Japan v Costa Rica team news: Moriyasu makes five changes

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Ekitiké	LIV	8.8m	93.5%	Likely
Rice	ARS	7.1m	86.7%	Likely
Haaland	MCI	15.0m	101.9%	Very Likely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	99.5%	Likely
Foden	MCI	8.9m	89.7%	Likely
Wirtz	LIV	8.0m	87.4%	Likely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	94.9%	Maybe
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	92.5%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	78.3%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	75.2%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	70.6%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	71.1%	Unlikely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	69.6%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	70.4%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	69.8%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	68.2%	Unlikely
Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	65.5%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	64.1%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	65.9%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	63.3%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	7.3m	55.6%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	57.6%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.0m	55.0%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	54.8%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	53.1%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.2m	39.1%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	51.5%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	51.2%	Unlikely
Evanilson	BOU	7.0m	51.4%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	49.5%	Unlikely
Stach	LEE	4.8m	47.2%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	46.8%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	46.4%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	43.8%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.9m	43.9%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.6m	42.7%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	41.7%	Unlikely
Smith Rowe	FUL	5.6m	40.9%	Unlikely
Lewis-Potter	BRE	4.8m	36.5%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.6m	37.6%	Unlikely

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B.Fernandes	MUN	9.4m	150.5%	Very Likely
Mateta	CRY	7.8m	111.3%	Very Likely
Johnstone	WOL	4.5m	101.7%	Very Likely
Sels	NFO	4.7m	102.1%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	102.4%	Very Likely
Anderson	NFO	5.4m	100.3%	Very Likely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	101.2%	Very Likely
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	100.3%	Very Likely
Toti	WOL	4.3m	101.1%	Very Likely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	100.5%	Very Likely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	100.4%	Very Likely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	99.4%	Likely
Tzimas	BHA	5.3m	98.9%	Likely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	99.4%	Maybe
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	99.6%	Maybe
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	96.4%	Maybe
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	99.3%	Maybe
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	96.9%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	97.5%	Maybe
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	96.1%	Maybe
Strand Larsen	WOL	6.2m	95.5%	Maybe
Vicario	TOT	4.9m	95.3%	Maybe
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	95.0%	Maybe
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	95.4%	Maybe
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	96.5%	Maybe
Talbi	SUN	5.0m	93.9%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.2%	Unlikely
Gittens	CHE	6.1m	93.7%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	93.6%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	91.4%	Unlikely
Diouf	WHU	4.1m	91.6%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	92.3%	Unlikely
James	LEE	5.3m	92.4%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	91.3%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	91.3%	Unlikely
Udogie	TOT	4.4m	90.5%	Unlikely
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	90.5%	Unlikely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.3m	89.6%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	90.4%	Unlikely
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	90.8%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B, Vs, Sus
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:40am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C
No Change	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
No Change	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	B
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	B
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:42am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
No Change	Szoboszlai	LIV	B, Vs, Inj, Sus
No Change	Minteh	BHA	C
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Sus
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:49am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B, Vs, Inj
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	A, Vs
Up	Bowen	WHU	A
Down	Mateta	CRY	C
Down	Woltemade	NEW	B, Rest

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:51am

Dugout Discussion

27 November 2022 140 comments

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Japan are looking to move a step closer to the World Cup last-16 as they take on Costa Rica in the first of four matches to take place on Sunday.

Hajime Moriyasu’s side started their 2022 World Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over Germany, while Costa Rica suffered a 7-0 defeat to Spain.

Kick-off is at 10:00 GMT.

As for the team news, Moriyasu makes five changes from Matchday 1, with Miki Yamane, Hidemasa Morita, Ritsu Doan, Yuki Soma and Ayase Ueda replacing Hiroki Sakai, Ao Tanaka, Junya Ito, Takefusa Kubo and Daizen Maeda.

Sakai was a doubt due to the injury he picked up against Germany but is named among the substitutes alongside Takuma Asano, who scored the winning goal in that game, plus Premier League representatives Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kaoru Mitoma.

Daichi Kamada is the most-owned Japan player in the official FIFA game (10.8%), followed by goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda (8.4%), both of whom start.

Costa Rice, meanwhile, make just two changes.

Kendall Waston comes in for Carlos Martinez at right-back, while Gerson Torres is preferred to Jewison Bennette.

Only one starter in the Costa Rica squad is owned by more than 1%: goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

MATCHDAY 2 LINE-UPS

Japan XI: Gonda, Yamane, Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo, Endo, Morita, Doan, Kamada, Soma, Ueda

Costa Rica XI: Navas, Waston, Duarte, Calvo, Oviedo, Fuller, Borges, Tejeda, Torres, Campbell, Contreras

