Doha: Costa Rica defeated Japan 0-1 in the Group E match of the FIFA World Cup.
In the match played at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, both teams took an aggressive approach from the start, but Costa Rica scored a goal in the 81st minute to take the lead, which remained until the end of the match.
Japan created a number of scoring opportunities but failed, with Kesher Fuller scoring the only goal of the match for Costa Rica.
Earlier, Argentina defeated Mexico 0-2 in the match played yesterday.
