2022 Kirin Cup Soccer

The 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer (Japanese: キリンカップサッカー2022) was the 33rd edition of the international friendly football tournament Kirin Cup Soccer organised by the Japan Football Association,[1] which was played in Japan between 10 and 14 June 2022,[2] with the participation of four teams: Japan, Chile, Ghana and Tunisia.[3]

2022 Kirin Cup Soccer
Tournament logo
Tournament details
Host countryJapan (AFC)
Dates10–14 June 2022
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Ghana
Fourth place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Attendance67,550 (16,888 per match)
Top scorer(s) Issam Jebali
(2 goals)
Best player(s) Ferjani Sassi

This is the first Kirin Cup tournament in six years, since the 2016 edition. Tunisia have won their first title, defeating Japan 3–0 in the final.[4][5] Ferjani Sassi was named the best player of the tournament while his compatriot Issam Jebali finished as the top scorer with two goals.[6]

Teams

The following teams participated for the tournament.

Country Confederation Manager FIFA ranking
at start of event
 Japan (Hosts) AFC Hajime Moriyasu 23
 Chile[7] CONMEBOL Eduardo Berizzo 28
 Tunisia[8] CAF Jalel Kadri 35
 Ghana[9] CAF Otto Addo 60

Venues
Kobe Osaka
Noevir Stadium Kobe Panasonic Stadium Suita
Capacity: 30,132 Capacity: 39,694

Results

All times are local, Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 June – Kobe
 
 
 Chile0
 
14 June – Osaka
 
 Tunisia2
 
 Japan0
 
10 June – Kobe
 
 Tunisia3
 
 Japan4
 
 
 Ghana1
 
3rd place match
 
 
14 June – Osaka
 
 
 Chile0 (1)
 
 
 Ghana0 (3)

Semi-finals
Chile 0–2 Tunisia
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Abdi 41'
  • Jebali 89'
Attendance: 4,973[10]
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)
Chile
Tunisia
GK12Zacarías López
DF17Gary Medel (c)  59'
DF2Eugenio Mena
DF5Paulo Díaz
DF15Francisco Sierralta
DF26Jeyson Rojas 58' 83'
MF14Pablo Galdames
MF13Felipe Méndez
FW11Ronnie Fernández  45+1'
FW7Joaquín Montecinos 70'
FW22Ben Brereton Díaz 59'
Substitutions:
DF 6 Nayel Mehssatou  83'
MF21Tomás Alarcón 59'
MF19Darío Osorio 83'
FW9Jean Meneses 59'  70'
FW16Diego Valencia 70'
Coach:
Eduardo Berizzo
GK16Aymen Dahmen
DF4Ali Abdi  90+3'
DF20Mohamed Dräger 43'
DF3Montassar Talbi
DF6Nader Ghandri
MF13Ferjani Sassi (c)
MF14Aïssa Laïdouni
MF15Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane  68'
MF25Anis Ben Slimane 90+4'
FW23Naïm Sliti  79'
FW19Seifeddine Jaziri 68'
Substitutions:
DF2Bilel Ifa 90+3'
DF 21 Rami Kaib  90+4'
MF10Hannibal Mejbri 79'
FW17Issam Jebali 68'
FW7Youssef Msakni 68'
Coach:
Jalel Kadri

Assistant referees:
Yusuke Hamamoto (Japan)
Kota Watanabe (Japan)
Fourth official:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mihara Jun (Japan)

Japan 4–1 Ghana
 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Attendance: 25,100[11]
Referee: Kurt Ams (Australia)
Japan
Ghana
GK1Eiji Kawashima
DF22Maya Yoshida (c)  46'
DF3Shogo Taniguchi
DF2Miki Yamane  85'
DF26Hiroki Ito  40'
MF7Gaku Shibasaki
MF6Wataru Endo  69'
MF11Takefusa Kubo
MF21Ritsu Dōan  69'
MF15Kaoru Mitoma 80'
FW25Ayase Ueda 80'
Substitutions:
DF4Ko Itakura 46'
DF 20 Yūta Nakayama  85'
MF17Ao Tanaka 69'
MF14Junya Ito 69'
MF 10 Takumi Minamino  80'
FW24Daizen Maeda 80'
Coach:
Hajime Moriyasu
GK12Lawrence Ati-Zigi
DF2Andy Yiadom  82'
DF18Daniel Amartey
DF5Dennis Nkrumah-Korsah  68'
DF3Alidu Seidu
MF11Mubarak Wakaso
MF20Mohammed Kudus  68'
MF6Edmund Addo
FW10André Ayew (c)
FW9Jordan Ayew 81'
FW15Christopher Antwi-Adjei
Substitutions:
MF7Abdul Fatawu Issahaku 84' 68'
FW13Felix Afena-Gyan 68'
FW 19 Benjamin Tetteh  81'
FW14Daniel Afriyie 90' 82'
Coach:
Otto Addo

