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    2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
    Japan
    Japan

    Japan

    WLDWW
    2-0-1, 6 PTS
    2Winner Icon Japan
    Spain
    Spain

    Spain

    LWWDW
    1-1-1, 4 PTS
    1
    • Ritsu Doan - 48'
    • Ao Tanaka - 51'
    • Álvaro Morata - 11'
    • Summary
    • Report
    • Commentary
    • Statistics
    • Line-Ups
    Japan3-4-3
    • 12
      Gonda
    • 3
      Taniguchi
    • 22
      Yoshida
    • 4
      Itakura
    • 5
      Nagatomo
    • 13
      Morita
    • 17
      Tanaka
    • 14
      Ito
    • 15
      Kamada
    • 25
      Maeda
    • 11
      Kubo
    No.Name
    12Shuichi Gonda
    22Maya Yoshida
    3Shogo Taniguchi
    4Kou Itakura
    13Hidemasa Morita
    17Ao Tanaka
    6Wataru Endo
    5Yuto Nagatomo
    9Kaoru Mitoma
    14Junya Ito
    25Daizen Maeda
    18Takuma Asano
    15Daichi Kamada
    16Takehiro Tomiyasu
    11Takefusa Kubo
    8Ritsu Doan
    Substitutes
    1Eiji Kawashima
    24Yuki Soma
    7Gaku Shibasaki
    10Takumi Minamino
    19Hiroki Sakai
    20Shuto Machino
    26Hiroki Ito
    23Daniel Schmidt
    2Miki Yamane
    21Ayase Ueda
    Spain4-3-3
    • 23
      Simón
    • 14
      Balde
    • 4
      Torres
    • 16
      Rodri
    • 2
      Azpilicueta
    • 26
      Pedri
    • 5
      Busquets
    • 9
      Gavi
    • 21
      Olmo
    • 7
      Morata
    • 12
      Williams
    No.Name
    23Unai Simón
    4Pau Torres
    16Rodri
    14Alejandro Balde
    18Jordi Alba
    2César Azpilicueta
    20Dani Carvajal
    5Sergio Busquets
    26Pedri
    9Gavi
    25Ansu Fati
    7Álvaro Morata
    10Marco Asensio
    21Dani Olmo
    12Nico Williams
    11Ferran Torres
    Substitutes
    3Eric García
    13David Raya
    17Yeremy Pino
    6Marcos Llorente
    15Hugo Guillamón
    24Aymeric Laporte
    1Robert Sánchez
    19Carlos Soler
    22Pablo Sarabia
    8Koke

    Game Information

    Khalifa International Stadium
    2:00 PM, December 1, 2022Coverage: FOX
    Doha, Qatar
    Attendance: 44,851
    • Referees:
    • Victor Miguel De Freitas Gomes

    FIFA World Cup Standings

    TeamGPWDLGDP
    Japan3201+16
    Spain3111+64
    Germany3111+14
    Costa Rica3102-83
    Full Table

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