Full time: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica
Scorers: Spence 81
Yellow cards:
Yamane, Itakura, Endo (Japan)
Enriquez, Borges, Calvo (Costa Rica)
Starting line ups:
Japan: S. Gonda, M. Yoshida, Y. Nagatomo (Asano 46), K. Itakura, M. Yamane (Mitoma 62), W. Endo, D. Kamada, H. Morita, R. Dōan (Junya Ito 67), A. Ueda (Hiroki Ito 46), Y. Soma (Minamino 82)
Costa Rica: K. Navas, B. Oviedo, Ó. Duarte, K. Waston, F. Calvo, K. Fuller, C. Borges (Salas 89), Y. Tejeda, G. Torres (Aguilera 65), J. Campbell, A. Contreras (Bennette 65)
Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
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