JPN 2-1 ESP Live Score, FIFA World Cup: Doan, Tanaka goals help Japan beat Spain, both reach round of 16

Welcome to Sportstar’s stay protection of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Group E conflict between Japan and Spain from the Khalifa Worldwide Stadium.

QUALIFICATION SCENARIO

Spain will safe a spot within the knockouts with a win or a draw. It might probably additionally afford a defeat, however its qualification will come right down to objective distinction. A loss to Japan coupled with a Costa Rica victory over Germany will end in Spain getting knocked out.

Win towards Spain, though extremely inconceivable, will guarantee a Spherical of 16 spot for Moriyasu’s Japan. If the match ends in a draw there are two potential outcomes for Japan – if Costa Rica vs Germany ends in a draw, Japan goes by way of though if Costa Rica manages a win towards Germany, Japan might be knocked out. Objective distinction will come into play if Japan attracts towards Spain and Germany registers a win. Japan will get knocked out straightaway if it loses towards Spain.

HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD

FORM GUIDE

Japan

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  Misplaced 0-1 to Costa Rica
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  Beat Germany 2-1
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  Misplaced 1-2 to Canada
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  Drew 0-0 with Ecuador
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  Beat USA 2-0

Spain

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  Drew 1-1 with Germany
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  Beat Costa Rica 7-0
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  Beat Jordan 3-1
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  Beat Portugal 1-0
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  Misplaced 1-2 to Switzerland

LINEUPS!!!

Spain: Simon (GK), Azpilicueta, Rodri, Pau Torres, Balde, Busquets, Gavi, Pedri, Williams Jr., Morata, Olmo

Japan: Gonda (GK), Taniguchi, Itakura, Nagatomo, Kubo, Morito, Ito, Kamada, Tanaka, Yoshida, Maeda

MATCH PREVIEW (From AP)

After conceding late to overlook out on a victory towards Germany, Spain finds itself with some work left to do towards Japan to ensure its spot within the spherical of 16 on the World Cup.

The Spaniards don’t want a lot, although, as a result of a draw on Thursday might be sufficient, and even a loss might enable the group to advance relying on the opposite Group E consequence between Germany and Costa Rica.

Japan doesn’t have it as simple, however a win will assure the Japanese a spot within the knockout stage for the second straight time. It will be the primary time Japan advances previous the group stage in back-to-back tournaments. If Japan loses, although, the group will head house.

“It’s going to be a high-pressure sport for our gamers,” Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu stated Wednesday. “However we should consider in ourselves. The gamers should consider in themselves they usually should consider of their teammates in an effort to battle towards our opponent. Hopefully they are going to be capable to do their greatest and the consequence will come.”

The Japanese opened their marketing campaign with a stunning win over four-time champion Germany earlier than dropping to Costa Rica. They had been eradicated by Belgium within the final 16 in Russia.

Spain, which conceded an 83rd-minute equalizer towards Germany, might also go house with a loss if Costa Rica beats the Germans or if the Germans win massive to beat Spain’s objective distinction after its 7-0 opening win over Costa Rica.

A victory at Khalifa Worldwide Stadium will assure Spain first place within the group, and hold it on observe for a potential matchup with five-time champion Brazil within the quarterfinals.

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“Hopefully we’ll get to face Brazil, as a result of that might imply that we completed in first place in our group,” Spain coach Luis Enrique stated. “To win a World Cup you might want to beat each group, so we aren’t going to attempt to keep away from anybody.”

Spain enters the ultimate spherical with 4 factors, another than each Japan and Costa Rica. Germany has one level.

“We aren’t occupied with our opponents within the knockout rounds,” Spain midfielder Koke Resurrección stated. “We have to beat Japan first after which we’ll see which group we’ll need to play towards. If it’s Brazil within the quarterfinals, so be it, and we’ll attempt to put together for it as greatest as potential.”

Germany’s possibilities of staying alive in Qatar will largely rely upon Spain successful its match towards Japan. Then a victory over Costa Rica could be sufficient for the Germans.

What might not assist Germany is the truth that Luis Enrique might rotate a few of his gamers after making just one change from the primary to the second sport — Dani Carvajal coming in for César Azpilicueta at proper again.

Teenager Gavi, who began within the first two matches, educated individually from the group after the 1-1 draw with Germany due to a minor knee harm. He was anticipated to be accessible for Thursday’s match however was not more likely to begin.

One other midfielder anticipated to be rested is 34-year-old Sergio Busquets, the one remaining participant from Spain’s World Cup-winning squad in 2010. Striker Álvaro Morata, who scored a objective in every of the primary two matches after coming off the bench, may get a spot within the beginning lineup towards Japan.

The under-23 squads of Spain and Japan met within the semifinals of final yr’s Tokyo Olympics, when Spain superior earlier than finally dropping to Brazil within the closing. A number of gamers from these squads made their senior groups in Qatar, together with Marco Asensio, who scored Spain’s winner in additional time within the semifinals towards Japan, and Takefusa Kubo, who performs for Actual Sociedad within the Spanish league.

“Hopefully,” he joked, “if we win the World Cup we are able to placed on a live performance.”