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Japan can put one foot in the last 16 with victory over a demoralised Costa Rica in their second match at Qatar 2022.
The Samurai Blue produced a shock during the first round of matches at the World Cup, sinking 2014 champions Germany to give themselves a fighting chance of survival in this tournament’s group of death.
Costa Rica were thrashed 7-0 in their opening game by Spain and Luis Enrique’s side can do Japan a favour today: should Hajime Moriyasu’s men win this early game and Spain then defeat Germany, Japan will be into the knockouts.
Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights for Japan vs Costa Rica at the 2022 World Cup. Follow for complete results from the Group E match in Qatar.
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Japan vs Costa Rica score
1H | 2H | Final | |
TEAM 1 | — | — | — |
TEAM 2 | — | — | — |
Goals:
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Projected lineups:
Japan predicted lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): 12. Gonda (GK) — 19. Sakai, 4. Itakura, 16. Yoshida, 5. Nagatomo — 6. Endo, 7. Tanaka — 14. Ito, 15. Kamada 18. Kubo — 10. Maeda
Costa Rica predicted lineup (4-4-2, right to left): 1. Navas (GK) — 16. Martinez, 6. Duarte, 15. Calvo, 8. Oviedo — 4. Fuller, 5. Borges, 17. Tejeda, 9. Bennette — 12. Campbell, 7. Contreras
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Japan vs Costa Rica live updates, highlights from 2022 World Cup
1 hr 30 mins from kickoff: Japan captain Maya Yoshida says his side will need their dancing shoes today – “The spotlight is on us after the last game and we have to make sure that we don’t dance badly. We’re not through yet.”
2 hrs from kickoff: Japan broke new ground at the World Cup when they came from a goal down to defeat Germany on matchday one. Should they win today against Costa Rica, they will take a huge step towards qualifying for the last 16.
It’s the first time Japan have ever won a #FIFAWorldCup match after falling behind 🤯 #Qatar2022
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 24, 2022
Japan vs Costa Rica lineups, team news
Japan had some injury concerns coming into the World Cup, but those were soothed just in time. Ao Tanaka suffered a knock playing for Fortuna Dusseldorf in the build-up and was replaced in the second half against Germany. His fitness level is unclear.
Japan predicted lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): 12. Gonda (GK) — 19. Sakai, 4. Itakura, 16. Yoshida, 5. Nagatomo — 6. Endo, 7. Tanaka — 14. Ito, 15. Kamada 18. Kubo — 10. Maeda
There was concern over Costa Rica’s star man and No.1 Keylor Navas’ fitness coming into the tournament. Besides the misery of having seven goals fly past him, Navas looked healthy against Spain.
Costa Rica predicted lineup (4-4-2, right to left): 1. Navas (GK) — 16. Martinez, 6. Duarte, 15. Calvo, 8. Oviedo — 4. Fuller, 5. Borges, 17. Tejeda, 9. Bennette — 12. Campbell, 7. Contreras
Japan vs Costa Rica live stream, TV channel
This match will get underway at 13:00 local time in Qatar, with the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium hosting this potentially decisive match.
Date | Time | TV Channel | Streaming | |
Australia | Sunday, Nov. 27 | 21:00 AEDT | SBS | SBS On Demand |
Canada | Sunday, Nov. 27 | 05:00 EST | CTV, TSN, RDS (French) |
CTV site/app, TSN site/app, RDS app |
Hong Kong | Sunday, Nov. 27 | 18:00 HKT | Now TV (Ch. 616, 618) | Now TV |
India | Sunday, Nov. 27 | 15:30 IST | Sports18 | Voot, JioTV |
Malaysia | Sunday, Nov. 27 | 18:00 MYT | Astro | Astro GO |
New Zealand | Sunday, Nov. 27 | 23:00 NZDT | Sky Sport 7 beIN Sports | Sky Go, Sky Sport NOW |
Singapore | Sunday, Nov. 27 | 18:00 SGT | StarHub (Ch. 251/252), Singtel TV |
MeWatch, Singtel TV GO, CAST, StarHub TV+ |
UK | Sunday, Nov. 27 | 10:00 GMT | ITV 1, STV (Scotland) |
ITV Hub / ITVX, STV Player (Scotland) |
USA | Sunday, Nov. 27 | 05:00 EST | FS1, Telemundo | fuboTV, Fox Sports site/app, Telemundo Deportes site/app, Peacock |