INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
18:17 IST: HALF TIME! Colombia 1-1 Japan18:15 IST: 45 minutes are up
Absolutely brilliant from 10-man Colombian team
COL 1-1 JAP18:08 IST: Falcao earns his team a free kick from just outside the box.18:05 IST: 33rd minute! Skipper Falcao goes aerial again
CLEARED!18:02 IST: Substitution for Colombia
Cuadrado walks back to the dugout
Wilmar Barrios replaces him
Japan still lead Colombia 1-0.18:00 IST: 30 minutes are up
It has been Japan's game till now
Corner for Japan in the 23rd minute but no worries for the goalkeeper
Ball has been cleared by the Colombian defense.17:45 IST: 15 minutes into the game
Chances galore in Saransk! Kagawa has a golden opportunity to double Japan's lead but gets his shot from inside the box all wrong
End to end stuff!17:40 IST: Down to 10 men, Colombia are counter attacking
Brilliant touch from skipper Falcao but the ball goes straight into the hands of Japanese goalkeeper.17:37 IST: That was the second quickest
Red card in World Cup history 17:36 IST: GOAL! Dream start for Japan
Number 10 Kagawa puts it easily into the net
JAP 1-0 COL in the 6th minute of the game.17:34 IST: RED CARD within 4 minutes of the game
Carlos Sanches handles the ball inside the box
First red card of World Cup 2018.17:30 IST: KICK OFF! Japan gets the game underway.17:27 IST: Handshakes all around
Thrilling atmosphere at the Mordovia Arena.17:24 IST: Both teams are at the centre along with the match officials for the national anthems
We are minutes away from kick-off.17:15 IST: Oscar Murillo and Johan Mojica are all set to make their World Cup debuts for Colombia.16:55
IST: Excited Colombian fans have arrived
All geared up for the team's opening encounter.16:45 IST: Formation for both the teams is as follows16:40 IST: Big News! James Rodriguez
Juan Quintero replaces the Colombian star in starting XI.16:35 IST: Starting XI for both the teams announced!16:30 IST: Both teams have
arrived at the Mordovia Arena.16:05 IST: Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the Group H match between Colombo and Japan.Colombia
are sweating on the fitness of star midfielder James Rodriguez
The top-scorer at Brazil 2014 is a doubt for his team's opener after struggling with a strain in his left calf
The Bayern Munich attacking midfielder is key to Colombia's chances of repeating their run to the quarter-finals four years ago in Brazil
James, 26, netted six goals and created four assists to help Colombia qualify for Russia, while midfielder Wilmar Barrios is also battling
Colombia are unbeaten this year after seeing off France 3-2 in March before goalless draws against fellow World Cup contenders Egypt and
Australia.Possible Line-ups:Colombia: David Ospina; Santiago Arias, Yerry Mina, Davinson Sanchez, Johan Mojica; Abel Aguilar, Carlos
Sanchez, Juan Cuadrado, James Rodriguez; Luis Muriel, Radamel Falcao.Japan: Eiji Kawashima; Hiroki Sakai, Maya Yoshida, Tomoaki Makino, Yuto
Nagatomo; Makoto Hasebe, Gaku Shibasaki, Genki Haraguchi, Keisuke Honda, Takashi Inui; Yuya Osako.
