In the crucial Group E game of the FIFA World Cup 2022, Japan vs Costa Rica will be played at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, on Sunday (27th November) afternoon.
In their first game of this tournament, while Japan stunned with a 2-1 victory against Germany, Costa Rica were shattered with a 7-0 defeat against Spain.
JPN vs CRC Match Details
Match: Japan vs Costa Rica
Stage: Group (E)
Date: 27th November 2022 (Sunday)
Time: 13:00 local time/AST (UTC+3); 15:30 IST
Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
JPN vs CRC Match Preview
Japan have started this World Cup confidently with an incredible winning result of 2-1 against Germany. Though İlkay Gündoğan opened the scoreline with a successful penalty for the four-time World Cup champions, Ritsu Dōan (75’) and Takuma Asano's (83’) second-half goals helped the Asian team to end that game with a dream victory. Talking about the Japanese team, one of their strength is that the team don’t rely on a few players for scoring goals, as most of their players have the potential to score at crucial moments.
On the other hand, Costa Rica had a disappointing performance against Spain as they suffered a thrashing 7-0 defeat in their tournament opener. However, it was their only second defeat in this calendar year. So, we can expect a good comeback from them to prove that their performance against Spain was just an accident. Anyhow, it is their must-win game to stay alive in this tournament.
It will be the fifth official meeting but the first World Cup meeting between Japan and Costa Rica. While the CONCACAF side hasn’t beaten Samurai Blue once yet, the AFC side has already recorded three wins against Los Ticos.
Recent Form (starting from the latest)
Japan (JPN): WLDWW
Costa Rica (CRC): LWWDW
JPN vs CRC Team News
(Japan)
Hiroki Sakai and Takehiro Tomiyasu both are doubtful for this crucial upcoming game due to injuries.
Also Read | Japan’s Squad for FIFA World Cup 2022 & Team Profile and FIFA World Cup 2022: Japan - World Cup Records and Stats
(Costa Rica)
There is no big injury news on this side.
Check here Costa Rica 2022 FIFA World Cup Squad and Team Profile and FIFA World Cup 2022: Costa Rica - World Cup Records and Stats
JPN vs CRC predicted starting lineups
Japan (JPN): Shūichi Gonda; Miki Yamane, Ko Itakura, Maya Yoshida (Captain), Yuto Nagatomo; Wataru Endo, Ao Tanaka, Junya Ito, Daichi Kamada, Takefusa Kubo; Shuto Machino
Costa Rica (CRC): Esteban Alvarado; Kendall Waston, Francisco Calvo, Óscar Duarte, Bryan Oviedo; Yeltsin Tejeda, Celso Borges, Jewison Bennette, Bryan Ruiz (Captain); Joel Campbell, Anthony Contreras
JPN vs CRC Dream11 Team Prediction
GK: S Gonda (7.5 cr)
DEF: Y Nagatomo (8 cr), M Yoshida (8.5 cr), B Oviedo (8.5 cr), K Itakura (7.5 cr)
MID: B Ruiz (9 cr), C Borges (8.5 cr), D Kamada (8.5 cr), T Minamino (9 cr)
FW: J Campbell (9 cr), T Asano (8.5 cr)
Vice-captain: T Minamino
Captain: T Asano
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