Second half is about to commence - The teams are gathering in the tunnel and begin
to make their way out to the field.
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 CUIABA, BRAZIL - JUNE 24: Juan Guillermo Cuadrado of Colombia celebrates scoring his team's first goal after a penalty kick during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group C match between Japan and Colombia at Arena Pantanal on June 24, 2014 in Cuiaba, Brazil. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) HALF-TIME: Can you believe it! With the final kick of the half Japan equalise and their hopes of progression remain alive, though the Greeks and Côte d'Ivoire aren't doing them any favours at the moment. Group C is going to come down to the final 45 minutes. Here's your match statistics as of first half: 
JPN
COL
STATISTICS
Ball possession
AOYAMA (Japan) sees his effort hit the target.
A.
MEJIA (Colombia) blocks the shot.
OKAZAKI
(Japan) scores!!
This ends the first half of Group C match between Japan and Colombia. Okazaki was able to make the equalizer.
Current score board is 1-1.
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Colombia's reaction on Ramos!
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| CUIABA, BRAZIL - JUNE 24: Juan Guillermo Cuadrado of Colombia (center) celebrates with teammates scoring his team's first goal after a penalty kick during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group C match between Japan and Colombia at Arena Pantanal on June 24, 2014 in Cuiaba, Brazil. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) |
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P. ARMERO (Colombia) commits a foul.
RAMOS
(Colombia) commits a foul.
HONDA
(Japan) swings in the corner.
VALDES
(Colombia) is penalised after committing a foul.
HONDA
(Japan) sees an effort go off target.
Honda is trying to make great effort for Japan this time.
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Tally board shows 0-1 in favor of Colombia!
A look back on earlier events, photo below shows Colombia posing before the game kicks off. Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images:
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A. MEJIA (Colombia) commits a foul.
KAGAWA (Japan) sees his effort hit the target.
OSPINA (Colombia) blocks the shot.
KAGAWA (Japan) takes a corner kick.
YOSHIDA (Japan) sees his effort hit the target.
VALDES (Colombia) blocks the shot.
____________________________________________KONNO (Japan) is yellow carded.
HONDA (Japan) swings in the corner.
A. BALANTA (Colombia) concedes a free-kick
following a challenge on OKAZAKI (Japan).
HONDA (Japan) sees his effort hit the target.
JACKSON M. (Colombia) blocks the shot.
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First Score goes to COLOMBIA! Good Job Cuadrado for kicking the Colombia scores! Let's wait for Japan's equalizer.
First Score goes to COLOMBIA! Good Job Cuadrado for kicking the Colombia scores! Let's wait for Japan's equalizer.
CUADRADO (Colombia) successfully converts the penalty!
RAMOS (Colombia) is fouled inside the box by
KONNO (Japan). A penalty is awarded to Colombia.
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P. ARMERO (Colombia) commits a foul.
HONDA (Japan) swings in the corner.
UCHIDA (Japan) sees an effort go off target.
HONDA (Japan) swings in the corner
HASEBE (Japan) sees his effort hit the target.
OSPINA (Colombia) blocks the shot.
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OKUBO (Japan) sees his effort hit the target.
P. ARMERO (Colombia) blocks the shot.
OKUBO (Japan) sees an effort go off target.
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Japan get us underway in Cuiaba, wearing their traditional blue kit.
HASEBE (Japan) commits a foul
RAMOS (Colombia) concedes a free-kick following
a challenge on YOSHIDA (Japan).
A. MEJIA (Colombia) is penalised after
committing a foul.
GUARIN (Colombia) commits a foul.
HONDA (Japan) sees his effort hit the target.
A. BALANTA (Colombia) blocks the shot.
