Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
END OF THE GAME
⏱️ 90'
There will be four minutes of additional pronunciation time;
🔄 85'
Another change in Ivory Coast, enters Ibrahim Diabat eacute;
⏱️ 78'
Rikuto Kuwahara's cross to the far post was not met by Shiogai and went for a throw-in;
⏱️ 73'
Hydration break and Ivory Coast's lead continues in the final minutes;
⏱️ 71'
Ouedraogo's shot stopped by Hamasaki, who deflected the ball to córner
⏱️ 66'
Fernand Gouré turns and shoots, but the ball is caught by Japan's goalkeeper;
This was the Ivory Coast goal
⚽ GOOAAALL
Abdramane Konaté scores to put Côte d'Ivoire back in front after Koffi's through pass
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⏱️ 52'
Ryo Tokunaga takes a corner kick, but the ball is too powerful;
⏱️ 46'
The second 45 minutes start with a double change in Ivory Coast
HALF TIME
End of the first half with a tie at one
⏱️ 45'
The referee has added four minutes of added time to this first half.
⏱️ 40'
Toki Yukutomo's shot hits the crossbar and goes wide, almost scoring the second goal for Japan;
🔄 37'
Côte d'Ivoire: Evrad Zogbe replaces Evrad Zogbe with Karsen Samassi
⏱️ 31'
Japan's play was set up for a favorable foul, but the linesman flagged offside;
Yukutomo's free-kick goal
⏱️ 24'
Hydration break;
⚽ GOOOAALL
Japan national team scores the equalizer after Yukutomo's free kick beats the keeper
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This was the Ivory Coast goal
⚽ GOOOAAALL
Côte d'Ivoire takes the lead after Japan's error at the start of the game and N'Dri takes advantage to put his team in the lead
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⏱️ 9' AT THE POST
Japan's free kick ended with Kento Shiogai's shot hitting the post, Côte d'Ivoire narrowly escaped.
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⏱️ 3'
A shot from outside the area of Ciss that goes wide;
⏱️ 1'
The match begins, the first possession is for the Japan National Team;
ALL READY
The 22 players are already on the field and both national anthems have already been played.
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Warming
Both teams finalize the warm-up before the start of the match.
Both must win and wait for the Panama vs Morocco game
Both teams are obliged to win today to have a chance of reaching the semifinals, although the three points would not be enough for them, but they have to wait for Panama vs Morocco, a match that can also be followed here on VAVEL.
Group C
Group C with the last matchday of the group stage to go
XI Ivory Coast
This is the Ivory Coast's starting line-up for the last group stage game
XI Japan
This is the starting roster for the Japanese national team
WE RETURN
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What time is the match Japan vs Ivory Coast?
This is the kick-off time in several countries:
Argentina: 6:00 AM
Bolivia: 5:00 AM
Brazil: 6:00 AM
Chile: 5:00 AM
Colombia: 4:00 AM
Ecuador: 4:00 AM
USA (ET): 8:00 AM
Spain: 2:00 PM
Mexico: 6:00 AM
Paraguay: 7:00 AM
Peru: 7:00 AM
Uruguay: 8:00 AM
Venezuela: 7:00 AM
England: 12:00 AM
Australia : 21:00 AM
India: 16:30 AM
Watch out for this player in Ivory Coast
David Fofana, a 20-year-old Chelsea striker, has started both games for the Ivory Coast. He has played four games for Chelsea's first team this season, three in the Premier League and one in the FA Cup. He has also made his debut in the senior national team of Ivory Coast.
Watch out for this player in Japan
Hisatsugu Ishii, a 17-year-old striker, is currently playing in the Japanese J.League with Shonan Bellmare. This striker only played 16 minutes in Japan's first game in this tournament, but it was enough to score the winning goal for his team. In the second match against Panama he was a starter and played 78 minutes.
How is the Ivory Coast coming along?
The Ivory Coast national team came to this tournament after playing three friendly matches in March where they won against Morocco and Togo, while they drew 0-0 against Uzbekistan. In their first match they defeated Panama in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw. While they lost by the minimum against Morocco. They are at the bottom of group C with two points and have very complicated to qualify for the semifinals. This team did not participate in this tournament since the 2017 edition where they reached the final, but lost against England in the penalty shootout.
How does Japan arrive?
Prior to the tournament, the Japanese national team had not played a match since August 2022, when they defeated Vietnam 5-0. In their first match of the group stage they beat Morocco 2-1 with a comeback, while in the second match they were defeated by Panama. With one match remaining, they are in third place in Group C with 3 points, so they must win to have a chance of advancing to the semifinals. In their last edition they did not advance from the round, as they finished second in the group stage with four points and did not advance as they were not the best third. They played Argentina for fifth place, but lost 3-2.
Background
This is the first time in history that the Japan U-19 vs Ivory Coast U-23 teams will meet.
Stadium
The match will be played at the Stade Parsemain, a stadium that was inaugurated in 2005 and has a capacity of 17468 spectators.
Preview of the match
Japan and Côte d'Ivoire will meet on the third day of the group stage of the Maurice Revello 2023 Tournament. Both teams are in Group C along with Panama and Morocco.
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