90′ + 7′ FULL-TIME: JAPAN 2-1 SPAIN
90′ + 4′ Spain are continuing to search for that elusive equaliser but Japan retain a threat on the break. We’re set for a tense final few minutes.
90′ CHANCE! Asensio stings Gonda’s palms with a fine strike from distance and then, seconds later, Olmo tests him again. But Japan hold firm.
74‘ Germany have equalised against Costa Rica – meaning as things stand Japan and Spain will be progressing.
72‘ Costa Rica have taken a 2-1 lead over Germany in the group’s other game – meaning that as things stand they and Japan will progress to the Round of 16 while Spain and Germany will be eliminated.
70‘ CHANCE! Mitoma breaks down the left wing before squaring the ball for Asano just outside the area – but his shot is miscued and flies wide.
51′ GOAL! Tanaka scores to fire Japan into the lead. Doan did superbly to square the ball across the face of goal to find Mitoma, who did well to cut the ball back to Tanaka, who managed to bundle the ball over the line and make it 2-1.
50‘ Spain will be disappointed with how they defended for that goal.
48′ GOAL! Doan gets Japan back on level terms. The substitute, just on the pitch, seizes the ball at the edge of the box after sloppy defending by Spain before unleashing a fine effort into the top corner of the net, too much power on the shot for Simon to save it.
45′ + 1′ HALF-TIME: JAPAN 0-1 SPAIN
26′CHANCE! Azpilicueta drives forward down the right before playing in Morata, who does well to chop the ball back across the face of goal for Olmo to get a shot off. It’s ultimately unsuccessful, although Morata had strayed offside in the build-up so it would have been ruled out in any case.
11′GOAL! Morata makes it 1-0 to Spain. The forward arrows a fine header past Gonda after Azpilicueta floats in an inch-perfect cross from the right side.
8′ CHANCE! The ball falls to Ito wide right of the goal. But his effort crashes into the side netting.
1′ The match begins
SPAIN SUBS: Robert Sanchez, David Raya, Eric Garcia, Hugo Guillamon, Jordi Alba, Dani Carvajal, Aymeric Laporte, Marcos Llorente, Koke, Carlos Soler, Marco Asensio, Ferran Torres, Yeremi Pino, Pablo Sarabia, Ansu Fati.
SPAIN (4-3-3): Unai Simon; Cesar Azpilicueta, Rodri, Pau Torres, Alejandro Balde; Gavi, Sergio Busquets, Pedri; Nico Williams, Alvaro Morata, Dani Olmo.
JAPAN SUBS: Eiji Kawashima, Daniel Schmidt, Miki Yamane, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Hiroki Sakai, Hiroki Ito, Wataru Endo, Gaku Shibasaki, Ritsu Doan, Kaoru Mitoma, Takumi Minamino, Yuki Soma, Takuma Asano, Shuto Machino, Ayase Ueda.
JAPAN (3-4-3): Shuichi Gonda; Ko Itakura, Maya Yoshida, Shogo Taniguchi; Junya Ito, Hidemasa Morita, Ao Tanaka, Yuto Nagatomo; Diachi Kamada, Daizen Maeda, Take Kubo.