2022 Kirin Cup Soccer
| 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 | 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 |
← 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]
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 | 33rd | 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 / 34.8026083°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 | ||||||
| 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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| Japan | 4–1 | Ghana |
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Third place match
| Chile | 0–0 | 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.
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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| 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 |
See also
- Kirin Challenge Cup (an international friendly match)
- Kirin Company (supporting company)
- Japan Football Association (JFA)
References
- ^ "Details of the KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2022 determined". Japan Football Association. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 Kirin Cup Soccer: Ghana to feature in 4-nation tourney in Japan". Footy-Ghana.com. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Tunisia beat Japan to win Kirin Cup". France 24. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Kirin Cup / Tunisie : Ferjani Sassi et Issam Jebali récompensés". africafootunited. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "【Match Report】SAMURAI BLUE fail to win title after conceding three goals to Tunisia in second half - KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2022". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Ghana play Japan, Chile and Tunisia ahead of World Cup Qatar 2022". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Chile National Team arrive in Japan - KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2022". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Ghana National Team arrive in Japan - KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2022". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Tunisia National Team arrive in Japan - KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2022". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "キリンカップサッカー2022 開催概要". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ "Match Report of Chile vs Tunisia - 2022-06-10 - Kirin Cup Soccer - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Match Report of Japan vs Ghana - 2022-06-10 - Kirin Cup Soccer - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Match Report of Chile vs Ghana - 2022-06-14 - Kirin Cup Soccer - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Match Report of Japan vs Tunisia - 2022-06-14 - Kirin Cup Soccer - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Sassi meilleur joueur de la Coupe Kirin". RadioMosaiqueFM (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ "Football international — semaine de nos expatriés: Issam Jebali, double buteur". La Presse de Tunisie (in French). 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
External links
- Kirin Cup Soccer 2022 (in English)
- Kirin Cup Soccer 2022 (in Japanese)