Japan vs Spain 2:1. What is interesting to know about the match

Japan hosted Spain at the Khalifa International Stadium. A. Morata drop first goal at 11 minute of the match.

Goalscorers:

• A.Morata at 11 minute (0 : 1) (Spain)
• R.Doan at 48 minute (1 : 1) (Japan)
• A.Tanaka at 51 minute (2 : 1) (Japan)

Line-ups:

Japan Shuichi Gonda (rating 7) Ko Itakura (rating 6.9) Maya Yoshida (rating 6.9) Shogo Taniguchi (rating 6.9) Junya Ito (rating 6.2) Hidemasa Morita (rating 6.3) Ao Tanaka (rating 7.3) Yuto Nagatomo (rating 6.3) Daichi Kamada (rating 6.3) Daizen Maeda (rating 6.6) Takefusa Kubo (rating 6.7)

Spain Unai Simón (rating 6.2) César Azpilicueta (rating 7.2) Rodri (rating 7.3) Pau Torres (rating 7) Alejandro Balde (rating 6.7) Gavi (rating 6.2) Sergio Busquets (rating 6.6) Pedri (rating 7.3) Nico Williams (rating 6.3) Álvaro Morata (rating 7.3) Dani Olmo (rating 6.3)

Substitutions:

Japan R. Doan (T. Kubo, 46) K. Mitoma (Y. Nagatomo, 46) T. Asano (D. Maeda, 61) T. Tomiyasu (D. Kamada, 69) W. Endo (A. Tanaka, 87)

Spain D. Carvajal (C. Azpilicueta, 46) F. Torres (N. Williams, 57) M. Asensio (A. Morata, 57) A. Fati (Gavi, 68) J. Alba (A. Balde, 68)

Ball possession:

• Japan — 18%
• Spain — 82%

In total two teams made 18 shots on target and shot 8 on goal:

• Japan: 6 shots on target, 3 on goal. The most active in terms of the number of shots was — Ko Itakura.
• Spain: 12 shots on target, 5 on goal. Best in hits on goal – Álvaro Morata.

Passes:

Best players for each teams with pass accuracy:

• Hidemasa Morita (Japan) — pass accuracy 76%, total passes 34
• Rodri (Spain) — pass accuracy 94%, total passes 215

Who made the most key passes from each teams:

• Junya Ito (Japan) — 2 key passes
• Rodri (Spain) — 2 key passes

Defense:

• Intercepts.Number of interceptions for Japan — 13 (leader — Ao Tanaka, 3).Spain — 3 (Rodri has the most, 1).
• Ball tackles.Japan — 5 (Shogo Taniguchi, 2). Spain — 1 (Pau Torres — 1).

Face-to-face:

By the number of face-to-face fights for ball the leaders in the teams are:

• Maya Yoshida, Japan (5)
• Gavi, Spain (7)

Fouls:

Yellow cards:

• K. Itakura (Japan) at 39 minute
• S. Taniguchi (Japan) at 44 minute
• M. Yoshida (Japan) at 45 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• Japan –
• Spain –

Top 5 World Cup scorers:

1. Mohammed Muntari (3, Qatar)
2. Famara Diédhiou (3, Senegal)
3. Kylian Mbappé (3, France)
4. Marcus Rashford (3, England)
5. Enner Valencia (3, Ecuador)

Next games:

• Japan will play with . , on .
• Spain will play with . , on .