Team Japan in the opening match of the 2018 World Cup beat Colombia team 2: 1.

Already in the third minute of the meeting the Colombian team remained in the minority - Carlos Sanchez saw before him a red card and, as a result, left his team with ten men. In addition, the midfielder also "brought" a penalty.

Despite protests against the referee from the players of the Colombian national team, the referee did not change his decision. At 6 minutes the verdict was exactly realized by Shinji Kagawa. However, having one player less, Colombia found the strength to recoup in this meeting - Juan Quintero skillfully performed a free-kick.

This goal took place on the 39th minute. At the 73rd minute the defense of the Colombians could not stand it and still missed the goal, which decided the fate of the whole confrontation. Yuya Osako ferried the ball into the net of the opponent's goal after filing with a corner.

Thus, after defeating Colombia, Japan led the group. In another match of this quartet will meet the national teams of Poland and Senegal. This game will start at 18:00 Kyiv time. The next fights will be held on June 24.