Colombia footballers will be facing off the Japan national football team in a massive action game, as this year’s FIFA World Cup tournament continues and underway at the Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, which will be held at 4PM EST on Tuesday, June 24th.
For Colombia, captain Mario Yepes could miss today’s game due to a muscle injury, also striker Carlos Bacca will probably not be risked as he is also trying to recover from a minor injury.
Japan are up against it today; they have never defeated a team from South America in a major tournament, but they must make history for themselves today if they are to stand a chance. Even then it might not be enough if Ivory Coast gain an expected win over Greece.
Japan have been ineffective with the ball in this World Cup. They have played possession football, gaining nearly 56 percent of possession against the Ivory Coast in their first game, and then an amazing 74.2 percent against Greece in their last game. However, after two games they have just one point, and extraordinarily they have recorded a paltry six shots on target through those matches.
They must be more effective with the ball today if they are to gain the three points they need to stand a chance.
Here is a look at Japan vs Colombia 2014 World Cup: Date Time Telecast Channels.
Match: Japan vs Colombia World Cup Match
Date: 24 June, 2014
Time: 17:00 Local | 20:00 GMT | 01:00 PKT (25 June) | 01:30 IST (25 June)
Venue: Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Japan: Eiji Kawashima (GK), Shusaku Nishikawa (GK), Shuichi Gonda (GK), Masahiko Inoha, Yasuyuki Konno, Yuto Nagatomo, Masato Morishige, Atsuto Uchida, Maya Yoshida, Hiroki Sakai, Gotoku Sakai, Yasuhito Endo, Makoto Hasebe, Toshihiro Aoyama, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Keisuke Honda, Yoshito Okubo, Shinji Okazaki, Shinji Kagawa, Hiroshi Kiyotake, Yoichiro Kakitani, Manabu Saito, Yuya Osako.
Colombia: David Ospina (GK), Faryd Mondragon (GK), Camilo Vargas (GK), Mario Yepes, Cristian Zapata, Carlos Valdes, Eder Alvarez Balanta, Santiago Arias, Camilo Zuniga, Pablo Armero, Carlos Sanchez, Fredy Guarin, Abel Aguilar, Aldo Leao Ramirez, Juan Fernando Quintero, Víctor Ibarbo, James Rodriguez, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Alexander Mejia, Jackson Martinez, Carlos Bacca, Adrian Ramos, Teofilo Gutierrez.
TV Coverage: ABC, ESPN, Tan Action, Star Sports, SkySports 1 HD, Sky Sports 3D, Fox Soccer, Al Jazeera sports, BBC Sport live, PTV Sports, ESPN Brazil, Sony Six, ESPN USA, Fox Sports
