Japan vs Costa Rica 0-1: World Cup 2022 – as it happened

This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Japan vs Costa Rica World Cup 2022 match on Sundasy, November 27.

This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Japan vs Costa Rica World Cup 2022 match on Sundasy, November 27.

• Japan XI: Gonda, Yamane (Mitoma, 62′), Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo (Junya Ito, 46′), Endo, Morita, Doan (Junya Ito, 67′), Kamada, Soma (Minamino, 82′), Ueda (Asano, 46′).
• Costa Rica: Navas, Watson, Calvo, Duarte, Oviedo, Tejeda, Borges (Salas, 89′), Fuller, Torres (Aguilera, 65′), Campbell (Chacon, 95′), Contreras (Bennette, 65′).
• Teams face off on day eight of tournament at 1pm (10:00 GMT) at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium.
• Japan riding high after 2-1 upset over Germany in their World Cup opener.
• Costa Rica need to bounce back from the 7-0 thrashing by Spain.
• FIFA rankings: Japan (24), Costa Rica (31).