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2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™12 June - 13 July

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Arena PantanalCuiaba (BRA)
24 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time
First stage - Group C
Japan
JapanJPN
Colombia
ColombiaCOL
Full-time
FT
1-4

Overview

Match summary

Cruising Colombia triumph, send Japan home

Cruising Colombia triumph, send Japan home

Colombia danced into the Round of 16 amid a fiesta of noise in Cuiaba, with a Jackson Martinez brace helping them to a 4-1 win over Japan.
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Match Highlights

Quotes

“Obviously we’re delighted. It was a very tough game for us today, just as we expected, but our confidence was high after our last two wins,” Jose Pekerman, Colombia coach.

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MatchCast

17:5224 Jun 2014
The final whistle sounds.
17:5224 Jun 2014
90'+MONDRAGON (Colombia) blocks the shot.
17:5224 Jun 2014
90'+KAKITANI (Japan) sees his effort hit the target.
17:5124 Jun 2014
90'+HASEBE (Japan) blocks the shot.
17:5124 Jun 2014
90'+RAMOS (Colombia) sees his effort hit the target.
17:4824 Jun 2014
90' JAMES (Colombia) scores!!
17:4724 Jun 2014
89'A. MEJIA (Colombia) is penalised after committing a foul.
17:4724 Jun 2014
89'ARIAS (Colombia) sees an effort go off target.
17:4424 Jun 2014
85'RAMOS (Colombia) is penalised after committing a foul.
17:4324 Jun 2014
85' KIYOTAKE (in) comes off the bench to replace KAGAWA (out) (Japan)
17:4324 Jun 2014
85' MONDRAGON (in) comes off the bench to replace OSPINA (out) (Colombia)
17:4224 Jun 2014
84'KAGAWA (Japan) sees an effort go off target.
17:4024 Jun 2014
82' JACKSON M. (Colombia) scores!!
17:3924 Jun 2014
81'C. CARBONERO (Colombia) commits a foul.
17:3824 Jun 2014
80'NAGATOMO (Japan) is penalised after committing a foul.

Man of the Match

JACKSON M.
ColombiaCOL
Forward

Line-ups

Japan
JapanJPN
Colombia
ColombiaCOL
1
KAWASHIMA
(GK)
1
OSPINA
(GK)(C) 85'
2
UCHIDA
4
ARIAS
4
HONDA
7
P. ARMERO
5
NAGATOMO
11
CUADRADO
46' HT
9
OKAZAKI
69'
13
GUARIN
10
KAGAWA
85'
15
A. MEJIA
13
OKUBO
16
A. BALANTA
14
AOYAMA
62'
19
RAMOS
15
KONNO
20
QUINTERO
46' HT
17
HASEBE
(C)Misses next match if booked
21
JACKSON M.
22
YOSHIDA
Misses next match if booked
23
VALDES
SubstitutesSubstitutes
12
NISHIKAWA
(GK)
12
VARGAS
(GK)
23
GONDA
(GK)
22
MONDRAGON
(GK) 85'
3
G. SAKAI
2
C. ZAPATA
6
MORISHIGE
Misses next match if booked
3
YEPES
7
ENDO
5
C. CARBONERO
46' HT
8
KIYOTAKE
85'
6
C. SANCHEZ
Misses next match if booked
11
KAKITANI
69'
8
AGUILAR T.
16
YAMAGUCHI
62'
9
TEO
18
OSAKO
10
JAMES
46' HT
19
INOHA
14
IBARBO
20
SAITO
17
BACCA
Injured
21
H. SAKAI
18
C. ZUÑIGA
CoachCoach
Alberto ZACCHERONI (ITA)Jose PEKERMAN (ARG)

Match Facts

Cuiaba

Cuiaba
The capital of the state of Mato Grosso, Cuiaba is located in the exact geographic centre of South America, an equidistant 2,000 km from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Arena Pantanal

An exterior view of the Arena Pantanal stadium
  • Stadium nameArena Pantanal
  • CityCuiaba
  • Year constructed2014
  • Overall capacity41112

Weather

  • Sunny
  • 31° CTemperature
  • 10 m/sWind
  • 30 %Humidity

Officials

  • Referee: Pedro PROENCA
    Portugal
    PortugalPOR
  • Assistant Referee 1: Bertino MIRANDA (POR)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Jose TRIGO (POR)
  • Fourth official: Roberto MORENO (PAN)

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