Japan 2–1 Spain: 2022 World Cup match
2–1Full time
Match in one glance
JapanSpainGoalCard
Japan
Spain
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
JapanSpain
14.9%Possession sequences85.1%
6Shots12
3On target5
1.16Expected goals (xG)0.86
253Passes1093
70.0%Pass accuracy90.9%
0Corners5
11Fouls8
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1ATAo TanakaJapan · 1 goals0.87xG
- 2ÁBÁlvaro Borja Morata MartínSpain · 1 goals0.50xG
- 3DODaniel Olmo CarvajalSpain · 0 goals0.25xG
- 4TATakuma AsanoJapan · 0 goals0.13xG
- 5MAMarco Asensio WillemsenSpain · 0 goals0.05xG
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2022-12-01
- Venue
- Khalifa International Stadium, Ar-Rayyan
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Japan / SpainJapan
Ritsu Dōan48′
Ao Tanaka51′
Spain
Álvaro Morata11′
Complete match timeline
JapanSpainGoalCardSubstitution
Japan
Spain
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
13 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1Á. Morata 11′
Second half
45′–90′2 – 0R. Dōan 48′ · A. Tanaka 51′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Japan
3-4-3SG
12Shūichi GondaKI
4Ko ItakuraMY
22Maya YoshidaST
3Shogo TaniguchiJI
14Junya ItoYN
5Yuto NagatomoAT
17Ao TanakaHM
13Hidemasa MoritaListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 6
Wataru Endo87′ - 8RDRitsu Dōan46′
- 9
Kaoru Mitoma46′ - 16TTTakehiro Tomiyasu68′
- 18TATakuma Asano62′
Match contributions
- Shogo Taniguchi▰ 44′
- Ko Itakura▰ 39′
- Ao Tanaka⚽ 1
- Maya Yoshida▰ 45′
- Ritsu Dōan⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 3STShogo TaniguchiCentre-back
- 4KIKo ItakuraCentre-back
- 5YNYuto NagatomoLeft midfielder
- 11
Takefusa KuboLF - 12SGShūichi GondaGoalkeeper
- 13HMHidemasa MoritaCentral midfielder
- 14JIJunya ItoRight midfielder
- 15DKDaichi KamadaRF
- 17ATAo TanakaCentral midfielder
- 22MYMaya YoshidaCentre-back
- 25DMDaizen MaedaCentre-forward
Spain
4-3-3Listed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 10MAMarco Asensio57′
- 11FTFerran Torres57′
- 18JAJordi Alba68′
- 20DCDani Carvajal46′
- 25AFAnsu Fati68′
Match contributions
- Álvaro Morata⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2CACésar AzpilicuetaRight-back
- 4PTPau TorresCentre-back
- 5SBSergio BusquetsDefensive midfielder
- 7ÁMÁlvaro MorataCentre-forward
- 9GGaviCentral midfielder
- 12
Nico WilliamsRF - 14ABAlejandro BaldeLeft-back
- 16
RodriCentre-back - 21DODani OlmoLF
- 23
Unai SimónGoalkeeper - 26
PedriCentral midfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Japan
Spain
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Japan
6%7%6%16%13%7%13%25%7%
Spain
13%6%7%22%23%13%5%7%3%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeVictor Miguel de Freitas Gomes
Team comparison
JapanSpain
14.9%Possession sequences85.1%
6Shots12
3On target5
1.16Expected goals (xG)0.86
253Passes1093
70.0%Pass accuracy90.9%
0Corners5
11Fouls8
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
1.16Japan0.86Spain
1.16Total xG0.86
1.16Non-penalty xG0.86
0.19xG per shot0.07
3Shots on target5
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Japan2 goals · 6 shots · 1.16 xG
Spain1 goal · 12 shots · 0.86 xG
Passing network
Japan
Spain
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Japan
6%7%6%16%13%7%13%25%7%
Spain
13%6%7%22%23%13%5%7%3%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
2Goals1
6Shots12
3On target5
6Dribble attempts18
Passing
253Pass attempts1093
177Completed passes993
70.0%Pass accuracy90.9%
0Corners5
Defending
27Duels28
14Interceptions9
229Pressures89
11Fouls8
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsAT
Ao TanakaJapan1Goals0Assists0.87xG
ÁM
Álvaro MorataSpain1Goals0Assists0.50xG
DO
Dani OlmoSpain0Goals0Assists0.25xG
TA
Takuma AsanoJapan0Goals0Assists0.13xG
MA
Marco Asensio WillemsenSpain0Goals0Assists0.05xG
Japan
3-4-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AT Ao TanakaStarter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.87 |
TA Takuma AsanoSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 |
KI Ko ItakuraStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 |
JI Junya ItoStarter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
DK Daichi KamadaStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 |
RD Ritsu DoanSubstitute | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
HM Hidemasa MoritaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
ST Shogo TaniguchiStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
SG Shūichi GondaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
MY Maya YoshidaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Spain
4-3-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ÁM Álvaro MorataStarter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.50 |
DO Dani OlmoStarter | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.25 |
MA Marco Asensio WillemsenSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.05 |
SB Sergio BusquetsStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
JA Jordi Alba RamosSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
| RodriStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
PT Pau TorresStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PedriStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
CA César AzpilicuetaStarter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AB Alejandro BaldeStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
DC Daniel Carvajal RamosSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
G GaviStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Unai SimónStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nico WilliamsStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2022-12-01
- Venue
- Khalifa International Stadium, Ar-Rayyan
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Japan / SpainJapan
Ritsu Dōan48′
Ao Tanaka51′
Spain
Álvaro Morata11′
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.