Japan vs Costa Rica HIGHLIGHTS, FIFA World Cup: Fuller with the winner; JPN 0-1 CRC

Follow for all HIGHLIGHTS from the FIFA World Cup clash between Japan and Costa Rica.

Published : Nov 27, 2022 14:06 IST

Keysher Fuller of Costa Rica celebrates after scoring their team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match between Japan and Costa Rica at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on November 27, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images)
Keysher Fuller of Costa Rica celebrates after scoring their team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match between Japan and Costa Rica at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on November 27, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images) | Photo Credit: CHRISTOPHER LEE
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Keysher Fuller of Costa Rica celebrates after scoring their team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match between Japan and Costa Rica at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on November 27, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images) | Photo Credit: CHRISTOPHER LEE

Follow for all HIGHLIGHTS from the FIFA World Cup clash between Japan and Costa Rica.

Starting Lineups!!
Japan: Shuichi Gonda (GK), Miki Yamane, Ko Itakura, Maya Yoshida, Hidemasa Morita, Ritsu Doan, Yuto Nagatomo, Wataru Endo, Daichi Kamada, Ayase Ueda, Yuki Soma
Costa Rica: Keylor Navas (GK), Bryan Oviedo, Francisco Calvo, Oscar Duarte, Kendall Waston, Keysher Fuller, Gerson Torres, Yeltsin Tejeda, Celso Borges, Joel Campbell, Anthony Contreras

Match Preview

Few would have given Japan much chance of getting out of a group that included Germany and Spain when the World Cup draw was made but a win over Costa Rica on Sunday would leave Hajime Moriyasu’s side on the brink of the last 16.

Japan vs Costa Rica Predicted XI
Japan: Gonda (GK); Tomiyasu, Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo; Endo, Tanaka; Ito, Kamada, Kubo; Asano
Costa Rica possible starting lineup: Navas (GK); Waston, Calvo, Duarte, Oviedo; Tejeda, Borges; Bennette, Fuller; Campbell, Contreras

The Japanese came from behind to beat four-times champion Germany on Wednesday and will face a Costa Rica side reeling from its 7-0 thrashing by Spain in its Group E opener.

For Costa Rica coach Luis Fernando Suarez, rebuilding his side’s shattered confidence is the priority.

“I’m worried that mentally the team won’t get out of this slump, this bad result,” he said after the defeat. “Logically, that’s the first thing I have to try to solve.

“We have to take responsibility for what happened, but once we all talk about it, we need to forget about it.”

To help him lift the side, the coach will turn to the few veterans from its 2014 campaign when it reached the quarterfinals after topping a group that also featured England, Italy and Uruguay.

Things look much more promising for Japan, which produced the second major shock of the 2022 World Cup so far with its 2-1 comeback win over Germany.

The Japanese were helped by six Bundesliga players and one more playing in Germany’s second tier, as strikes from Freiburg’s Ritsu Doan and VfL Bochum’s Takuma Asano gave the Asian side their first-ever win over Germany.

Costa Rica, which suffered its heaviest-ever defeat at the World Cup finals, is unlikely to provide as stiff a test as the Germans.

Spain lies in wait for Japan in its final group game, but Moriyasu knows Sunday’s result may mean there is little riding on it.

-Reuters

When will the Japan vs Costa Rica match kick-off?

The Japan vs Costa Rica match will kick-off at 3:30 PM IST, November 27.

Where will the Japan vs Costa Rica match kick-off?

The Japan vs Costa Rica match will kick-off at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium

Where can you watch the Japan vs Costa Rica match in India?

The Japan vs Costa Rica match will be telecasted live on Sports18 and Sports18 HD. On Android and well as iOS, the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be live streamed on JioCinema.

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