Japan v Costa Rica, 11 September 2018
| Score | 3-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Muhammad Taqi |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Suita City Football Stadium, Suita |
| Attendance | 33,891 |
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Japan
Manager: Akira Nishino
Goals:
| Bryan Oviedo | own goal | 16 |
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| Takumi Minamino | 66 |
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| Junya Ito | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Masaaki Higashiguchi
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Genta Miura
Defender
Sei Muroya
Defender
Sho Sasaki
Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo
Midfielder
Toshihiro Aoyama
Midfielder
Ritsu Doan
Midfielder/Forward
Takumi Minamino
Midfielder/Forward
Shoya Nakajima
Forward
Yū Kobayashi
Substitutions:
| Takuma Asano for Yū Kobayashi | 68 |
| Jun Amano for Shoya Nakajima | 75 |
| Shintaro Kurumaya for Sho Sasaki | 78 |
| Hidemasa Morita for Sei Muroya | 82 |
| Junya Ito for Ritsu Doan | 85 |
| Kento Misao for Toshihiro Aoyama | 87 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Shuichi Gonda
Goalkeeper
Daniel Schmidt
Defender
Shintaro Kurumaya
Defender
Naomichi Ueda
Defender/Midfielder
Hidemasa Morita
Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder
Jun Amano
Midfielder
Kento Misao
Midfielder/Forward
Junya Ito
Forward
Takuma Asano
Forward
Tatsuya Ito
Forward
Kenyu Sugimoto
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Costa Rica
Manager: Rónald González
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Leonel Moreira
Goalkeeper
Keyner Brown
Defender
Óscar Duarte
Defender
Ian Smith
Defender
Juan Pablo Vargas
Defender
Bryan Oviedo
Defender/Midfielder
Allan Cruz
Midfielder
David Guzmán
Midfielder
Randall Leal
Midfielder
Mayron George
Forward
David Ramírez
Forward
Substitutions:
| Wilmer Azofeifa for Allan Cruz | 46 |
| Kevin Briceño for Leonel Moreira | 46 |
| Luis Hernandez for Bryan Oviedo | 46 |
| Jonathan Moya for Mayron George | 56 |
| Jimmy Marín for Randall Leal | 62 |
| Daniel Colindres for Juan Pablo Vargas | 67 |
Cards:
| Allan Cruz | 33 | Y |
| Óscar Duarte | 77 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Esteban Alvarado
Goalkeeper
Kevin Briceño
Defender
Luis Hernandez
Defender/Midfielder
Cristian Gamboa
Midfielder
Elías Aguilar
Midfielder
Wilmer Azofeifa
Midfielder
Jimmy Marín
Midfielder
Jonathan Martínez
Midfielder
Rodney Wallace
Forward
Daniel Colindres
Forward
Jonathan Moya