2022 Kirin Cup Soccer
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Japan | 
| Dates | 10–14 June 2022 | 
| Teams | 4 (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 played | 4 | 
| Goals scored | 10 (2.5 per match) | 
| Attendance | 67,550 (16,888 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Issam Jebali (2 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Ferjani Sassi | 
| ← 2016  | |
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]
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
The following teams participated for the tournament.
| Country | Confederation | Manager | FIFA ranking at start of event | 
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|  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
The two stadiums selected for the tournament are: Noevir Stadium Kobe in Kobe, to host the semi-final matches on 10 June 2022, and Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka Prefecture, for the third-place classification match and the final on 14 June 2022.[10]
| Osaka | Kobe | 
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| Panasonic Stadium Suita | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 
| Capacity: 39,694 | Capacity: 30,132 | 
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Results
All times are local, Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 June – Kobe | ||||||
|  Chile | 0 | |||||
| 14 June – Osaka | ||||||
|  Tunisia | 2 | |||||
|  Japan | 0 | |||||
| 10 June – Kobe | ||||||
|  Tunisia | 3 | |||||
|  Japan | 4 | |||||
|  Ghana | 1 | |||||
| 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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Statistics
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 | 
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] Ferjani Sassi[15]
- Top scorer:  Issam Jebali[16] Issam Jebali[16]
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.
- ^ "Ghana play Japan, Chile and Tunisia ahead of World Cup Qatar 2022". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Tunisia beat Japan to win Kirin Cup". France 24. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "【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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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)









