2022 Kirin Cup Soccer
International football competition
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The 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer was the 32nd 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.
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| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 10–14 June |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  Ghana |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 10 (2.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 67,550 (16,888 per match) |
| Top scorer | Issam Jebali (2 goals) |
| Best player | Ferjani Sassi |
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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]
Teams
The friendly tournament featured a total of 4 national teams; for the 2022 edition they were:[6]
| Country | Confederation | Manager | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA ranking at start of event |
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| Japan (Hosts) |
AFC | Hajime Moriyasu |
32nd | Champions (Twelve times)[a] | 23 |
| Chile[7] |
CONMEBOL |  Eduardo Berizzo |
2nd | Runners-up (2009) | 28 |
| Ghana[8] |
CAF | Otto Addo |
1st | Debut | 60 |
| Tunisia[9] |
CAF | Jalel Kadri |
1st | Debut | 35 |
- Japan has won in 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015.
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°39′24″N 135°10′08″E |
| Capacity: 39,694 | Capacity: 30,132 |
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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 | ||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||
| 14 June – Osaka | ||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| 10 June – Kobe | ||||||
| Tunisia | 3 | |||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||
| Tunisia | 2 | |||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| 14 June – Osaka | ||||||
| Chile | 0 (1) | |||||
| Ghana | 0 (3) | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third place match
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Ghana
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Final
| Japan | 0−3 | 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.
See also
- Kirin Challenge Cup (an international friendly match)
- Kirin Company (supporting company)
- Japan Football Association (JFA)