Japan vs Costa Rica, FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights: Keysher Fuller Strikes As Costa Rica Beat Japan To Blow Group E Wide Open
FIFA World Cup 2022, Japan vs Costa Rica Highlights: Keysher Fuller scored a goal for Costa Rica in the 81st minute of the game against Japan and that proved to be the difference between the two sides.
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- Updated:November 27, 2022 05:51 PM IST
Japan vs Costa Rica, FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights:Costa Rica defeated Japan 1-0 in a Group E match of FIFA World Cup 2022 at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan on Sunday. Keysher Fuller Spence scored a goal in the 81st minute of the game to put his side in the driver's seat, despite Japan getting desperate for a goal. The strike from the Costa Rican right-back proved to be the difference between the two sides. The first-half of the play saw none of the teams getting a shot on target while the second half saw an improved attack from Japan, until Fuller scored against the run of play. (MATCH-CENTRE)
Japan Starting XI:Gonda, Yamane, Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo, Endo, Morita, Doan, Kamada, Soma, Ueda
Costa Rica Starting XI: Navas, Watson, Calvo, Duarte, Oviedo, Tejeda, Borges; Fuller, Torres; Campbell, Contreras
Here are the Highlights of the FIFA World Cup 2022, Football Match between Japan and Costa Rica straight from Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
- 17:26 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: Full Time!!!That's the final whistle from the referee and Costa Rica have handed a 1-0 loss to Japan, who were considered as favourites ahead of the start of this game.
- 17:19 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: Full commitment from Costa Rica!Japan made a series of attacks inside the box against Costa Rica, but the latter's keeper and defenders gave it their all to avoid the threat. Japan are desperate for a leveller and that is very well visible now.JPN 0-1 CRC
- 17:08 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: GOAL!!!Against the run of play, Costa Rica HAVE SCORED the opening goal!!! Keysher Fuller Spence has scored in the 81st minute of the game to put his side in the driver's seat. Costa Rica are now 1-0 ahead of Japan.JPN 0-1 CRC
- 17:07 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: Another chance for Japan!Japan had a chance there! Yuki Soma delivered a good curling pass from the right flank but the opportunity went begging as the other Japanese forwards failed to get to the line of the ball in time.
- 16:53 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: Chance wasted!Yuki Soma of Japan took a powerful shot on free kick, but the ball went past the defenders over their head and also the goalpost. Had the kick been better from Soma, things might have gone in favour of Japan.JPN 0-0 CRC
- 16:48 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: Japan on the attack!Japan have pushed Costa Rica on the backfoot with some great attack. They have not scored any goal yet, but they have been creating some really good chances. Costa Rica have somehow managed to defend their goalpost so far.JPN 0-0 CRC
- 16:36 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: 2nd half underway!The play of the second half has started. Japan have improved their attack and are making some impactful moves on the ground. Can they break the deadlock?JPN 0-0 CRC
- 16:17 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: Half-time!There is the half-time whistle from the referee. The teams will return to their respective dressing rooms for the interval. However, the scoreline is still 0-0.JPN 0-0 CRC
- 16:16 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: Another yellow!Some more action time for the referee as the game sees a yellow card being taken out for the second time. Miki Yamane of Japan gets the card this time for a bad tackle.JPN 0-0 CRC
- 16:12 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: First yellow card in the game!The referee shows the first yellow card of the game in the 41st minute. Costa Rica's Anthony Contreras gets it for a poor tackle.JPN 0-0 CRC
- 16:10 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: More intent from Japan!Japan created a good opportunity from the left flank, but the eventual pass could not find any of their players. Japan are showing some more intent and have kept the ball the attacking third in the past few minutes.JPN 0-0 CRC
- 16:05 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: Foul given by referee!Japan's Yuto Nagatomo is unconvinced by the referee after receiving a foul for a rough challenge he made in order to gain the ball possession from the opponent player.JPN 0-0 CRC
- 15:58 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: No shots on target!None of the teams has been able to take the shots on target so far. Japan started the game enjoying more ball possession but Costa Rica have made a good comeback.JPN 0-0 CRC
- 15:54 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: Attack from Costa Rica!Costa Rica build an attack from the left flank but the Japanese defence comfortably intercepted their effort to avoid the danger. The scoreline is still 0-0.JPN 0-0 CRC
- 15:37 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: No threat!Celso Borges of Costa Rica took a free kick from the edge of the box after his side was awarded for a foul by Ritsu Doan of Japan. However, the Japanese goalkeeper comfortably negated the threat.
- 15:34 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: Match starts!The match between Japan and Costa Rica at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan has kicked off.
- 14:57 (IST)FIFA World Cup LIVE: Starting lineups -
Japan Starting XI:Gonda, Yamane, Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo, Endo, Morita, Doan, Kamada, Soma, Ueda
Costa Rica Starting XI: Navas, Watson, Calvo, Duarte, Oviedo, Tejeda, Borges; Fuller, Torres; Campbell, Contreras
- 14:55 (IST)FIFA World Cup Live: Welcome guys!Hello guys, welcome to the live blog of the Group E match between Japan and Costa Rica. You will get all the match related updates here. Stay connected!