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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]
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Japan (AFC) |
Dates | 10–14 June 2022 |
Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 10 (2.5 per match) |
Attendance | 67,550 (16,888 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (2 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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]
The following teams participated for the tournament.
Country | Confederation | Manager | FIFA ranking at start of event |
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AFC | ![]() |
23 |
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CONMEBOL | ![]() |
28 |
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CAF | ![]() |
35 |
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CAF | ![]() |
60 |
Kobe | Osaka |
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Noevir Stadium Kobe | Panasonic Stadium Suita |
Capacity: 30,132 | Capacity: 39,694 |
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All times are local, Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
10 June – Kobe | ||||||
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14 June – Osaka | ||||||
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10 June – Kobe | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
3rd place match | ||||||
14 June – Osaka | ||||||
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![]() | 0 (3) |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Chile
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tunisia
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Assistant referees:
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Japan ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Japan
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ghana
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Assistant referees:
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Chile
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ghana
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Assistant referees:
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Japan ![]() | 0−3 | ![]() |
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Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Japan
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tunisia
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Match rules
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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.
There were 10 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal