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), which was played in Japan between 10 and 14 June 2022, with the participation of four teams: Chile, Japan, Ghana and Tunisia. 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. Ferjani Sassi was named the best player of the tournament, while his compatriot Issam Jebali finished as the top scorer with two goals.
Teams The friendly tournament featured a total of 4 national teams; for the 2022 edition they were: CountryConfederationManagerAppearancePrevious best performanceFIFA rankingat start of event (Hosts)AFC Hajime Moriyasu32nd (Twelve times) 23CONMEBOL Eduardo Berizzo2nd (2009)28CAF Otto Addo1stDebut60CAF Jalel Kadri1stDebut35
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. OsakaKobePanasonic Stadium SuitaNoevir Stadium KobeCapacity: 39,694Capacity: 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
GK 12Zacarías López DF 17Gary Medel (c) DF 2 Eugenio Mena DF 5Paulo Díaz DF 15Francisco Sierralta DF 26 Jeyson Rojas MF 14Pablo Galdames MF 13 Felipe Méndez FW 11Ronnie Fernández FW 7 Joaquín Montecinos FW 22 Ben Brereton Díaz Substitutions:DF6Nayel Mehssatou MF 21 Tomás Alarcón MF 19 Darío Osorio FW 9 Jean Meneses FW 16 Diego Valencia Coach: Eduardo Berizzo GK 16Aymen Dahmen DF 4Ali Abdi DF 20 Mohamed Dräger DF 3Montassar Talbi DF 6Nader Ghandri MF 13 Ferjani Sassi (c) MF 14 Aïssa Laïdouni MF 15Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane MF 25 Anis Ben Slimane FW 23Naïm Sliti FW 19 Seifeddine Jaziri Substitutions: DF 2 Bilel Ifa DF21Rami Kaib MF 10 Hannibal Mejbri FW 17 Issam Jebali FW 7 Youssef Msakni 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)
GK 1Eiji Kawashima DF 22Maya Yoshida (c) DF 3 Shogo Taniguchi DF 2Miki Yamane DF 26Hiroki Ito MF 7 Gaku Shibasaki MF 6Wataru Endo MF 11 Takefusa Kubo MF 21Ritsu Dōan MF 15 Kaoru Mitoma FW 25 Ayase Ueda Substitutions: DF 4 Ko Itakura DF20Yūta Nakayama MF 17 Ao Tanaka MF 14 Junya Ito MF10Takumi Minamino FW 24 Daizen Maeda Coach:Hajime Moriyasu GK 12Lawrence Ati-Zigi DF 2Andy Yiadom DF 18 Daniel Amartey DF 5Dennis Nkrumah-Korsah DF 3Alidu Seidu MF 11 Mubarak Wakaso MF 20Mohammed Kudus MF 6 Edmund Addo FW 10André Ayew (c) FW 9 Jordan Ayew FW 15 Christopher Antwi-Adjei Substitutions: MF 7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku FW 13 Felix Afena-Gyan FW19Benjamin Tetteh FW 14 Daniel Afriyie Coach:Otto Addo
Assistant referees: Andrew Lindsay (Australia) Jasem Abdulla Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Ryuji Sato (Japan) Video assistant referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) Assistant video assistant referees: Yamauchi Hiroshi (Japan)
Third place match
GK 1Sebastián Pérez DF 18Óscar Opazo DF 5 Paulo Díaz (c) DF 3Benjamín Kuscevic DF 15Francisco Sierralta DF 25 Alex Ibacache DF 6Nayel Mehssatou MF 14 Pablo Galdames MF 21Tomás Alarcón FW 22 Ben Brereton Díaz FW 16 Diego Valencia Substitutions: DF 17 Gary Medel DF 2 Eugenio Mena MF19Darío OsorioFW11Ronnie FernándezCoach: Eduardo Berizzo GK 1Abdul Manaf Nurudeen DF 17Baba Rahman DF 18 Daniel Amartey DF 3Alidu Seidu MF 11Mubarak Wakaso MF 20 Mohammed Kudus MF 6Edmund Addo MF 7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku FW 10 André Ayew (c) FW 19Benjamin Tetteh FW 13 Felix Afena-Gyan Substitutions:DF2Andy Yiadom DF 22 Dennis Nkrumah-Korsah FW 9 Jordan Ayew FW15Christopher Antwi-AdjeiCoach: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
GK23Daniel SchmidtDF22Maya Yoshida (c)DF5Yuto NagatomoDF4Ko ItakuraDF26Hiroki ItoMF8Genki HaraguchiMF9Daichi KamadaMF6Wataru EndoMF10Takumi MinaminoMF14Junya ItoFW18Takuma AsanoSubstitutions:DF2Miki YamaneMF17Ao TanakaMF15Kaoru MitomaMF11Takefusa KuboMF21Ritsu DōanFW19Kyogo FuruhashiCoach:Hajime MoriyasuGK16Aymen DahmenDF2Bilel IfaDF4Ali AbdiDF20Mohamed DrägerDF3Montassar TalbiMF13Ferjani SassiMF14Aïssa LaïdouniMF15Mohamed Ali Ben RomdhaneMF25Anis Ben SlimaneFW7Youssef Msakni (c)FW11Taha Yassine KhenissiSubstitutions:DF21Rami KaibDF5Adam Ben LaminMF10Hannibal MejbriMF18Firas Ben LarbiFW17Issam JebaliCoach: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
Goalscorers
Awards Best player: Ferjani Sassi Top scorer: Issam Jebali 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)
References
External links Kirin Cup Soccer 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer 2022