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Matchday 8 Live Blog: Spain v Germany, Croatia eliminates Canada, Morocco & Costa Rica triumph
Join us for Matchday 8 as we bring you the key moments and highlights from today's FIFA World Cup fixtures.
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1' - Kick-off
The referee blows the whistle and Costa Rica kick-off to get the first match of the day underway.
The referee blows the whistle and Costa Rica kick-off to get the first match of the day underway.
Costa Rica Stats
· Costa Rica will be eliminated from the World Cup if they lose against Japan AND Spain do not lose against Germany.
· Costa Rica lost 7-0 to Spain in Doha in their opening game of this World Cup. Costa Rica failed to attempt a single shot in that match.
· Costa Rica equalled their biggest defeat in all competitions in that loss against Spain (seven-goal margin), a 7-0 away loss against Mexico in a friendly in 1975.
· Costa Rica have only conceded as many goals at a single World Cup in 2006 (9) as in 2022 (7). This is Costa Rica's sixth World Cup appearance.
· In the most recent World Cup, only Panama (11) and Tunisia (8) conceded more than seven goals in the group stage.
· Costa Rica lost two of their last 14 matches (W10-D2-L2), a 2-0 Nations League defeat against Panama in Panama City on 2 June and their 7-0 World Cup defeat against Spain on Wednesday.
· Celso Borges, Keylor Navas and Bryan Ruiz (9 each) can surpass Christian Bolaños (9) as Costa Rica's all-time leading World Cup appearance maker.
· Ruiz (2) is one of three players to score multiple World Cup goals for Costa Rica, alongside Rónald Gómez and Paulo Wanchope (both 3). Ruiz netted his two goals in 2014.
· Johan Venegas celebrates his 34rd birthday on the day of the match. No Costa Rican player has made a World Cup appearance on his birthday yet. Rodney Wallace was an unused sub on his birthday, when Costa Rica lost 1-0 to Serbia at the 2018 World Cup.
· Joel Campbell made 22 passes in Costa Rica's match against Spain (7-0 loss), with eight of those passes being kick-offs.
· Luis Fernando Suárez is the first manager to lose six successive World Cup matches. His defeats came as a manager for Ecuador (2006), Honduras (2014) and Costa Rica (2022). His two wins at the World Cup came in 2006, when his Ecuador beat Poland (2-0) and Costa Rica (3-0) in the group stage.
· Joel Campbell and Francisco Calvo will be suspended if booked.
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· Costa Rica lost 7-0 to Spain in Doha in their opening game of this World Cup. Costa Rica failed to attempt a single shot in that match.
· Costa Rica equalled their biggest defeat in all competitions in that loss against Spain (seven-goal margin), a 7-0 away loss against Mexico in a friendly in 1975.
· Costa Rica have only conceded as many goals at a single World Cup in 2006 (9) as in 2022 (7). This is Costa Rica's sixth World Cup appearance.
· In the most recent World Cup, only Panama (11) and Tunisia (8) conceded more than seven goals in the group stage.
· Costa Rica lost two of their last 14 matches (W10-D2-L2), a 2-0 Nations League defeat against Panama in Panama City on 2 June and their 7-0 World Cup defeat against Spain on Wednesday.
· Celso Borges, Keylor Navas and Bryan Ruiz (9 each) can surpass Christian Bolaños (9) as Costa Rica's all-time leading World Cup appearance maker.
· Ruiz (2) is one of three players to score multiple World Cup goals for Costa Rica, alongside Rónald Gómez and Paulo Wanchope (both 3). Ruiz netted his two goals in 2014.
· Johan Venegas celebrates his 34rd birthday on the day of the match. No Costa Rican player has made a World Cup appearance on his birthday yet. Rodney Wallace was an unused sub on his birthday, when Costa Rica lost 1-0 to Serbia at the 2018 World Cup.
· Joel Campbell made 22 passes in Costa Rica's match against Spain (7-0 loss), with eight of those passes being kick-offs.
· Luis Fernando Suárez is the first manager to lose six successive World Cup matches. His defeats came as a manager for Ecuador (2006), Honduras (2014) and Costa Rica (2022). His two wins at the World Cup came in 2006, when his Ecuador beat Poland (2-0) and Costa Rica (3-0) in the group stage.
· Joel Campbell and Francisco Calvo will be suspended if booked.
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Japan Stats
· Japan will qualify for the knockout phase if they win this match AND Germany do not win against Spain. Japan beat Germany 2-1 in Doha ín their opener after trailing 1-0. Ritsu Doan (75') and Takuma Asano (83') secured Japan's win.
· Japan have alternated between group stage exit (1998, 2006, 2014) and round of last 16 exit (2002, 2010, 2018) in their six World Cup appearances. Their knockout phase exits were against Türkiye (1-0 in 2002), Paraguay (on penalties in 2010) and Belgium (3-2 in 2018 after leading 2-0).
