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Colombia national football team
World Cup | Group Stage
Jun 19, 2018 at 1pm UK
 
Japan national football team

1-2

Quintero (39')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Kagawa (6' pen.), Osako (73')

The Match

Match Report

Japan pull off a surprise result by beating Colombia 2-1 at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk, aided by a red card shown to Carlos Sanchez less than three minutes in.

Live Commentary

Relive Sports Mole's live text coverage of Japan's 2-1 win against Colombia, as the Samurai Blue made their one-man advantage count in Saransk.

Team News

James Rodriguez misses out on a place in the starting lineup as Colombia face Japan in the World Cup.

Head to Head
Jun 24, 2014 9pm
Group Stage
Japan
1-4
Colombia
Okazaki (45+1')
Konno (16')
Cuadrado (17' pen.), Martinez (55', 82'), Rodriguez (90')
Guarin (63')
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Tables header RHS

Group A

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Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

Group B

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Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

Group C

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Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

Group D

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Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

Group E

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Q Romania Romania31114
Q Belgium Belgium31114
Q Slovakia Slovakia31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

Group F

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Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Turkey Turkey32016
Q Georgia Georgia31114
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic30121


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