. Yoshida (M)
  • 5 Y. Nagatomo (D)
  • 6 W. Endo (M)
  • 13 H. Morita (D)
  • 8 R. Dōan (M)
  • 15 D. Kamada (M)
  • 24 Y. Soma (M)
  • 21 A. Ueda (F)

Substitutes

  • 26 H. Ito
  • 18 T. Asano
  • 9 K. Mitoma
  • 14 J. Ito
  • 10 T. Minamino
  • 20 S. Machino
  • 7 G. Shibasaki
  • 23 D. Schmidt
  • 16 T. Tomiyasu
  • 19 H. Sakai
  • 1 E. Kawashima
  • 25 D. Maeda
  • 17 A. Tanaka
  • 3 S. Taniguchi
  • 11 T. Kubo

Costa Rica

Formation: 5-4-1

Starting XI

  • 1 K. Navas (G)
  • 4 K. Fuller (D)
  • 6 Ó. Duarte (D)
  • 19 K. Waston (D)
  • 15 F. Calvo (D)
  • 8 B. Oviedo (D)
  • 13 G. Torres (F)
  • 5 C. Borges (M)
  • 17 Y. Tejeda (M)
  • 12 J. Campbell (F)
  • 7 A. Contreras (F)

Substitutes

  • 20 B. Aguilera
  • 9 J. Bennette
  • 14 Y. Salas
  • 2 D. Chacón
  • 22 R. Matarrita
  • 24 R. Wilson
  • 26 Á. Zamora
  • 11 J. Venegas
  • 16 C. Martínez
  • 18 E. Alvarado
  • 3 J. Vargas
  • 23 P. Sequeira
  • 25 A. Hernández
  • 21 D. López
  • 10 B. Ruiz

Timeline

  1. Costa Rica
    41' Costa Rica Card · Yellow Card
    A. Contreras

    Foul

  2. Japan
    44' Japan Card · Yellow Card
    Miki Yamane

    Persistent fouling

  3. Japan
    46' Japan subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Y. Nagatomo · On: H. Ito
  4. Japan
    46' Japan subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Ueda · On: T. Asano
  5. Costa Rica
    61' Costa Rica Card · Yellow Card
    C. Borges

    Foul

  6. Japan
    62' Japan subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Miki Yamane · On: K. Mitoma
  7. Costa Rica
    65' Costa Rica subst · Substitution 1
    Off: G. Torres · On: B. Aguilera Zamora
  8. Costa Rica
    65' Costa Rica subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Contreras · On: J. Bennette
  9. Japan
    67' Japan subst · Substitution 4
    Off: R. Doan · On: J. Ito
  10. Costa Rica
    70' Costa Rica Card · Yellow Card
    Francisco Calvo

    Foul

  11. Costa Rica
    81' Costa Rica Goal · Normal Goal
    K. Fuller · Assist: Y. Tejeda
  12. Japan
    82' Japan subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Y. Soma · On: T. Minamino
  13. Japan
    84' Japan Card · Yellow Card
    K. Itakura

    Foul

  14. Costa Rica
    89' Costa Rica subst · Substitution 3
    Off: C. Borges · On: Y. Salas
  15. Japan
    90'+3 Japan Card · Yellow Card
    W. Endo

    Foul

  16. Costa Rica
    90'+5 Costa Rica subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Joel Campbell · On: D. Chacón

Match Stats

Stat Japan Costa Rica
Fouls 22 9
Pass Accuracy 87% 80%
Offsides 0 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 13 4
Corners 5 0
Total Passes 582 443
Yellow Cards 3 3
Blocked Shots 7 1
Shots on Target 3 1
Shots off Target 3 2
Possession 57% 43%
Accurate Passes 505 353
Shots Inside Box 6 1
Saves 0 3
Shots Outside Box 7 3

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Kenedy Fuller's goal in the 81st minute shifted the momentum decisively towards Costa Rica.
  • ▸ Multiple substitutions and yellow cards disrupted Japan’s rhythm, particularly affecting their defensive strategy.