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Lionac
3 years, 26 days ago
Should I change from Castagne to Meunier with this lineup? Or stick with Castagne?
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1. Siva Mohan
  3 years, 26 days ago
  Castagne benched? have to take a HIT
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  1. Lionac
    3 years, 26 days ago
    Not benched, but just thinking Meunier might be more attacking
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    1. Siva Mohan
      3 years, 26 days ago
      they are not scoring for fun .. wouldn't make the transfer
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2. The Mentaculus
  3 years, 26 days ago
  Hmm T. Hazard is playing too though. So you think Castagne RCB & Meunier RWB?
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No Kane No Gain
3 years, 26 days ago
Is it confirmed that even if a defender is subbed after 60 mins without conceding, but the clean sheets goes after, in this WC fantasy, you don’t get the clean sheet points?!
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1. Wujek Arczi
  3 years, 26 days ago
  if it's true i feel robbed
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  1. No Kane No Gain
    3 years, 26 days ago
    I got 0 from my Japan defender who got subbed at 0-0 62 mins but he did get a yellow..
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2. Jambot
  3 years, 26 days ago
  This happened to Hernandez MD1 seems the team needs the clean regardless of if the y are on the pitch
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Krafty Werks
3 years, 26 days ago
Best 6m mid that is still to play MD2?

A - Fred
B - Casemiro
C - Kudus
D - Kostic

Thanks.
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1. TheBiffas
  3 years, 26 days ago
  Slim pickings but D
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  1. The Mentaculus
    3 years, 26 days ago
    Will Kostic even start? Expected he would last game but didn't play a min. Think I'd rather take a punt on Kudus
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    1. Krafty Werks
      3 years, 26 days ago
      Gone Kudus as really passed the eye test first fixture. It was a replacement for Trossard, can't believe he's not starting, Eden was rubbish vs Canada? Better not come on and haul?!
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FFscouter
3 years, 26 days ago
Best to bring in for an unlocked player on WC this MD?

A) Perisic (CAN)

B) Tadic (CAM)

C) Kudus (KOR)

D) Spain mid, who? (GER)
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1. TheBiffas
  3 years, 26 days ago
  olmo
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  1. Original Sin
    3 years, 26 days ago
    Olma or Asansio?
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2. Original Sin
  3 years, 26 days ago
  BRUNO
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  1. Siva Mohan
    3 years, 26 days ago
    this
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They are eating the dogs
3 years, 26 days ago
Pavard did not play yesterday. I have Khoukhi first on the bench with -1 and Almalki second on the bench with 0. Will Khoukhi automatically replace Pavard or should I replace Pavard with Almalki to avoid -1 from Khoukhi?
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1. Siva Mohan
  3 years, 26 days ago
  can you sub locked player with another locked player?
  
  your 3rd sub played already? would subbing him in allow a valid formation?
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Pariße
3 years, 26 days ago
I think Kimmich at right back could do so much for Germany. He’d bring extra control against a possession oriented Spanish side. Him, Gundogan and Goretzka can form a convincing line against the Spanish midfield, and Süle looks so out of place at right back. He’s a classic center back, that shouldn’t be in charge of crossing, creating, and overlapping, it was definitely a mistake to play him there the last time.
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1. lilmessipran
  3 years, 26 days ago
  Agreed ..kimmich at Rb is like Lahm at Rb..hope Flick sees this
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gooberman
3 years, 26 days ago
Another riveting game. Watching this world cup has been like watching paint dry.
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1. TheBiffas
  3 years, 26 days ago
  the good games have been good but the bad games have been really bad
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Pariße
3 years, 26 days ago
Batshuayi or Bruyne captain?
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1. Siva Mohan
  3 years, 26 days ago
  none if Messi was your captain
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  1. Pariße
    3 years, 26 days ago
    I started playing midweek round 1 and packed my team with players from the 3rd and 4th day of the tournament. Then I couldnt decide who to get as Denmark seemed like a tough opponent for the French and so on, meaning no Mbappe, no Messi etc.
    
    I also wanted to just save the initial draft of the team, and couldnt change once I pressed confirm.
    
    Anyway, I have these two from Belgium now.
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    1. Siva Mohan
      3 years, 26 days ago
      KDB
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2. The Mentaculus
  3 years, 26 days ago
  Not sure if I'd trust Belgium enough but if its your 1st captain of the current MD, KDB could be worth a shot. Could easily get 11 if he scores with CS & key pass bonus
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dunas_dog
3 years, 26 days ago
Any reason Gonda’s (probably 1 point) not added and he shows up as having not played
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1. The Mandalorian
  3 years, 26 days ago
  The FPL guys are still in bed.
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2. Krafty Werks
  3 years, 26 days ago
  Will be another late add, the game's cream crackered?!
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Taegugk Warrior
3 years, 26 days ago
I can transfer locked player, but not kamada. Why..?
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Bis_78
3 years, 26 days ago
Currently on Hazard.
Thoughts on Antony? He came on for Neymar.

Should I select Antony or keep Hazard?

I could then swap to B Sliva if Antony doesn’t start.
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Original Sin
3 years, 26 days ago
Quickly please, Olma or Asensio
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1. Pino
  3 years, 26 days ago
  Asensio more nailed
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Scapegoat Salah
3 years, 26 days ago
Time for some Kev magic!
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1. Krafty Werks
  3 years, 26 days ago
  He'll defo get man of the match no matter anyway?!
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Scapegoat Salah
3 years, 26 days ago
McDonalds game so much better
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gooberman
3 years, 25 days ago
Im finding the more the tournament goes on, the less I fancy England's chances.
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