Japan vs Costa Rica 0-1: World Cup 2022 – as it happened

By Al Jazeera Published 2022-11-26 23:13 Updated 2022-11-29 08:22 Source: Al Jazeera

This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Japan vs Costa Rica World Cup 2022 match on Sundasy, November 27.

Japan XI: Gonda, Yamane (Mitoma, 62′), Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo (Junya Ito, 46′), Endo, Morita, Doan (Junya Ito, 67′), Kamada, Soma (Minamino, 82′), Ueda (Asano, 46′).
Costa Rica: Navas, Watson, Calvo, Duarte, Oviedo, Tejeda, Borges (Salas, 89′), Fuller, Torres (Aguilera, 65′), Campbell (Chacon, 95′), Contreras (Bennette, 65′).
Teams face off on day eight of tournament at 1pm (10:00 GMT) at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium.
Japan riding high after 2-1 upset over Germany in their World Cup opener.
Costa Rica need to bounce back from the 7-0 thrashing by Spain.
FIFA rankings: Japan (24), Costa Rica (31).