Final score and World Cup summary of Japan vs. Poland 2018

Poland 1, Japan 0

There were a lot of dramas in Group H while goal Jan Bednarek was in the 59th minute in Volgograd gave Poland a 1-0 win over Japan. But Japan has qualified for the round of 16, despite defeat.

Simone Samoa's 1-0 win over Senegal in Samara meant that fair play points determined whether Senegal or Japan would be ahead of the latter. Senegal and Japan finished in points, goal differential and goals scored, and drew face to face. But Japan has advanced because it has been rated two yellow cards less than Senegal. Colombia won the group by winning its last two games after losing to Japan.

Japan will face the winner of Group G, either Belgium or England, in the round of 16 on Monday in Rostov-on-Don. This is the third time in the last five World Cups that Japan has reached the knockout phase.

[Colombia wins Group H]

Boos and whistles rained for the last 10 minutes, while Japan played safe, hoping the two matches would hold. It was ugly but effective

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Game Updates

Thanks to the Japanese Eiji Kawashima, who achieved one of the best stops of the tournament, Japan and Poland start the second half 0- 0 tie to Volgograd

Part of the ball touched the plane from the goal line in the 31st minute, but Kawashima was about to stop Kamil Grosicki's shot , who had begun his celebration only to have his expression He added another good play at the beginning of the second half, reading a play on which Robert Lewandowski was about to attack him head-to-head

. As soon as they left the grid, Japan scared Poland with goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, who ran to the end of the box to beat Takashi Usami on a long shot in the first minute. Japan kept the pressure on Fabianski but could not find the net.

Japan can advance with a win or a draw, but its players think bigger – much bigger – on the last day of the group stage. "I do not think we can enter the match looking for a draw and get the results we want," said captain Makoto Hasebe. "Although we have won four points in two games, we have not achieved anything yet."

Poland, first European country eliminated from World Cup after defeat against Colombia, returned home after Thursday's match

Japan has changed its lineup by winking at the heat (the temperatures are at the beginning of the 90s at the beginning) and the humidity in Volgograd. However, Eiji Kawashima stays in the goal.

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Team Profiles

Japan (1-1-0, 4 points)

• Previous results: defeated Colombia, 2-1; scored with Senegal, 2-2
• What's at stake: One point would guarantee Japan's place in the next round
• Notable: In two previous World Cup matches with Poland, Japan scored seven goals without giving up.
• FIFA World Rankings: 61. ELO World Rankings: 32.

Poland (0-0-2, 0 points)

• Previous results: lost to Senegal, 2-1; lost to Colombia, 3-0
• What's at stake: Nothing. Poland have been eliminated from the knockout competition, even though the top-ranked team of the group comes into play.
• Notable: Poland hopes to avoid losing all three World Cup matches for the first time . : 8. ELO World Ranking: 25.

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