The 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer (Japanese: キリンカップサッカー2022) was the 33rd edition of the international friendly football tournament Kirin Cup Soccer organised by the Japan Football Association,[1] which was played in Japan between 10 and 14 June 2022,[2] with the participation of four teams: Japan, Chile, Ghana and Tunisia.[3]

2022 Kirin Cup Soccer
Tournament logo
Tournament details
Host countryJapan (AFC)
Dates10–14 June 2022
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Ghana
Fourth place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Attendance67,550 (16,888 per match)
Top scorer(s)Tunisia Issam Jebali
(2 goals)
Best player(s)Tunisia Ferjani Sassi
2016

This is the first Kirin Cup tournament in six years, since the 2016 edition. Tunisia have won their first title, defeating Japan 3–0 in the final.[4][5] Ferjani Sassi was named the best player of the tournament while his compatriot Issam Jebali finished as the top scorer with two goals.[6]

Teams edit

The following teams participated for the tournament.

Country Confederation Manager FIFA ranking
at start of event
  Japan (Hosts) AFC   Hajime Moriyasu 23
  Chile[7] CONMEBOL   Eduardo Berizzo 28
  Tunisia[8] CAF   Jalel Kadri 35
  Ghana[9] CAF   Otto Addo 60

Venues edit

Kobe Osaka
Noevir Stadium Kobe Panasonic Stadium Suita
Capacity: 30,132 Capacity: 39,694
   

Results edit

All times are local, Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 June – Kobe
 
 
  Chile0
 
14 June – Osaka
 
  Tunisia2
 
  Japan0
 
10 June – Kobe
 
  Tunisia3
 
  Japan4
 
 
  Ghana1
 
3rd place match
 
 
14 June – Osaka
 
 
  Chile0 (1)
 
 
  Ghana0 (3)

Semi-finals edit

Chile  0–2  Tunisia
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Abdi   41'
  • Jebali   89'
Attendance: 4,973[10]
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia
GK 12 Zacarías López
DF 17 Gary Medel (c)   59'
DF 2 Eugenio Mena
DF 5 Paulo Díaz
DF 15 Francisco Sierralta
DF 26 Jeyson Rojas   58'   83'
MF 14 Pablo Galdames
MF 13 Felipe Méndez
FW 11 Ronnie Fernández   45+1'
FW 7 Joaquín Montecinos   70'
FW 22 Ben Brereton Díaz   59'
Substitutions:
DF 6 Nayel Mehssatou   83'
MF 21 Tomás Alarcón   59'
MF 19 Darío Osorio   83'
FW 9 Jean Meneses   59'   70'
FW 16 Diego Valencia   70'
Coach:
  Eduardo Berizzo
GK 16 Aymen Dahmen
DF 4 Ali Abdi   90+3'
DF 20 Mohamed Dräger   43'
DF 3 Montassar Talbi
DF 6 Nader Ghandri
MF 13 Ferjani Sassi (c)
MF 14 Aïssa Laïdouni
MF 15 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane   68'
MF 25 Anis Ben Slimane   90+4'
FW 23 Naïm Sliti   79'
FW 19 Seifeddine Jaziri   68'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Bilel Ifa   90+3'
DF 21 Rami Kaib   90+4'
MF 10 Hannibal Mejbri   79'
FW 17 Issam Jebali   68'
FW 7 Youssef Msakni   68'
Coach:
Jalel Kadri

Assistant referees:
Yusuke Hamamoto (Japan)
Kota Watanabe (Japan)
Fourth official:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mihara Jun (Japan)

Japan  4–1  Ghana
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Attendance: 25,100[11]
Referee: Kurt Ams (Australia)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ghana
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima
DF 22 Maya Yoshida (c)   46'
DF 3 Shogo Taniguchi
DF 2 Miki Yamane   85'
DF 26 Hiroki Ito   40'
MF 7 Gaku Shibasaki
MF 6 Wataru Endo   69'
MF 11 Takefusa Kubo
MF 21 Ritsu Dōan   69'
MF 15 Kaoru Mitoma   80'
FW 25 Ayase Ueda   80'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Ko Itakura   46'
DF 20 Yūta Nakayama   85'
MF 17 Ao Tanaka   69'
MF 14 Junya Ito   69'
MF 10 Takumi Minamino   80'
FW 24 Daizen Maeda   80'
Coach:
Hajime Moriyasu
GK 12 Lawrence Ati-Zigi
DF 2 Andy Yiadom   82'
DF 18 Daniel Amartey
DF 5 Dennis Nkrumah-Korsah   68'
DF 3 Alidu Seidu
MF 11 Mubarak Wakaso
MF 20 Mohammed Kudus   68'
MF 6 Edmund Addo
FW 10 André Ayew (c)
FW 9 Jordan Ayew   81'
FW 15 Christopher Antwi-Adjei
Substitutions:
MF 7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku   84'   68'
FW 13 Felix Afena-Gyan   68'
FW 19 Benjamin Tetteh   81'
FW 14 Daniel Afriyie   90'   82'
Coach:
Otto Addo