· Japan could win their first two World Cup games from the start of a tournament for the first time. No team from the AFC zone have won their opening two matches at a World Cup.
· Japan could win back-to-back World Cup matches for the second time, after beating Russia (1-0) and Tunisia (2-0) on home soil in the group stage in 2002.
· Japan had made two shot attempts in their match against Germany before Takuma Asano came off the bench in the 57th minute. Japan recorded nine shot attempts with Asano on the pitch. Asano himself recorded five shot attempts, including scoring the winning goal.
· Doan and Asano can join Keisuke Honda (4 goals), Takashi Inui (2), Shinji Okazaki (2) and Junichi Inamoto (2) as the players to score multiple World Cup goals for Japan.
· Only Inamoto (2 in 2002), Honda (2 in 2010) and Inui (2 in 2018) have netted multiple goals for Japan at a single World Cup.
· Gaku Shibasaki put two goals past Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas when his Kashima Antlers took on Real Madrid in the final of the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup. Real Madrid beat Kashima Antlers 4-2 after extra time (hat-trick Cristiano Ronaldo).
· Yuto Nagatomo (139) and Maya Yoshida (123) are second and third respectively in Japan's all-time leading appearance makers, behind only Yasuhito Endo (152).
· Nagatomo (12) surpassed Eiji Kawashima and Makoto Hasebe (11 each) as Japan's leading World Cup appearance maker. Nagatomo became the first Japanese player to make an appearance at as many as four World Cups.
· Nagatomo (36 years) also became the oldest person to make a World Cup appearance for Japan. Kawashima (39 years old) was an unused sub in their match against Germany.
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· Japan have alternated between group stage exit (1998, 2006, 2014) and round of last 16 exit (2002, 2010, 2018) in their six World Cup appearances. Their knockout phase exits were against Türkiye (1-0 in 2002), Paraguay (on penalties in 2010) and Belgium (3-2 in 2018 after leading 2-0).
· Japan could win their first two World Cup games from the start of a tournament for the first time. No team from the AFC zone have won their opening two matches at a World Cup.
· Japan could win back-to-back World Cup matches for the second time, after beating Russia (1-0) and Tunisia (2-0) on home soil in the group stage in 2002.
· Japan had made two shot attempts in their match against Germany before Takuma Asano came off the bench in the 57th minute. Japan recorded nine shot attempts with Asano on the pitch. Asano himself recorded five shot attempts, including scoring the winning goal.
· Doan and Asano can join Keisuke Honda (4 goals), Takashi Inui (2), Shinji Okazaki (2) and Junichi Inamoto (2) as the players to score multiple World Cup goals for Japan.
· Only Inamoto (2 in 2002), Honda (2 in 2010) and Inui (2 in 2018) have netted multiple goals for Japan at a single World Cup.
· Gaku Shibasaki put two goals past Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas when his Kashima Antlers took on Real Madrid in the final of the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup. Real Madrid beat Kashima Antlers 4-2 after extra time (hat-trick Cristiano Ronaldo).
· Yuto Nagatomo (139) and Maya Yoshida (123) are second and third respectively in Japan's all-time leading appearance makers, behind only Yasuhito Endo (152).
· Nagatomo (12) surpassed Eiji Kawashima and Makoto Hasebe (11 each) as Japan's leading World Cup appearance maker. Nagatomo became the first Japanese player to make an appearance at as many as four World Cups.
· Nagatomo (36 years) also became the oldest person to make a World Cup appearance for Japan. Kawashima (39 years old) was an unused sub in their match against Germany.
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Head-to-Head
· Japan and Costa Rica meet for the first time in a competitive match. Their previous four matchups were all friendlies. Japan won three of those four meetings and there was one draw.
· These teams meet for the first time since Japan beat Costa Rica 3-0 in a friendly in Suita on 11 September 2018. Bryan Oviedo (16', own goal), Takumi Minamino (67') and Junya Ito (90+3') scored the goals in that match.
· Costa Rica only avoided defeat against Japan in a 1-1 draw in Yokohama in preparation for the World Cup in April 2002.
· Japan met opponents from the CONCACAF region only once before at the World Cup. In 1998, Japan suffered a 2-1 group stage loss to Jamaica in Lyon.
· Costa Rica met opponents from the AFC zone only once before at the World Cup. In 2002, they beat China PR 2-0 in Gwangju in the group stage.
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· These teams meet for the first time since Japan beat Costa Rica 3-0 in a friendly in Suita on 11 September 2018. Bryan Oviedo (16', own goal), Takumi Minamino (67') and Junya Ito (90+3') scored the goals in that match.
· Costa Rica only avoided defeat against Japan in a 1-1 draw in Yokohama in preparation for the World Cup in April 2002.
· Japan met opponents from the CONCACAF region only once before at the World Cup. In 1998, Japan suffered a 2-1 group stage loss to Jamaica in Lyon.
· Costa Rica met opponents from the AFC zone only once before at the World Cup. In 2002, they beat China PR 2-0 in Gwangju in the group stage.
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