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GAME OVER! Costa Rica beats Japan and gets into Group E of the World Cup. In the last round on Thursday, the Japanese face Spain and the Central American team faces Germany.
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Change in Costa Rica: Joel Campbell leaves and Chacn joins.
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Endo stops the counterattack with a foul and gets a yellow.
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Mitoma goes down the left, crosses low and saves another one!
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Morita launches strong in the area and sends the hands of Navas.
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Campbell holds the ball on offense and spends time.
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MORE 6! We will have a game until the 51st minute in this second half.
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Hiroki Ito serves Minamito too hard on the right and the round is lost by the bottom line.
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Substitution in Costa Rica: Celso Borges leaves the field for Salas to come on.
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ALMOST THE DRAW!!! Mitoma arrives at the bottom from the left, rolls in the middle and Kamada hits the marker. Ball is popping in the small area and Navas manages to hold it!
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IT DIDN’T!!! Asano serves in the middle inside the area, Minamino curls up with the marking and does not get the shot!
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Lots of Costa Rican cheering!
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Result leaves Spain, Japan and Costa Rica with three points in group E. Germany is at the bottom with zero points.
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Itakura fouls hard in midfield and is shown a yellow card.
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Last change in Japan: Soma leaves and Minamino joins.
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Goal confirmed by VAR! First goal in the first shot on target for Costa Rica in the World Cup.
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COSTA RICA GOOOOOOLLL!!! KEYSHER FULLER!!! Wrong exit from the Japanese defense, Tejeda rolls at the entrance of the area and the number 4 shirt is placed in the right angle of Gonda!
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COSTA RICA GOOOOOOLLL!!!
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Fuller triggered by the right and flag points out offside.
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Corner in the area and Costa Rica’s defense manages to push away.
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Before the corner kick, Kamada was pushed from behind. Okay with Japanese.
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Junya Ito crosses from the right in the area, Soma does not reach and Fuller makes the cut.
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Ball possession: Japan 53% vs Costa Rica 47%.
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Asano counterattacked on the right, lost on the run and committed a foul on the attack.
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Campbell takes the free-kick in the area and Itakura takes it with a header.
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Campbell is fouled in the middle and will play in the area.
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Junya Ito goes too far on the right and gives up a goal kick.
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Kamada takes the free-kick in the wall and Soma finishes it out.
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Bald for Junya Ito with a foul on the edge of the area and takes the yellow.
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Fuller crosses from the right and Itakura takes it with a header.
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Waston misses a throw in front of the left.
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New exchange in Japan: Doan leaves and Junya Ito enters.
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Soma sends a free-kick in the area and Hiroki Ito heads it into the hands of Navas.
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… and Contreras leaves the pitch for Bennette’s entrance.
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Two changes in Costa Rica: Torres from vacancy to Aguilera.
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Change in Japan: Itakura leaves and Mitoma enters.
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Soma knocks the foul out.
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Celso Borges fouls Endo in the half moon and is shown a yellow card. Great opportunity for Asian selection!
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Kamada serves in the middle and Asano is unable to get through the marking.
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Hiroki Ito passes with a lot of power on the left to Soma.
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scar Duarte backs into the fire, Asano fires, but Navas lunges forward.
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ALMOST!!! Soma makes a good individual move on the left, takes it to the middle and kicks it out!
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Japanese fans get excited and shout ol ol ol Nippon Nippon.
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Contreras takes a free kick from the midfielder and Waston misses it. Goal kick for Gonda.
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Campbell is left alone on the left, curls up and loses the ball.
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Long throw to Asano in the box. Navas anticipates and takes but one.
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All right with shirt number 17.
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Tejeda is feeling pain after a previous bid and asks for assistance.
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Endo had the upper hand at the entrance to the area, finished with a deflection and Navas avoided a corner.
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Japan put pressure on and went for it at the start of the second half. Match gets excited.
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Doan crosses from the right in the area, Asano deflects weakly with a header and Navas catches it.
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GOOD CHANCE!!! Morita runs through the middle, arrives at the edge of the area and kicks with his left hand. Navas palms changed hand!
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Costa Rica has the same formation as in the initial stage and plays with Keylor Navas; Waston, scar Duarte, Calvo and Oviedo; Celso Borges, Tejeda, Fuller and Torres; Joel Campbell and Contreras.
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… and Ueda gives up to Asano.
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With the changes, Japan takes the field with Gonda; Yamane, Itakura, Yoshida and Hiroki Ito; Endo and Morita; Doan, Kamada and Soma; Asano.
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Two exchanges in Japan: Nagatomo out and Hiroki Ito in.
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ROLLING BALL! The second half begins at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.
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FIRST TIME FINALE! Japan and Costa Rica are tied at Al Rayyan.
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We will have one more minute of added time in the first half.
