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Japan national football team
World Cup | Group Stage
Dec 1, 2022 at 7pm UK
 
Spain national football team

Japan
2 - 1
Spain

Doan (48'), Tanaka (51')
Itakura (39'), Taniguchi (44'), Yoshida (45')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Morata (11')

World Cup 2022: Japan vs. Spain head-to-head record

World Cup 2022: Japan vs. Spain head-to-head record
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Ahead of Thursday's World Cup clash between Japan and Spain, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record between the two sides.

The race for a place in the last 16 of the World Cup goes down to the wire in Group E as Japan square off against Spain at the Khalifa International Stadium on Thursday.

Luis Enrique's side were denied early qualification to the knockout stages as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Germany at the Al Bayt Stadium in last Sunday's second round of group fixtures.

Off the back of a record-setting 7-0 victory over Costa Rica, substitute Alvaro Morata netted shortly after the hour mark to put La Joya ahead and set Germany on their way to a group-stage exit before Niclas Fullkrug restored parity to hand Hansi Flick's side a glimmer of hope.

As for Japan, they kicked off their quest for a second successive knockout-stage appearance on a high as they fought back from behind to claim a 2-1 victory over Germany in last week's curtain-raiser.

However, Hajime Moriyasu's men were sent crashing down to earth as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Costa Rica four days later, when Keysher Fuller struck in the 83rd minute to hand Los Ticos a much-needed victory.

Japan head into Thursday needing a win to guarantee their place in the round of 16 as they currently sit second in Group E, level on three points with third-placed Costa Rica and one point off Spain at the top of the standings.

To do so, the Samurai Blue must avoid a repeat of their previous and only meeting against Spain, which came in a friendly contest back in April 2001, when they fell to a slender 1-0 defeat.

In that encounter, former Valencia midfielder Ruban Baraja came up clutch for the one-time world champions as he grabbed a 90th-minute winner at the Estadio Nuevo El Arcangel.

However, Japan will take courage from the fact that they have won each of their last two games against European nations, claiming a 1-0 friendly victory over Serbia back in June 2021, before stunning Germany in last Wednesday's Group E opener.



JAPAN VS. SPAIN HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD

Japan wins: 0
Spain wins: 1
Draws: 0
Japan goals: 0
Spain goals: 1

MATCH HISTORY

April 25, 2001: Japan 0-1 Spain (International Friendly)


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Q Netherlands Netherlands32107
Q Senegal flag Senegal32016
3 Ecuador flag Ecuador31114
4 Qatar Qatar30030

Group B

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Q England flag England32107
Q United States USA31205
3 Iran Iran31023
4 Wales flag Wales30121

Group C

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Q Argentina Argentina32016
Q Poland Poland31114
3 Mexico Mexico31114
4 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia31023

Group D

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Q France France32016
Q Australia Australia32016
3 Tunisia Tunisia31114
4 Denmark Denmark30121

Group E

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Q Japan Japan32016
Q Spain Spain31114
3 Germany Germany31114
4 Costa Rica flag Costa Rica31023

Group F

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Q Morocco Morocco32107
Q Croatia Croatia31205
3 Belgium Belgium31114
4 Canada Canada30030

Group G

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Q Brazil Brazil32016
Q Switzerland Switzerland32016
3 Cameroon flag Cameroon31114
4 Serbia Serbia30121

Group H

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Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Republic of Korea South Korea31114
3 Uruguay flag Uruguay31114
4 Ghana flag Ghana31023


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