2022 Kirin Cup Soccer
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| キリンカップサッカー2022 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 10–14 June |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 10 (2.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 67,550 (16,888 per match) |
| Top scorer | |
| Best player | |
← 2016 | |
The 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer was the 33rd edition of the international friendly football tournament Kirin Cup Soccer organised by the Japan Football Association (JFA),[1] which was played in Japan between 10 and 14 June 2022, with the participation of four teams: Chile, Japan, Ghana and Tunisia.[2] This is the first Kirin Cup Soccer tournament in six years, since 2016.
Tunisia have won their first title after defeating host nation Japan 3–0 in the final.[3] Ferjani Sassi was named the best player of the tournament,[4] while his compatriot Issam Jebali finished as the top scorer with two goals.[5]
Venues
The two stadiums selected for the tournament are: Noevir Stadium Kobe in Kobe, to host the semi-final matches on 10 June, and Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka for the third-place classification match and the final on 14 June.[10]
| Osaka | Kobe |
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| Panasonic Stadium Suita | Noevir Stadium Kobe |
| 34°48′09″N 135°32′18″E / 34.8026083°N 135.5382721°E | 34°39′24″N 135°10′08″E / 34.65667°N 135.16889°E |
| Capacity: 39,694 | Capacity: 30,132 |
Match officials
A total of 4 referees, 6 assistants and 7 video assistant referees (VAR) were named for the tournament.
Referees
Ryo Tanimoto
Kurt Ams
Hiroki Kasahara
Ahmed Eisa Darwish
Assistant referees
Yusuke Hamamoto
Kota Watanabe
Andrew Lindsay
Jasem Abdulla Al Ali
Hiroyuki Kimura
Ryuji Sato
Video assistant referees
Hiroki Kasahara
Ahmed Eisa Mohamed
Ryo Tanimoto
Mihara Jun
Yamauchi Hiroshi
Asaka Koizumi
Hiroshi Yamauchi
Results
All times are local, Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 June – Kobe | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
| 14 June – Osaka | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 10 June – Kobe | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| 14 June – Osaka | ||||||
| 0 (1) | ||||||
| 0 (3) | ||||||
Semi-finals
Chile
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Tunisia
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Assistant referees:
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| Japan | 4–1 | |
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Japan
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Ghana
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Third place match
| Chile | 0–0 | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 1–3 | ||
Chile
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Ghana
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Assistant referees:
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Final
| Japan | 0−3 | |
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Japan
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Tunisia
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Match rules
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 10 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
Awards
- Best player:
Ferjani Sassi[15] - Top scorer:
Issam Jebali[16]
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 |
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | +5 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
