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2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™12 June - 13 July

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Estadio das DunasNatal (BRA)
19 Jun 2014 - 19:00 Local time
First stage - Group C
Japan
JapanJPN
Greece
GreeceGRE
Full-time
FT
0-0

Overview

Match summary

Honours even for Japan and Greece

Honours even for Japan and Greece

Greece survived the dismissal of captain Konstantinos Katsouranis to eke out a goalless draw with Japan that keeps both teams in with a chance of progressing.
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Match Highlights

Quotes

"We needed to win this game at all costs and that was what we trained for all week. We ended up with the players switching their individual positions a lot. By doing that, we hoped to get an edge both in defence and attack once the Greeks went a man down," Alberto Zaccheroni, Japan coach.
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MatchCast

20:5219 Jun 2014
The final whistle sounds.
20:5119 Jun 2014
90'+YOSHIDA (Japan) concedes a free-kick following a challenge on SOKRATIS (Greece).
20:4919 Jun 2014
90'+KONNO (Japan) commits a foul.
20:4719 Jun 2014
90'YOSHIDA (Japan) concedes a free-kick following a challenge on KARNEZIS (Greece).
20:4719 Jun 2014
90'KARNEZIS (Greece) blocks the shot.
20:4719 Jun 2014
90'ENDO (Japan) sees his effort hit the target.
20:4619 Jun 2014
89' TOROSIDIS (Greece) is booked by the referee.
20:4619 Jun 2014
88'TOROSIDIS (Greece) illegally handles the ball.
20:4519 Jun 2014
88'KAWASHIMA (Japan) blocks the shot.
20:4519 Jun 2014
88'CHOLEVAS (Greece) sees his effort hit the target.
20:4519 Jun 2014
88'KONNO (Japan) commits a foul.
20:4319 Jun 2014
86'YOSHIDA (Japan) is penalised after committing a foul.
20:4219 Jun 2014
85'YOSHIDA (Japan) sees an effort go off target.
20:4219 Jun 2014
85'HONDA (Japan) takes a corner kick.
20:3819 Jun 2014
81'SAMARAS (Greece) sees an effort go off target.

Man of the Match

HONDA
JapanJPN
Forward

Line-ups

Japan
JapanJPN
Greece
GreeceGRE
1
KAWASHIMA
(GK)
1
KARNEZIS
(GK)
2
UCHIDA
2
MANIATIS
4
HONDA
4
MANOLAS
5
NAGATOMO
7
SAMARAS
9
OKAZAKI
8
KONE
81'
13
OKUBO
9
MITROGLOU
35'
15
KONNO
15
TOROSIDIS
16
YAMAGUCHI
18
FETFATZIDIS
41'
17
HASEBE
(C) 46' HT
19
SOKRATIS
Misses next match if booked
18
OSAKO
57'
20
CHOLEVAS
22
YOSHIDA
Misses next match if booked
21
KATSOURANIS
(C)
SubstitutesSubstitutes
12
NISHIKAWA
(GK)
12
GLYKOS
(GK)
23
GONDA
(GK)
13
KAPINO
(GK)
3
G. SAKAI
3
TZAVELLAS
6
MORISHIGE
Misses next match if booked
5
MORAS
7
ENDO
46' HT
6
TZIOLIS
8
KIYOTAKE
10
KARAGOUNIS
41'
10
KAGAWA
57'
11
VYNTRA
11
KAKITANI
14
SALPINGIDIS
Misses next match if booked 81'
14
AOYAMA
16
LAZAROS
19
INOHA
17
GEKAS
35'
20
SAITO
22
SAMARIS
21
H. SAKAI
23
TACHTSIDIS
CoachCoach
Alberto ZACCHERONI (ITA)Fernando SANTOS (POR)

Match Facts

Natal

Natal
On 25 December 1597, back when Brazil was a colony of the Portuguese crown, a group of Portuguese officials reached the Potengi River with the duty of reclaiming the captaincy of Rio Grande do Norte, which was then dominated by French buccaneers.

Estadio das Dunas

A general view of Estadio das Dunas
  • Stadium nameEstadio das Dunas
  • CityNatal
  • Year constructed1972
  • Overall capacity39971

Weather

  • Clear Night
  • 29° CTemperature
  • 5 m/sWind
  • 65 %Humidity

Officials

  • Referee: Joel AGUILAR
    El Salvador
    El SalvadorSLV
  • Assistant Referee 1: William TORRES (SLV)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Juan ZUMBA (SLV)
  • Fourth official: Norbert HAUATA (TAH)

Groups

Group C
TeamsTeamsTeamsMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
Colombia
Colombia
COL
33009279
Greece
Greece
GRE
311124-24
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
CIV
310245-13
Japan
Japan
JPN
301226-41

Official Documents