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Colombia – Japan 
FIFA announcing COLOMBIA – JAPAN official starting lineups – formations for the FIFA World Cup First Stage Group H game on Tuesday 19 June, 2018 at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk, Russia at 15:00 local time. It is Referee Damir Skomina from Slovenia to direct the game.
COLOMBIA (4-2-3-1): Ospina; Arias, Murillo, D. Sánchez, Mojica; Lerma, C. Sánchez; J. Cuadrado, Quintero, Izquierdo; Falcao.
Subs: J.F.Cuadrado, Vargas, Zapata, Mina, Díaz, Barrios, Aguilar, Rodríguez, Uribe, Bacca, Muriel, Borja.
Coach: Pekerman.
JAPAN (4-2-3-1): Kawashima; H. Sakai, Yoshida, Shōji, Nagatomo; Hasebe, Shibasaki; Haraguchi, Kagawa, Inui; Ōsako.
Subs: Higashiguchi, Nakamura, Endo, Makino, G. Sakai, Ueda, Honda, Ōshima, Yamaguchi, Usami, Mutō, Okazaki.
Coach: Nishino.
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia).
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Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads
Japan National team: No Serie A players.
Colombia National team: 2 Italian Serie A players AC Milan defender Cristian Zapata and Juventus midfielder Juan Cuadrado.
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The team that will win #COLJPN will be ________ pic.twitter.com/lw21r1LyQk
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) June 19, 2018
TEAM NEWS | #COLJPN
Here are the Starting XIs…#WorldCup pic.twitter.com/86LFG2Ssjv
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) June 19, 2018
Les presentamos el 1⃣1⃣ titular de la Selección Colombia que enfrentará a Japón.#MiCorazónTricolor #Rusia2018 pic.twitter.com/qDO8rH2OMJ
— Selección Colombia (@FCFSeleccionCol) June 19, 2018
The teams have arrived in Saransk!
Where are you watching #COLJPN?
TV listings ? https://t.co/xliHcxWvEO
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) June 19, 2018
Excited to begin, #COL fans? #COLJPN pic.twitter.com/Sxhd4GJcuX
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) June 19, 2018
2018 FIFA World Cup
First stage – Group H
Colombia – Japan
Tuesday 19 June 2018
Mordovia Arena
Saransk, Russia
15:00
Referee: Damir SKOMINA (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jure PRAPROTNIK (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert VUKAN (GER)
Fourth official: ABID CHAREF Mehdi (ALG)
Video Assistant Referee: MAKKELIE Danny (CUW)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: VAN ROEKEL Sander (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: Bastian DANKERT (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 3: Felix ZWAYER (GER)