Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
6'
S. Kagawa
J. Quintero
39'
1 - 1
1 - 2
73'
Y. Osako
Press

Match report in news

  • 95'
    Japan have won, that's an upset!
  • 90'
    Almost for Falcao.. he's offside. Five minutes added on!
Substitution

Substitution

at Japón
  • 85'
    Okazaki is on for the 'Blue Samurai'.
  • 80'
    Ten minutes left for Colombia..
  • 78'
    Chane for James! A last ditch challenge blocks his effort...
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Japón en el 73'
  • 73'
    Japan go 2-1 up! From the corner Osako heads home!
  • 73'
    Close! Sanchez diverts an effort just wide... but wait.
  • 69'
    Japan maybe just edging it. Colombia beginning to tire after playing with ten men for so long?
  • 64'
    Getting cagey now. Neither side prepared to lose rather than going for the win it seems.
Substitution

Substitution

at Colombia
  • 59'
    James makes his way onto the pitch! Yoshida heads just over the bar...
  • 55'
    Not the same start to the second half as there has been to the first. Neither team creating anything clear cut yet.
  • 48'
    First opening of the half sees a dangerous ball in by Japan down the left.. It's headed clear however.
  • 46'
    We're back underway!
  • 45'
    And that is half time... A very entertaining half!
  • 45'
    One minute added on at the half...
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Colombia en el 39'
  • 39'
    Quintero scores! Very dangerous indeed! He puts it under the wall and the stadium erupts!
  • 37'
    Falcao draws a foul in a dangerous position...
  • 34'
    Falcao almost diverts Quintero's scooped pass into the net but Kawashima is there again!
Substitution

Substitution

at Colombia
  • 31'
    Cuadrado is struggling with an injury. He goes off for Barrios.
  • 28'
    The crowd is certainly on Colombia's side. The Mordovia Arena in Saransk is a sea of yellow with the South American nation well represented.
  • 25'
    Colombia break and Cuadrado just misses!
  • 23'
    Japan force a corner... Then they commit a foul.
  • 20'
    Colombia by no means out of this and they have had a few attacks. It's mostly coming down the right with Juan Cuadrado.
  • 18'
    There was 2:56 on the clock when that red card was shown. The second fastest in World Cup history.
  • 16'
    Should be two for Japan! Just wide...
  • 12'
    Falcao almost gets one back though as he flicks on a free kick! Kawashima saves.
  • 11'
    Here's what that goal celebration looks like in Japanese...
  • 9'
    Colombia come forward but this is going to be a tough ask for them now. Over 80 minutes with a man disadvantage.
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Japón en el 6'
  • 6'
    Kagawa scores it! A nightmare start for Colombia. Straight down the middle and Ospina had already committed.
Card

Red card

a Colombia
  • 3'
    Penalty and a red card! Japan with a big chance... Carlos Sanchez sent off for a deliberate handball.
  • 1'
    Japan kick us off!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The teams are out and it's time for the anthems!
  • PRVW
    The striker has had terrible luck at the tournament, missing out in 2014 after damaging his knee ligaments.
  • PRVW
    Another interesting storyline for this Colombia side... Radamel Falcao is making his World Cup debut.
  • PRVW
    And here is the official graphic from FIFA confirming those teams:
  • PRVW
    So it's the news that no Colombian wanted to hear... James Rodriguez will not be starting the game!
  • PRVW
    Japan: Kawashima, Shoji, Nagatomo, Sakai, Yoshida, Shibasaki, Haraguchi, Kagawa, Inui, Hasebe, Osako
  • PRVW
    Colombia XI: Ospina, Murillo, Arias, Mojica, D. Sanchez, C. Sanchez, Cuadrado, Lerma, Quintero, Falcao, Izquierdo
  • PRVW
    The teams are in...
  • PRVW
    The golden boot winner from the previous World Cup is a doubt with a calf strain, and it would come as some blow to Colombia if he can't make the game.
  • PRVW
    It's a competitive looking group this one but the news in the build up is all about one man... James Rodriguez.
Info

Pre-match

19 June 2018, 14:00

Referee: Damir Skomina

Stadium: Mordovia Arena

  • PRVW
    Good afternoon and welcome to the live updates as Colombia take on Japan in Group H!