- Ritsu Doan - 48'
- Ao Tanaka - 51'
- Álvaro Morata - 11'
Match Formations
- Gonda12
- Taniguchi3
- Yoshida22
- Itakura4
- Nagatomo5
- Morita13
- Tanaka17
- Ito14
- Kamada15
- Maeda25
- Kubo11
Game Information
Khalifa International Stadium
2:00 PM, December 1, 2022Coverage: FOX
Al Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 44,851
- Referees:
- Victor Miguel De Freitas Gomes
Match Timeline
Match Commentary
- Match ends, Japan 2, Spain 1. |
90'+8' Second Half ends, Japan 2, Spain 1. |
90'+6' Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodri. |
90' Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferran Torres. |
89' Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodri. |
89' Attempt blocked. Jordi Alba (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. |
87' Substitution, Japan. Wataru Endo replaces Ao Tanaka. |
85' Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo. |
83' Marco Asensio (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
83' Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Japan). |
83' Attempt saved. Ko Itakura (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ritsu Doan with a cross. |
82' Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
82' Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain). |
80' Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri. |
74' Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba. |
70' Attempt missed. Takuma Asano (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma following a fast break. |
70' Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Japan). |
70' Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
69' Substitution, Japan. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Daichi Kamada. |
68' Substitution, Spain. Ansu Fati replaces Gavi. |
68' Substitution, Spain. Jordi Alba replaces Alejandro Balde. |
64' Maya Yoshida (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
64' Foul by Pedri (Spain). |
62' Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Daizen Maeda. |
57' Substitution, Spain. Marco Asensio replaces Álvaro Morata. |
57' Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Nico Williams. |
54' Foul by Rodri (Spain). |
54' Daizen Maeda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
52' VAR Decision: Goal Japan 2-1 Spain (Ao Tanaka). |
51' Goal! Japan 2, Spain 1. Ao Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.Goal awarded following VAR Review. |
50' Offside, Spain. Pau Torres tries a through ball, but Nico Williams is caught offside. |
48' Goal! Japan 1, Spain 1. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Junya Ito with a headed pass. |
46' Foul by Alejandro Balde (Spain). |
46' Ao Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
45' Substitution, Spain. Daniel Carvajal replaces César Azpilicueta. |
45' Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Takefusa Kubo. |
45' Substitution, Japan. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Yuto Nagatomo. |
45' Second Half begins Japan 0, Spain 1. |
45'+2' First Half ends, Japan 0, Spain 1. |
45'+2' Corner, Spain. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo. |
45' Maya Yoshida (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
45' Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
45' Foul by Maya Yoshida (Japan). |
44' Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
44' Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
44' Foul by Shogo Taniguchi (Japan). |
42' Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets. |
39' Ko Itakura (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
39' Pedri (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
39' Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan). |
36' Attempt blocked. Daichi Kamada (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junya Ito. |
35' Offside, Japan. Yuto Nagatomo tries a through ball, but Daichi Kamada is caught offside. |
33' Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
33' Foul by Shogo Taniguchi (Japan). |
32' Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
32' Foul by Daizen Maeda (Japan). |
28' Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
28' Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Japan). |
25' Offside, Japan. Yuto Nagatomo tries a through ball, but Daichi Kamada is caught offside. |
24' Offside, Spain. César Azpilicueta tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside. |
23' Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. |
20' Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
20' Foul by Shogo Taniguchi (Japan). |
18' Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
18' Foul by Alejandro Balde (Spain). |
11' Goal! Japan 0, Spain 1. Álvaro Morata (Spain) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross. |
9' Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Spain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a cross. |
9' Corner, Spain. Conceded by Takefusa Kubo. |
8' Attempt missed. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ao Tanaka. |
7' Foul by Pau Torres (Spain). |
7' Daizen Maeda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
7' Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. |
- First Half begins. |
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up. |
FIFA World Cup Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 3 |