{"id":26371,"date":"2022-11-30T18:04:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T17:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1748008"},"modified":"2022-11-30T20:07:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T19:07:30","slug":"japan-v-spain-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-group-e-game","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/japan-v-spain-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-group-e-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan v Spain prediction and team news: Who will win Group E game?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Walters\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Spain and Japan clash in their final Group E game on Thursday evening with only one of them likely to progress into the knockout stages.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Enrique\u2019s men know a win lands them top spot in the group, while a draw is good enough as long as Costa Rica don\u2019t beat Germany.<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-today\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup matches on today<\/a> guide | <a href=\"\/\/qatar22wc.ecal.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Add World Cup 2022 fixtures directly to your calendar<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Japan, who suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat against Costa Rica last time out, would finish top of the group with a remarkable win against Spain.<\/p>\n<p>They can also qualify if it\u2019s a draw but they\u2019d also need Costa Rica v Germany to finish level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has rounded up everything you need to know about how to watch Japan v Spain on TV and online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more World Cup features check out: <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-kits-ranked-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup 2022 kits ranked<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/qatar-world-cup-stadiums-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup 2022 stadiums<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-fixtures\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup 2022 fixtures<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/best-football-players-world\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Best players in the world 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6316308086112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>When is Japan v Spain?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Japan v Spain will kick off at <strong>7pm<\/strong> on <strong>Thursday 1st December 2022<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Check out all the games coming up with our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-tv-schedule\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup TV schedule<\/a> guide.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Japan v Spain team news<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Japan predicted line-up: <\/b>Gonda; Yamane, Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo; Endo, Morita; Doan, Kamada, Kubo; Maeda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Spain predicted line-up: <\/b>Simon; Carvajal, P. Torres, Laporte, Alba; Koke, Rodri, Pedri; F. Torres, Morata, Olmo.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Japan v Spain<\/b><b> prediction<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Luis Enrique might make a couple of changes to his starting XI with a view to the knockout stages, however, Spain should have more than enough to get the better of Japan.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to see anything but a Spain win \u2013 despite Japan\u2019s opening victory against Germany \u2013 and it seems a case of how many will they score.<\/p>\n<p>Japan will give it their all after their disappointing defeat against Costa Rica but Spain\u2019s quality should shine through.<\/p>\n<p><b>Our prediction: Japan 0-3 Spain (<\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\"><b>9\/1<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0at <\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\"><b>bet365<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>)<\/b><\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6315624245112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Japan v Spain odds<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"&quot;p8&quot;\">In working partnership with the <strong>Radio Times<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">bet365<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has provided the following betting odds for this event:<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p8&quot;\">bet365 odds: Japan (<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">8\/1<\/span><\/a>) Draw (<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\">15\/4<\/a>) Spain (<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">4\/11<\/span><\/a>)*<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p8&quot;\">For all the latest World Cup odds and more, visit bet365 today. 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