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Kamada is fouled in midfield and complains to his teammates.
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Yamane fouls Campbell heavily and also earns a yellow card.
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Strong launch in the area and Ueda can’t take advantage of it.
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Contreras fouls Yoshida hard in the attacking field and is cautioned with a yellow card.
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Games of the 2nd round of the group stage of the World Cup closed: Qatar 1×3 Senegal, Holland 1×1 Ecuador, Wales 0x2 Iran, England 0x0 United States, Poland 2×0 Saudi Arabia, Argentina 2×0 Mexico, Tunisia 0x1 Australia and France 2×1 Denmark.
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Torres tries to play in the defense field and is fouled.
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Doan rolls at the entry of the race, Endo dominates and finishes left-handed from the marker.
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Endo advances alone in the middle and unarmed.
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Despite the weak duel on the field, fans from both countries have a beautiful party in the stands.
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This result leaves Japan isolated at the top of group E with four points and Costa Rica in 3rd place with one. Spain (three points) and Germany (zero points) face off later.
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Contreras adjusts at the edge of the area and Campbell kicks three fingers out.
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Oviedo gets up from the left and the Japanese defense moves away.
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Calvo looks for a move on the left and fouls Yamane.
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Fuller is fouled behind by Nagatomo near the center circle. Japanese complain.
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Game continues slow and without many emotions.
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Asian team raises the mark and puts pressure on the opponent.
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Doan dominates in the middle and has a pass blocked.
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Japanese fans celebrate in the stands. Good audience, but Ahmad Bin Ali stadium is not full.
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The Central America team spends more time in the attack, but without getting close to the opponent’s goal.
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Ball possession: Japan 52% x 48% Costa Rica.
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Nagatomo launches hard at Soma on the left and concedes another goal kick to Navas.
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Contreras shoots to the left, rolls weakly in the area and Itakura kicks forward.
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Campbell fouled near midfield.
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Costa Rica takes the lead, but fails to break through the Japanese defense.
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Nagatomo takes the lead looking for Kamada, Navas comes out of the goal and locks in.
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Ueda is triggered at the entrance to the area, he goes too far and scars Duarte from a distance.
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Gerson Torres misses the domain in the intermediary and is without the ball.
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Kamada rolls in front on the right inside the area and Yamane misses the cross. Goal kick for Navas.
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Soma faces the marking from the left, Oviedo comes under and makes the cut.
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Japan exchanges passes patiently.
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Doan receives on the right inside the area, crosses closed and nobody follows to push for the nets!
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Fuller is launched in front by the right, Gonda anticipates and catches.
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Quite studied game in this beginning. Teams take little risk.
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Nagatomo looks for a throw on the left and ends up giving lateral to the opponent.
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Campbell serves badly on the left to Contreras and gives way to the opponent.
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Soma activated in front of the left, touch comes out strong and Navas takes the round.
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Japan changes passes and looks for space.
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Foul in the Japanese area, Gonda leaves the goal and catches it.
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Campbell faces the left wing and is stopped with a foul.
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Joel Campbell takes a free kick from the left into the area and Yoshida cuts high.
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Ueda pivots in the middle and Doan finishes outside, with no danger for Navas.
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Corner taken in the area and the Costa Rican defense moves away.
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Soma goes down on the left, crosses in the area and the defense takes it to the bottom line.
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EAT THE! Ball rolling to Japan and Costa Rica!
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Almost everything is ready for the start of the game.
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Athletes profiled for the performance of the anthems.
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Players from both teams enter the pitch at Ahmad Bin Ali stadium.
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Arbitration comes from England. Michael Oliver is the match official, Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett are the assistants.
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On the bench are Alvarado, Patrick Sequeira, Anthony Hernández, Zamora, Aguilera, Douglas Lpez, Wilson, Salas, Carlos Martinez, Chacn, Vargas, Matarrita, Bryan Ruiz, Bennette and Venegas.
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Costa Rica is scheduled with Keylor Navas; Waston, scar Duarte, Calvo and Oviedo; Celso Borges, Tejeda, Fuller and Torres; Joel Campbell and Contreras.
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Schmidt, Kawashima, Tanaka, Junya Ito, Sakai, Taniguchi, Hiroki Ito, Tomiyasu, Shibasaki, Maeda, Machino, Kubo, Minamino and Asano are the substitutes.
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Japan takes the field with Gonda; Yamane, Itakura, Yoshida and Nagatomo; Endo and Morita; Doan, Kamada and Soma; Ueda.
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After beating Germany 2-1 in their debut, the Japanese lead Group E alongside Spain, who beat the Central American team 7-0, with three points each. The Europeans face each other later.
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The game will be held at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan.
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Hello fans! Today we are going to follow the duel between Japan and Costa Rica in a match valid for the 2nd round of the World Cup group stage.
