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Coverage of the World Cup Group Stage clash between Japan and Costa Rica.
Japan national football team
World Cup | Group Stage
Nov 27, 2022 at 10am UK
 
Costa Rica national football team

Japan
0 - 1
Costa Rica

FT(HT: 0-0)
Fuller (81')

Live Updates: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 23:51 UK

First Half starts.
1'Corner - Japan. Conceded by Óscar Duarte.
2'Fouled by Yuto Nagatomo - Japan
2'Gerson Torres - Costa Rica - won a free kick in defence.
3'Missed chance. Ritsu Doan - Japan - shot with left foot from outside the box missed to the left. Assist - Ayase Ueda.
3'Fouled by Hidemasa Morita - Japan
3'Gerson Torres - Costa Rica - won a free kick in attack.
4'Shot blocked. Gerson Torres - Costa Rica - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
4'Fouled by Yuki Soma - Japan
4'Gerson Torres - Costa Rica - won a free kick on the right wing.
5'Anthony Contreras - Costa Rica - won a free kick on the left wing.
5'Fouled by Miki Yamane - Japan
6'Fouled by Ritsu Doan - Japan
6'Joel Campbell - Costa Rica - won a free kick on the left wing.
8'Fouled by Keysher Fuller - Costa Rica
8'Yuki Soma - Japan - won a free kick on the left wing.
14'Fouled by Yuto Nagatomo - Japan
14'Gerson Torres - Costa Rica - won a free kick in defence.
22'Fouled by Wataru Endo - Japan
22'Joel Campbell - Costa Rica - won a free kick in defence.
31'Fouled by Yuto Nagatomo - Japan
31'Keysher Fuller - Costa Rica - won a free kick on the right wing.
32'Fouled by Francisco Calvo - Costa Rica
32'Miki Yamane - Japan - won a free kick in defence.
35'Missed chance. Francisco Calvo - Costa Rica - shot with left foot from outside the box missed.
35'Missed chance. Joel Campbell - Costa Rica - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Anthony Contreras.
36'Fouled by Keysher Fuller - Costa Rica
36'Yuki Soma - Japan - won a free kick on the left wing.
37'Fouled by Ayase Ueda - Japan
37'Joel Campbell - Costa Rica - won a free kick in defence.
38'Shot blocked. Wataru Endo - Japan - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Ritsu Doan.
39'Fouled by Yuto Nagatomo - Japan
39'Gerson Torres - Costa Rica - won a free kick in defence.
41'Fouled by Anthony Contreras - Costa Rica
41'Maya Yoshida - Japan - won a free kick in defence.
41'Anthony Contreras - Costa Rica - receive yellow card for a foul.
44'Fouled by Miki Yamane - Japan
44'Joel Campbell - Costa Rica - won a free kick in defence.
44'Miki Yamane - Japan - receive yellow card.
45'Fouled by Daichi Kamada - Japan
45'Gerson Torres - Costa Rica - won a free kick in defence.
45'Daichi Kamada - Japan - won a free kick in defence.
45'Fouled by Gerson Torres - Costa Rica
45+2'First Half ended - Japan 0, Costa Rica 0.
45'Second Half starts Japan 0, Costa Rica 0.
45'Substitution - Japan. Hiroki Ito for Yuto Nagatomo.
45'Substitution - Japan. Takuma Asano for Ayase Ueda.
46'New attacking attempt. Hidemasa Morita - Japan - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Takuma Asano.
46'Shot blocked. Takuma Asano - Japan - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked.
46'Hand ball by Ritsu Doan - Japan
48'Shot blocked. Wataru Endo - Japan - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Hidemasa Morita.
48'New attacking attempt. Takuma Asano - Japan - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assist - Miki Yamane.
48'Fouled by Hiroki Ito - Japan
48'Gerson Torres - Costa Rica - won a free kick in defence.
48'Corner - Japan. Conceded by Keysher Fuller.
49'Corner - Japan. Conceded by Kendall Waston.
50'Shot blocked. Ko Itakura - Japan - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
50'Shot blocked. Wataru Endo - Japan - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
55'Fouled by Hiroki Ito - Japan
55'Gerson Torres - Costa Rica - won a free kick in attack.
57'Missed chance. Yuki Soma - Japan - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Hiroki Ito.
61'Fouled by Celso Borges - Costa Rica
61'Wataru Endo - Japan - won a free kick in attack.
61'Celso Borges - Costa Rica - receive yellow card for a foul.
62'Substitution - Japan. Kaoru Mitoma for Miki Yamane.
63'Missed chance. Yuki Soma - Japan - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high from a free kick.
64'Fouled by Francisco Calvo - Costa Rica
64'Yuki Soma - Japan - won a free kick on the right wing.
65'Substitution - Costa Rica. Brandon Aguilera for Gerson Torres.
65'Substitution - Costa Rica. Jewison Bennette for Anthony Contreras.
67'Substitution - Japan. Junya Ito for Ritsu Doan.
68'Bryan Oviedo - Costa Rica - won a free kick in defence.
68'Fouled by Yuki Soma - Japan
70'Fouled by Francisco Calvo - Costa Rica
70'Junya Ito - Japan - won a free kick in attack.
70'Francisco Calvo - Costa Rica - receive yellow card for a foul.
72'Shot blocked. Daichi Kamada - Japan - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
72'Shot blocked. Yuki Soma - Japan - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
73'Offside - Costa Rica. Yeltsin Tejeda with a pass, however Joel Campbell is in offside.
73'Fouled by Wataru Endo - Japan
73'Joel Campbell - Costa Rica - won a free kick in attack.
74'Fouled by Takuma Asano - Japan
74'Keysher Fuller - Costa Rica - won a free kick in defence.
76'Brandon Aguilera - Costa Rica - won a free kick in defence.
76'Fouled by Hiroki Ito - Japan
77'Corner - Japan. Conceded by Keysher Fuller.
78'Corner - Japan. Conceded by Óscar Duarte.
79'Offside - Costa Rica. Brandon Aguilera with a pass, however Keysher Fuller is in offside.
81'Goal! Japan 0, Costa Rica 1. Keysher Fuller - Costa Rica - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assist - Yeltsin Tejeda.
82'Substitution - Japan. Takumi Minamino for Yuki Soma.
84'Fouled by Ko Itakura - Japan
84'Jewison Bennette - Costa Rica - won a free kick on the left wing.
84'Ko Itakura - Japan - receive yellow card for a foul.
88'New attacking attempt. Daichi Kamada - Japan - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Takuma Asano.
89'Substitution - Costa Rica. Youstin Salas for Celso Borges.
90+3'Fouled by Wataru Endo - Japan
90+3'Yeltsin Tejeda - Costa Rica - won a free kick in defence.
90+3'Wataru Endo - Japan - receive yellow card for a foul.
90+4'Fouled by Kaoru Mitoma - Japan
90+4'Keysher Fuller - Costa Rica - won a free kick in defence.
90+5'Substitution - Costa Rica. Daniel Chacón for Joel Campbell.
90+6'Fouled by Bryan Oviedo - Costa Rica
90+6'Junya Ito - Japan - won a free kick on the right wing.
90+7'Second Half ended - Japan 0, Costa Rica 1.
Thats all. Game finished - Japan 0, Costa Rica 1.