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    Men's International Friendly
    JPN
    JapanJapanJPN
    1
    FT
    VEN
    VenezuelaVenezuelaVEN
    1
    Hiroki Sakai - 40'
    Tomás Rincón - 81' Pen

    Japan v Venezuela

    • Gamecast
    • Recap
    • Commentary

    Formations & Lineups

    Soccer pitch
    Osako
    15
    Nakajima
    10
    Minamino
    9
    Doan
    21
    Endo
    6
    Shibasaki
    7
    Sasaki
    4
    Sakai
    19
    1
    Yoshida
    22
    Tomiyasu
    16
    Schmidt
    23
    Substitutions
    #13K. Kitagawa
    #15Y. Osako
    68'
    #8G. Haraguchi
    #10S. Nakajima
    69'
    #14J. Ito
    #9T. Minamino
    77'
    #11K. Sugimoto
    #21R. Doan
    78'
    Bench
    #2G. Miura
    #17H. Morita
    #18K. Misao
    #3S. Muroya
    #12S. Gonda
    #1M. Higashiguchi
    Soccer pitch
    Rondón
    23
    Machis
    7
    Herrera
    13
    Murillo
    15
    Moreno
    5
    Rincón
    8
    1
    Mago
    14
    Rosales
    16
    Ferraresi
    6
    Chancellor
    4
    Romo
    22
    Substitutions
    #11L. González
    #15J. Murillo
    66'
    #17J. Martínez
    #23S. Rondón
    66'
    #19A. Romero
    #13Y. Herrera
    66'
    #18B. Anor
    #14L. Mago
    74'
    #21S. Córdova
    #7D. Machis
    85'
    #10J. Savarino
    #5J. Moreno
    90'+7'
    Bench
    #9A. Ponce
    #3Y. Osorio
    #1W. Faríñez
    #20R. Hernández

    Match Leaders

    JPNVEN
    Total Shots
    10
    4
    S. NakajimaM
    2 SOG, 0 G
    4
    Total Shots
    23
    3
    S. RondónF
    1 SOG, 0 G
    3
    Accurate Passes
    22
    46
    M. YoshidaD
    54 PASS
    46
    Accurate Passes
    4
    42
    J. ChancellorD
    51 PASS
    42
    Saves
    --
    None
    --
    Saves
    22
    3
    R. RomoG
    1 GA
    3

    Game Information

    Oita, Japan

    Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images

    Rincon penalty clinches draw for Venezuela vs. Japan

    Venezuela captain Tomas Rincon's penalty nine minutes from full-time earned a 1-1 draw in a friendly against Japan in Oita on Friday.
    May 17, 2023, 12:27 am - Reuters

    Match Timeline

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    Men's International Friendly News

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    Australia friendly with Jordan relocated due to player security concerns

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    21h

    Socceroos camp in 'good spirits' as call to play in Jordan looms

    Socceroos camp in 'good spirits' as call to play in Jordan looms

    Socceroos coach Tony Popovic has declared players are comfortable as administrators work behind the scenes to proceed with a friendly against Jordan.

    1d

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    Football Australia boss flies to Amman for crisis talks over Jordan friendly

    Football Australia has told ESPN it remains confident the Socceroos will play two games during the November international window, after chief executive Martin Kugeler flew to Amman on Wednesday for crisis talks with the Jordan FA.

    2d

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