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90'|Final
No time for more. Recital of Japan that was far superior to El Salvador that did not find itself during the whole match. Great match of the Japanese who take the victory.
88'|Japan had it
Japan had a chance. The goalkeeper made a save and the second chance hit the post. He could have scored the seventh goal
79'|Nakamura, out
Nakamura had a great chance but his shot went wide. Another great chance for Japan
73'|Furuhashi's goal
Furuhashi's goal. A header for his goal and Japan's sixth. The game is almost over for the visitors...
67'|They want more
Japan want more and are looking for the visitors' goal. 23 minutes left in the match.
60'|Doan's goal
Goooool by Doan. Japan's fifth. The striker was all alone and he scored beautifully. It's going to be a long one for El Salvador.
53'|Offside goal
Ueda scored his brace but the play, after review by VAR, was disallowed for offside.
46'|Second half
The second half begins. The last 45 minutes start, Japan dominates with a difference of four goals.
47'|Halftime
End of the first half. Recital of Japan that is very involved in the match with the atmosphere of the Toyota Stadium. El Salvador is with ten players.
45'|Two added
Two minutes are added to the 45th minute. We will go to the 47th minute
44'| Goooool by Doan
Doan's goal. Great solo play by Mitoma who shoots and the visiting goalkeeper saves the shot but could not clear the ball and leaves it dead to the Japanese striker to score at his pleasure.
38'|González
Gonzalez makes another save. Sugawara shot from close range but the goalkeeper saves.
33'|Hatate
Hatate looks for his goal. Good individual play that ends with his shot and a save by Gonzalez. Japan keeps attacking
26'|Kubo's goal
Goal by Kubo. Goal for Japan. A mistake by the visitors in the ball out and Mitoma recovers to put it to Kubo who sends it to the net in his third chance.
24'|Reyes had it
First arrival of El Salvador. From a corner kick came a header by Reyes that went narrowly wide.
22'|Double chance
Double chance for Japan. Hatate's long-range shot is saved by the goalkeeper and the rebound falls to Kubo who sends it over.
18'|Kubo had it
Real Sociedad's right winger had a chance. He hit the ball on the edge of the area but the shot went just wide.
12'|Cooling
The match cools down after the intense start. Japan continues to beat the visitors, who are down to one man.
4'|Ueda's goal
Ueda's goooool, Japan increase the deficit from the penalty spot. What a start for the Japanese. What a great atmosphere at Toyota Stadium
3'|Penalty
What a mistake by the visiting defender, who lost the ball and had to take the penalty and was sent off. Ronald is sent off. El Salvador is down to ten men. Ueda takes the kick...
1'|Taniguchi goal
Goooool for Japan. Goal by Taniguchi. What a header from the defender. Great pass from Kubo from the free kick to put the first on the scoreboard. Toyota Stadium explodes
0'|Start
The match kicks off at Toyota Stadium. A great atmosphere in Japan. El Salvador kicks off
Players leave
It's about to start. Great atmosphere at Toyota Stadium. The Japanese fans are roaring, what a great atmosphere. Everything is ready for the start...
El Salvador Lineup
El Salvador starts with the following eleven: Gonzalez, Dominguez, Zavaleta, Tamacas, Landaverde, Roldan, Henriquez, Reyes, Orellana, Gil and Dueñas.
Japan Lineup
Japan starts with the following starting eleven: Osako, Sugawara, Taniguchi, Itakura, Morita, Mitoma, Ueda, Doan, Hatate, Kubo, Morishita.
We already have line-ups
Less than half an hour to the start of the match and both coaches have already selected their starting lineups. First, let's take a look at Japan's lineup
Stadium
The match between Japan vs El Salvador will be played at Toyota Stadium. The match will kick off at 12:10 Spanish time.
Who will win?
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They are already at the Stadium
A short while ago, both teams arrived at the stadium. They will soon go out to warm up for the match. There is nothing left for the start of this match of a new day of national team friendlies.
We are here
Hello again. We are here again to report on the match between Japan vs El Salvador, corresponding to the friendly matchday of national teams. Follow the online broadcast of this match on VAVEL.
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In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Japan vs El Salvador live, as well as the latest information coming out of Japan. Don't miss any details of the match with VAVEL's up-to-the-minute live online coverage.
El Salvador's lineup
El Salvador may field the following formation in the match against Japan. Gonzalez, Dominguez, Zavaleta, Tamacas, Landaverde, Roldan, Henriquez, Reyes, Orellana, Gil and Dueñas.
Japan's lineup
Japan may field the following formation in the match against El Salvador. Schmidt, Sugawara, Itakura, Ito, Bangunagande, Kamada, Morita, Ito, Mitoma, Machino and Nishimura.
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Match Schedule
This is the start time of the game Japan vs El Salvador of 15th June 2023 in several countries:
Argentina: 8:10 AM,
Bolivia: 8:10 AM.
Brasil: 8:10 AM.
Chile: 8:10 AM.
Colombia: 6:10 AM.
Ecuador: 6:10 AM.
USA (ET): 6:10 AM.
Spain: 12:10 PM,
Mexico: 4:10 AM.
Paraguay: 8:10 AM.
Peru: 8:10 AM.
Uruguay: 8:10 AM.
Venezuela: 7:10 AM.
Where to watch
The Japan vs El Salvador match will be available on ESPN and Japanese YouTube channels. Also, if you want to watch it online, you can keep up to date with what is happening in the match and the score on VAVEL.
History
These teams have faced each other only once, where the victory went to the Japanese team by a 2-0 score in 2019 with goals from Nagai, who scored a brace to give Japan the victory in this friendly match against El Salvador.
CONCACAF Qualification
El Salvador finished second in the CONCACAF Nations League in a group that consisted of them, the United States and Grenada. El Salvador got five points out of 12 points, placing them in second position, five points behind the United States who have ten points and move on to the next round where Canada, Panama and Mexico will be playing.
Asia Cup qualifiers
Japan is preparing for the Asia Cup where it is in Group D with Iraq, Indonesia and Vietnam. The top two advance to the next round and the best third among all groups will also advance to the next round. Japan is positioned as the favorite to lead this qualification where, a priori, Iraq is the team to beat for the Japanese team.
El Salvador's last match
El Salvador lost narrowly to the United States on matchday six of CONCACAF Qualifying. The goal was slow to come as the first 45 minutes ended in a scoreless draw between the two teams. Pepi was the scorer in the 62nd minute to give the United States three points as they consolidated first place thanks to the player's goal close to the hour mark.
Japan's last match
Japan lost their last match against Colombia by 1-2. The Japanese took an early lead with a goal in the third minute of the match with Mitoma opening the scoring in the first moments of the match. Just past the half-hour mark, Durán equalized before the break, but the game went into the locker room with the score level at one. In the 61st minute, Borré scored the winning goal for the Colombians, who managed to come from behind against Japan.
Welcome to VAVEL
Welcome to the online broadcast of Japan vs El Salvador this Thursday, June 15 at 12:10 Spanish time. The match corresponds to the friendly match day. Follow the online broadcast and all the information about both teams on VAVEL.
