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Japan 0-1 Costa Rica · World Cup 2026

Japan lost to Costa Rica 0-1 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Japan and Costa Rica met in the World Cup 2026 on Sunday, 27 November 2022.

Goalscorers

Japan did not score. Costa Rica: K. Fuller 81'.

How the match went

The referee showed 6 yellow cards (3 for Japan, 3 for Costa Rica).

Line-ups

Japan started in a 4-2-3-1: Shuichi Gonda, Miki Yamane, Ko Itakura, Maya Yoshida, Yuto Nagatomo, Wataru Endo, Hidemasa Morita, Ritsu Doan, Daichi Kamada, Yuki Soma, Ayase Ueda.

Costa Rica started in a 5-4-1: Keylor Navas, Keysher Fuller, Óscar Duarte, Kendall Waston, Francisco Calvo, Bryan Oviedo, Celso Borges, Yeltsin Tejeda, Gerson Torres, Joel Campbell, Anthony Contreras.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Japan 0-0 Costa Rica.
  2. 81'Goal! Japan 0-1 Costa Rica. K. Fuller (Costa Rica) scores, assisted by Y. Tejeda.
  3. 90'Full-time. Japan 0-1 Costa Rica.
Full commentary (38 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Japan vs Costa Rica.
  2. 3'Attempt missed. R. Doan (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  3. 4'Attempt blocked. G. Torres (Costa Rica), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  4. 35'Attempt missed. J. Campbell (Costa Rica), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  5. 35'Attempt missed. F. Calvo (Costa Rica), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  6. 38'Attempt blocked. W. Endo (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  7. 41'Yellow card for A. Contreras (Costa Rica) for foul.
  8. 44'Yellow card for M. Yamane (Japan) for persistent fouling.
  9. 45'1 minute of added time.
  10. 45'Half-time. Japan 0-0 Costa Rica.
  11. 46'The second half is under way.
  12. 46'Substitution, Japan: T. Asano comes on for A. Ueda.
  13. 46'Substitution, Japan: H. Itō comes on for Y. Nagatomo.
  14. 46'Attempt blocked. T. Asano (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  15. 46'Attempt saved. H. Morita (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  16. 48'Attempt saved. T. Asano (Japan), header. xG 0.08.
  17. 48'Attempt blocked. W. Endo (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  18. 50'Attempt blocked. W. Endo (Japan), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  19. 50'Attempt blocked. K. Itakura (Japan), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  20. 57'Attempt missed. Y. Soma (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  21. 61'Yellow card for C. Borges (Costa Rica) for foul.
  22. 62'Substitution, Japan: K. Mitoma comes on for M. Yamane.
  23. 63'Attempt missed. Y. Soma (Japan), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.11.
  24. 65'Substitution, Costa Rica: J. Bennette comes on for A. Contreras.
  25. 65'Substitution, Costa Rica: B. Aguilera comes on for G. Torres.
  26. 67'Substitution, Japan: J. Ito comes on for R. Doan.
  27. 70'Yellow card for F. Calvo (Costa Rica) for foul.
  28. 72'Attempt blocked. Y. Soma (Japan), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  29. 72'Attempt blocked. D. Kamada (Japan), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.17.
  30. 81'Goal! Japan 0-1 Costa Rica. K. Fuller (Costa Rica) scores, assisted by Y. Tejeda.
  31. 82'Substitution, Japan: T. Minamino comes on for Y. Soma.
  32. 84'Yellow card for K. Itakura (Japan) for foul.
  33. 88'Attempt saved. D. Kamada (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
  34. 89'Substitution, Costa Rica: Y. Salas comes on for C. Borges.
  35. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  36. 90+3'Yellow card for W. Endo (Japan) for foul.
  37. 90+5'Substitution, Costa Rica: D. Chacón comes on for J. Campbell.
  38. 90'Full-time. Japan 0-1 Costa Rica.
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