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FIFA #74
Ugh, no.
Iceland lost to Japan
Iceland 0 – 1 Japan
FT · Sun, May 31

Match Details

Japan National Stadium (Tokyo) · 62,212 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Japan 1, Iceland 0.
  • 90'+12'Second Half ends, Japan 1, Iceland 0.
  • 90'+8'Attempt missed. Hjörtur Hermannsson (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Ayumu Seko (Japan).
  • 90'+5'Stefán Thórdarson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Ísak Thorvaldsson (Iceland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3'Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Ayumu Seko.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Kento Shiogai (Japan).
  • 90'+2'Willum Willumsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2'Substitution, Iceland. Stefán Sigurdarson replaces Hördur Magnússon because of an injury.
  • 90'+1'Delay in match because of an injury Hördur Magnússon (Iceland).

Line Score

12T
ISL 00 0
JPN 01 1

Match Leaders

Iceland
Japan

Key Events

90'+2'Substitution, Iceland. Stefán Sigurdarson replaces Hördur Magnússon because of an injury.
87'Substitution, Iceland. Ísak Thorvaldsson replaces Kristian Hlynsson.
87'Mikael Ellertsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card.
87'Goal! Japan 1, Iceland 0. Koki Ogawa (Japan) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.
85'Substitution, Iceland. Hjörtur Hermannsson replaces Daníel Grétarsson.
83'Substitution, Japan. Kaishu Sano replaces Takefusa Kubo.
83'Substitution, Japan. Shogo Taniguchi replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
82'Substitution, Japan. Tomoki Hayakawa replaces Zion Suzuki.
75'Stefán Thórdarson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73'Substitution, Japan. Tsuyoshi Watanabe replaces Ko Itakura.
73'Substitution, Japan. Keisuke Goto replaces Ao Tanaka.
72'Substitution, Japan. Kento Shiogai replaces Keito Nakamura.
72'Substitution, Iceland. Aron Gunnarsson replaces Andri Baldursson.
72'Substitution, Iceland. Benony Andrésson replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.
45'Substitution, Iceland. Willum Willumsson replaces Gísli Thórdarson.
45'Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ritsu Doan.
45'Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Ayase Ueda.
45'Substitution, Japan. Ayumu Seko replaces Wataru Endo.
45'Substitution, Japan. Yuto Nagatomo replaces Junya Ito.
33'Kristian Hlynsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14'Substitution, Japan. Hiroki Ito replaces Maya Yoshida.

Team Stats

IcelandJapan
General
45.2 Possession % 54.8
9 Shots 15
2 On Target 7
0 Offsides 2
1 Corners 5
9 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
395 Passes Completed 509
2 Crosses Won 5
10 Tackles Won 6
3 Interceptions 6
29 Clearances 20
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
7 Saves 2

Recent Form

Japan W W W W W
Iceland W L L D D

Starting Lineups

Japan3-4-2-1
1 Suzuki
15 Tomiyasu 22 Yoshida 4 Itakura
10 Doan 6 Endo 7 Tanaka 13 Nakamura
8 Kubo 18 Ueda
14 Ito
22 Willumsson
20 Hlynsson 14 Baldursson 18 Thórdarson 19 Ellertsson
2 Tomasson 23 Magnússon 3 Grétarsson 16 Thórdarson 15 Thórhallsson
12 Valdimarsson
Iceland5-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Japan

  1. ZS #1 Zion SuzukiG
  2. MY #22 Maya YoshidaCD
  3. #4 Kou ItakuraCD-L
  4. TT #15 Takehiro TomiyasuCD-R
  5. AT #7 Ao TanakaCM-L
  6. WE #6 Wataru EndoCM-R
  7. KN #13 Keito NakamuraLM
  8. #10 Ritsu DoanRM
  9. AU #18 Ayase UedaF
  10. JI #14 Junya ItoCF-L
  11. TK #8 Takefusa KuboCF-R
Substitutes · 11 used

Iceland

  1. HV #12 Hákon ValdimarssonG
  2. DG #3 Daniel GrétarssonCD
  3. HM #23 Hördur MagnússonCD-L
  4. ST #16 Stefán Teitur ThórdarsonCD-R
  5. LT #2 Logi TomassonLB
  6. #15 Dagur ThórhallssonRB
  7. AF #14 Andri Fannar BaldurssonCM-L
  8. GT #18 Gísli ThórdarsonCM-R
  9. #20 Kristian HlynssonLM
  10. ME #19 Mikael EllertssonRM
  11. BW #22 Brynjólfur WillumssonF
Substitutes · 6 used

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