Japan vs. Greece: Live Player Ratings
Japan and Greece played to a scoreless draw on Thursday in Natal, and as a result of the scoreline Group C rivals Colombia progressed into the round of 16.
Following are live ratings and analysis for both sets of players.
| Player | Half-Time | Full-Time |
| Eiji Kawashima | 7 | 7 |
| Atsuti Uchida | 8 | 7 |
| Maya Yoshida | 7 | 7 |
| Yasuyuki Konno | 6 | 6 |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 7 | 6 |
| Makoto Hasebe | 7 | 7 |
| Hotaru Yamaguchi | 6 | 6 |
| Shinji Okazaki | 6 | 6 |
| Keisuke Honda | 6 | 5 |
| Yoshito Okubo | 6 | 6 |
| Yuya Osako | 7 | 6 |
| Yasuhito Endo | N/A | 6 |
| Shinji Kagawa | N/A | 5 |
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Half-Time analysis for Japan
Eiji Kawashima: Had to be sharp to save Torosidis’ late effort.
Atsuti Uchida: Did exceptionally well to thwart Samaras on an early counter-attack.
Maya Yoshida: Has so far won all his aerial battles.
Yasuyuki Konno: Distribution out of defense has been excellent.
Yuto Nagatomo: Getting the better of Torosidis.
Makoto Hasebe: Picked up an early booking for a foul on Maniatis.
Hotaru Yamaguchi: Had an early effort blocked in front of goal.
Shinji Okazaki: Final third distribution has been good, although the openings have been few and far between.
Keisuke Honda: Forced Karnezis into a good stop from a free kick in dangerous space.
Yoshito Okubo: Just 17 touches in the first half.
Yuya Osako: Tested Karnezis with one shot and narrowly missed the far corner with another.
Full-Time analysis for Japan
Eiji Kawashima: Made a terrific save on Gekas on the hour-mark.
Atsuti Uchida: Had a good chance to open the scoring; also set up Endo for a late opportunity.
Maya Yoshida: Finished the night with all his aerial battles won.
Yasuyuki Konno: Looked uncomfortable on the rare occasions that the Greek attack arrived at the Japan goalmouth.
Yuto Nagatomo: Couldn’t pick out a cross to save his life.
Makoto Hasebe: Withdrawn in favour of Endo at the interval.
Hotaru Yamaguchi: Nearly 100 touches and a pass-completion rate of 93 percent.
Shinji Okazaki: Committed five fouls and only took a single shot.
Keisuke Honda: Has yet to be the difference-maker his team needs him to be.
Yoshito Okubo: One of Japan’s better attackers in the second half.
Yuya Osako: Tested Karnezis with one shot and narrowly missed the far corner with another.
Yasuhito Endo: Replaced Hasebe at the break and orchestrated much of what Japan mustered offensively in the second half.
Shinji Kagawa: Came on just before the hour-mark and made no impact whatsoever.
| Player | Half-Time | Full-Time |
| Orestis Karnezis | 7 | 9 |
| Vasilis Torosidis | 6 | 7 |
| Sokratis Papastathopoulos | 7 | 8 |
| Kostas Manolas | 7 | 8 |
| Jose Holebas | 6 | 7 |
| Giannis Fetfatzidis | 5 | 5 |
| Panagiotis Kone | 6 | 5 |
| Giannis Maniatis | 6 | 6 |
| Kostas Katsouranis | 4 | 4 |
| Giorgos Samaras | 4 | 5 |
| Kostas Mitroglu | 5 | 5 |
| Theofanis Gekas | 4 | 5 |
| Giorgos Karagounis | 5 | 6 |
| Dimitrios Salpingidis | N/A | 6 |
Half-Time analysis for Greece
Orestis Karnezis: Made an important save on Osako.
Vasilis Torosidis: Took a rare shot on goal after attempting to feed the ball to Gekas.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos: Positioning has been good, but he’s hardly had a touch of the ball.
Kostas Manolas: Has won everything in the air.
Jose Holebas: Looking dangerous when he decides to dribble.
Giannis Fetfatzidis: Replaced by Karagounis after the Katsouranis ejection.
Panagiotis Kone: Showing the willingness to run at his opponents.
Giannis Maniatis: Defensive contribution has been good; distribution hasn’t.
Kostas Katsouranis: Sent off following fouls on Osako and Hasebe.
Giorgos Samaras: Rarely involved in anything.
Kostas Mitroglu: Withdrawn after picking up a hip injury in a collision with Hasebe.
Theofanis Gekas: Yet to take a shot.
Giorgos Karagounis: Just three touches after coming on late.
Full-Time analysis for Greece
Orestis Karnezis: Made an important save on Osako.
Vasilis Torosidis: Committed a handball offense to prevent Okazaki running in on goal.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos: Quite nearly gifted Uchida a goal.
Kostas Manolas: Won all his aerial battles.
Jose Holebas: Made an important tackle (albeit conceded a foul) on Okubo.
Giannis Fetfatzidis: Replaced by Karagounis after the Katsouranis ejection.
Panagiotis Kone: Faded after the restart.
Giannis Maniatis: Made a handful of important interventions in the centre of the park.
Kostas Katsouranis: Sent off following fouls on Osako and Hasebe.
Giorgos Samaras: Booked for a hack on Okubo.
Kostas Mitroglu: Withdrawn after picking up a hip injury in a collision with Hasebe.
Theofanis Gekas: Only a single shot from him.
Giorgos Karagounis: Contributed several heroic tackles in the second half.
Dimitrios Salpingidis: Only five touches in a late cameo
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