A 0:0 score ties the first half between Japan and Costa Rica. This is the first World Cup match in 2022 in which both teams are yet to see a shot on target. Japan has 12 fouls in the first half of the game.
Although Japan has two shots and Costa Rica has three shots for the goal, none of them are yet to score. Japan has a 55% chance of winning the game; on the other hand, Costa Rica has just 12%.
Costa Rica won their only previous FIFA World Cup game against an Asian nation, beating China 2-0 in 2002.