Assistant referees:
Andrew Lindsay (Australia)
Jasem Abdulla Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Ryūji Satō (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Ahmed Eisa Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Yamauchi Hiroshi (Japan)

Third place match
Chile
Ghana
GK 1Sebastián Pérez
DF 18Óscar Opazo  31'  73'
DF 5Paulo Díaz (c)
DF 3Benjamín Kuscevic
DF 15Francisco Sierralta  46'  81'
DF 25Alex Ibacache 81'
DF 6Nayel Mehssatou
MF 14Pablo Galdames 59' 81'
MF 21Tomás Alarcón
FW 22Ben Brereton Díaz
FW 16Diego Valencia
Substitutions:
DF 17Gary Medel 73'
DF 2Eugenio Mena 81'
MF 19 Darío Osorio  81'
FW 11 Ronnie Fernández  81'
Coach:
Eduardo Berizzo
GK1Abdul Manaf Nurudeen
DF17Baba Rahman
DF18Daniel Amartey
DF3Alidu Seidu  67'
MF11Mubarak Wakaso  21'  78'
MF20Mohammed Kudus
MF6Edmund Addo  63'
MF7Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
FW10André Ayew (c) 79'
FW19Benjamin Tetteh  40'  80'
FW13Felix Afena-Gyan 63'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Andy Yiadom  63'  90+3'
DF22Dennis Nkrumah-Korsah 90+3'
FW9Jordan Ayew 63'
FW 15 Christopher Antwi-Adjei  80'
Coach:
Otto Addo

Assistant referees:
Kota Watanabe (Japan)
Yusuke Hamamoto (Japan)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Final
Japan 0−3 Tunisia
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Attendance: 31,292[13]
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
Japan
Tunisia
GK 23 Daniel Schmidt
DF 22 Maya Yoshida (c)
DF 5 Yuto Nagatomo  52'  82'
DF 4 Ko Itakura
DF 26 Hiroki Ito
MF 8 Genki Haraguchi  46'
MF 9 Daichi Kamada  60'
MF 6 Wataru Endo
MF 10 Takumi Minamino  71'
MF 14 Junya Ito  71'
FW 18 Takuma Asano  60'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Miki Yamane  82'
MF 17 Ao Tanaka  46'
MF 15 Kaoru Mitoma  60'
MF 11 Takefusa Kubo  71'
MF 21 Ritsu Dōan  71'
FW 19 Kyogo Furuhashi  60'
Coach:
Hajime Moriyasu
GK 16 Aymen Dahmen
DF 2 Bilel Ifa  78'
DF 4 Ali Abdi  33'
DF 20 Mohamed Dräger  90+4'
DF 3 Montassar Talbi
MF 13 Ferjani Sassi
MF 14 Aïssa Laïdouni
MF 15 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane  77'
MF 25 Anis Ben Slimane  90+4'
FW 7 Youssef Msakni (c)  85'
FW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi  77'
Substitutions:
DF 21 Rami Kaib  85'
DF 5 Adam Ben Lamin  90+4'
MF 10 Hannibal Mejbri  77'
MF 18 Firas Ben Larbi  90+4'
FW 17 Issam Jebali  77'
Coach:
Jalel Kadri

Assistant referees:
Jasem Abdulla Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Andrew Lindsay (Australia)
Fourth official:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Kurt Ams (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

Final standings

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Pos. Team Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1  Tunisia 2 2 0 0 6 5 0 +5
2  Japan 2 1 0 1 3 4 4 0
3  Ghana 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 −3
4  Chile 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 −2

Goalscorers

There were 10 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

See also

References
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