Assistant referees:
Andrew Lindsay (Australia)
Jasem Abdulla Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Ryūji Satō (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Ahmed Eisa Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Yamauchi Hiroshi (Japan)

Third place match edit

Chile  0–0  Ghana
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Penalties
1–3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ghana
GK 1 Sebastián Pérez
DF 18 Óscar Opazo   31'   73'
DF 5 Paulo Díaz (c)
DF 3 Benjamín Kuscevic
DF 15 Francisco Sierralta   46'   81'
DF 25 Alex Ibacache   81'
DF 6 Nayel Mehssatou
MF 14 Pablo Galdames   59'   81'
MF 21 Tomás Alarcón
FW 22 Ben Brereton Díaz
FW 16 Diego Valencia
Substitutions:
DF 17 Gary Medel   73'
DF 2 Eugenio Mena   81'
MF 19 Darío Osorio   81'
FW 11 Ronnie Fernández   81'
Coach:
  Eduardo Berizzo
GK 1 Abdul Manaf Nurudeen
DF 17 Baba Rahman
DF 18 Daniel Amartey
DF 3 Alidu Seidu   67'
MF 11 Mubarak Wakaso   21'   78'
MF 20 Mohammed Kudus
MF 6 Edmund Addo   63'
MF 7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
FW 10 André Ayew (c)   79'
FW 19 Benjamin Tetteh   40'   80'
FW 13 Felix Afena-Gyan   63'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Andy Yiadom   63'   90+3'
DF 22 Dennis Nkrumah-Korsah   90+3'
FW 9 Jordan Ayew   63'
FW 15 Christopher Antwi-Adjei   80'
Coach:
Otto Addo

Assistant referees:
Kota Watanabe (Japan)
Yusuke Hamamoto (Japan)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Final edit

Japan  0−3  Tunisia
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Attendance: 31,292[13]
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia
GK 23 Daniel Schmidt
DF 22 Maya Yoshida (c)
DF 5 Yuto Nagatomo   52'   82'
DF 4 Ko Itakura
DF 26 Hiroki Ito
MF 8 Genki Haraguchi   46'
MF 9 Daichi Kamada   60'
MF 6 Wataru Endo
MF 10 Takumi Minamino   71'
MF 14 Junya Ito   71'
FW 18 Takuma Asano   60'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Miki Yamane   82'
MF 17 Ao Tanaka   46'
MF 15 Kaoru Mitoma   60'
MF 11 Takefusa Kubo   71'
MF 21 Ritsu Dōan   71'
FW 19 Kyogo Furuhashi   60'
Coach:
Hajime Moriyasu
GK 16 Aymen Dahmen
DF 2 Bilel Ifa   78'
DF 4 Ali Abdi   33'
DF 20 Mohamed Dräger   90+4'
DF 3 Montassar Talbi
MF 13 Ferjani Sassi
MF 14 Aïssa Laïdouni
MF 15 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane   77'
MF 25 Anis Ben Slimane   90+4'
FW 7 Youssef Msakni (c)   85'
FW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi   77'
Substitutions:
DF 21 Rami Kaib   85'
DF 5 Adam Ben Lamin   90+4'
MF 10 Hannibal Mejbri   77'
MF 18 Firas Ben Larbi   90+4'
FW 17 Issam Jebali   77'
Coach:
Jalel Kadri

Assistant referees:
Jasem Abdulla Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Andrew Lindsay (Australia)
Fourth official:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Kurt Ams (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

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
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

Goalscorers edit

There were 10 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

Awards edit

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "2022 Kirin Cup Soccer: Ghana to feature in 4-nation tourney in Japan". Footy-Ghana.com. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Ghana play Japan, Chile and Tunisia ahead of World Cup Qatar 2022". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Tunisia beat Japan to win Kirin Cup". France 24. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
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  14. ^ "Sassi meilleur joueur de la Coupe Kirin". RadioMosaiqueFM (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-16.
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