Japan vs Costa Rica: FIFA World Cup 2022 Live| Kick off time, Live Streaming, When and where to watch Japan vs Costa Rica Live score, Teams, Prediction, Online Channel
Japan vs Costa Rica: Japan looks to seal qualification into the Round of 16 when they face Costa Rica in their next Group E match on Sunday.
Match Details:
Teams: Japan vs Costa Rica
Venue: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar
Date: Sunday 27th November, 2022
Time: 03:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.jiocinema.com/
Preview:
Japan opened their WC 2022 campaign in some style as they sealed a comeback 2-1 win over Germany on Wednesday.
Gundogan gave Die Mannschaft the lead in the first half from the spot before 2nd half efforts from Doan and Asano turned the game in the Samurai Blue’s favour.
It was the substitutes that made the difference for Moriyasu’s team as they took a giant step towards qualification.
On the other hand, Costa Rica endured a horror start to their campaign as they lost 7-0 to Spain on Wednesday.
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Torres led the way with 2 goals while Olmo, Asensio, Gavi, Soler and Morata found the net as well to inflict a WC ending defeat on Costa Rica.
Despite it being the first game, it was Costa Rica’s implosion and lack of fight being the reason for their poor show.
Costa Rica can only suffice with huge wins in their remaining matches as they possess no other options.
It’s now or never for either side in this must-win clash. Both teams last met in September 2018, where Japan won 3-0.
Form Guide:
Japan: WLDWL
Costa Rica: LWDWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Germany 1-2 Japan
Spain 7-0 Costa Rica
After an historic victory against Germany at the #FIFAWorldCup on Match Day 4, Japan fans cleaned up their rubbish in the stadium, whilst the @jfa_samuraiblue left their changing room at Khalifa International Stadium like this. Spotless.
Domo Arigato.👏🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/NuAQ2xrwSI
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) November 23, 2022
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Japan vs Costa Rica in India?
The match is live streamed on Jio Cinema App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sports18-1.
Team News
There are no injury concerns ahead of this clash in Group E.
You have to feel for Keylor Navas after this one 😢
7 goals conceded and not a single shot taken by Costa Rica at the other end 😵💫 pic.twitter.com/s7xIbknyjI
— Plei ⚽️ (@PleiApp) November 23, 2022
Japan possible 11:
Gonda, Tomiyasu, Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo, Endo, Tanaka, Ito, Kamada, Kubo and Asano
Costa Rica possible 11:
Navas, Oviedo, Duarte, Calvo, Waston, Bennette, Borges, Tejada, Fuller, Campbell and Contreras
Prediction: Japan 2-0 Costa Rica
Japan has won the H2H battle in recent times as they have a 2-0 advantage. After an inspiring win over Germany, the Samurai Blue are confident of another success.
Costa Rica are hurt after the hammering and Japan could take advantage of the same with their highly skilled players. We see Japan winning this one comfortably.
Players to watch out for: Asano, Tanka, Campbell and Fuller.
