Men's World Cup · 2022 · group stage

Japan vs Spain

A match record linked to its tournament year, national teams, player pages and source-available events.

2–1

Full-time score

Date: Dec 1, 2022
Stage: group stage
Group: Group E
Venue: Khalifa International Stadium
City: Al Rayyan
Attendance: Not recorded

Goal events

3 recorded goals

Minute	Scorer	Credited team	Note
11'	Álvaro Morata	Spain	—
48'	Ritsu Dōan	Japan	—
51'	Ao Tanaka	Japan	—

Player sheets

Lineups and squad entries

Squad selection is not the same as an on-field appearance; substitutes are labeled separately.

Japan

Starting lineup

#3 Shogo Taniguchi center back
#4 Ko Itakura center back
#5 Yuto Nagatomo left midfielder
#11 Takefusa Kubo left forward
#12 Shūichi Gonda goal keeper
#13 Hidemasa Morita center midfielder
#14 Junya Ito right midfielder
#15 Daichi Kamada right forward
#17 Ao Tanaka center midfielder
#22 Maya Yoshida center back
#25 Daizen Maeda center forward

Substitutes who appeared

#6 Wataru Endo midfielder
#8 Ritsu Dōan midfielder
#9 Kaoru Mitoma midfielder
#16 Takehiro Tomiyasu defender
#18 Takuma Asano forward

Spain

Starting lineup

#2 César Azpilicueta right back
#4 Pau Torres center back
#5 Sergio Busquets defensive midfielder
#7 Álvaro Morata center forward
#9 not applicable Gavi center midfielder
#12 Nico Williams right forward
#14 Alejandro Balde left back
#16 not applicable Rodri center back
#21 Dani Olmo left forward
#23 Unai Simón goal keeper
#26 not applicable Pedri center midfielder

Substitutes who appeared

#10 Marco Asensio forward
#11 Ferran Torres forward
#18 Jordi Alba defender
#20 Dani Carvajal defender
#25 Ansu Fati forward

Disciplinary record

3 recorded cards

Minute	Player	Card	Team
39'	Ko Itakura	Yellow card	Japan
44'	Shogo Taniguchi	Yellow card	Japan
45'	Maya Yoshida	Yellow card	Japan

Referee: Victor GomesRecord ID: M-2022-44Edition: 2022

Source: Fjelstul match dataset (pinned CSV). See source notes for provenance and coverage.