List of goalscorers
Match report in news
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95'Japan have won, that's an upset!
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90'Almost for Falcao.. he's offside. Five minutes added on!
Substitution
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85'Okazaki is on for the 'Blue Samurai'.
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80'Ten minutes left for Colombia..
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78'Chane for James! A last ditch challenge blocks his effort...
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Statistics of Y. Osako in Mundial410.25000
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73'Japan go 2-1 up! From the corner Osako heads home!
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73'Close! Sanchez diverts an effort just wide... but wait.
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69'Japan maybe just edging it. Colombia beginning to tire after playing with ten men for so long?
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64'Getting cagey now. Neither side prepared to lose rather than going for the win it seems.
Substitution
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59'James makes his way onto the pitch! Yoshida heads just over the bar...
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55'Not the same start to the second half as there has been to the first. Neither team creating anything clear cut yet.
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48'First opening of the half sees a dangerous ball in by Japan down the left.. It's headed clear however.
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46'We're back underway!
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45'And that is half time... A very entertaining half!
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45'One minute added on at the half...
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Statistics of J. Quintero in Mundial410.25200
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39'Quintero scores! Very dangerous indeed! He puts it under the wall and the stadium erupts!
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37'Falcao draws a foul in a dangerous position...
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34'Falcao almost diverts Quintero's scooped pass into the net but Kawashima is there again!
Substitution
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31'Cuadrado is struggling with an injury. He goes off for Barrios.
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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.
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25'Colombia break and Cuadrado just misses!
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23'Japan force a corner... Then they commit a foul.
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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.
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18'There was 2:56 on the clock when that red card was shown. The second fastest in World Cup history.
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16'Should be two for Japan! Just wide...
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12'Falcao almost gets one back though as he flicks on a free kick! Kawashima saves.
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11'Here's what that goal celebration looks like in Japanese...
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9'Colombia come forward but this is going to be a tough ask for them now. Over 80 minutes with a man disadvantage.
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Statistics of S. Kagawa in Mundial310.33100
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6'Kagawa scores it! A nightmare start for Colombia. Straight down the middle and Ospina had already committed.
Red card
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3'Penalty and a red card! Japan with a big chance... Carlos Sanchez sent off for a deliberate handball.
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1'Japan kick us off!
Start of match
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PRVWThe teams are out and it's time for the anthems!
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PRVWThe striker has had terrible luck at the tournament, missing out in 2014 after damaging his knee ligaments.
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PRVWAnother interesting storyline for this Colombia side... Radamel Falcao is making his World Cup debut.
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PRVWAnd here is the official graphic from FIFA confirming those teams:
19 June 2018
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PRVWSo it's the news that no Colombian wanted to hear... James Rodriguez will not be starting the game!
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PRVWJapan: Kawashima, Shoji, Nagatomo, Sakai, Yoshida, Shibasaki, Haraguchi, Kagawa, Inui, Hasebe, Osako
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PRVWColombia XI: Ospina, Murillo, Arias, Mojica, D. Sanchez, C. Sanchez, Cuadrado, Lerma, Quintero, Falcao, Izquierdo
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PRVWThe teams are in...
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PRVWThe 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.
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PRVWIt's a competitive looking group this one but the news in the build up is all about one man... James Rodriguez.
Pre-match
19 June 2018, 14:00
Referee: Damir Skomina
Stadium: Mordovia Arena
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PRVWGood afternoon and welcome to the live updates as Colombia take on Japan in Group H!