FULL-TIME: JAPAN 42-12 CHILE.
TRY, JAPAN, DEARNS! 42-12: Desperate defence from Chile but somehow Japan find a way through and the TMO confirms that Warner Dearns SCORES! The conversion is OVER!
Japan tries a cross-kick that just eludes the wing. The pressure continue and Japan have a five metre scrum.
Chile under pressure decide to move it from close to their line. They kick deep. Japan with a counter before Chile turn it over.The TMO is involved and Videla is lucky to only concede a penalty after what looked like a tip-tackle.
The passing all over the place from both teams at the moment.
TRY, JAPAN, NAKUMURA! 35-12 : The scrum is secured and the gap opens for Nakumura after some dummy runs. A well worked move! The conversion is OVER!
Leach carry the ball in the gap with power under a penalty advantage before the referee pull them back. Chile penalised for slowing the ball down. Japan opt for a scrum.
Both teams feeling the heat now, as play slow down.
Good work by Chile with fresh legs but their handling let them down at crucial times. Their passes may just be too long. They have an offside penalty. Miller the guilty man.
It's getting feisty and Chile secure a penalty and they find a good touch. The line-out is PLUCKED OUT OF THE AIR by Leach. Poor from Chile!
Japan go blindside but Cjile get their hands on the ball and Torrealba kicks deep!
We are now entering the crucial last 20 minutes where we will see what Chile are made of in this heat!
Great work by Ignacio Silva to come on and then apply the pressure on Japan to secure the STEAL!
A promising Chilean move is spoilt after a pass that just eludes the finger tips of Domingo Saavedra. We have a water break.
After a few resets at the scrum Chile have a scrum free-kick.
CONVERSION, JAPAN, MATSUDA! 28-12: Matsuda converts!
TRY, JAPAN, LEACH! 27-12: Japan come to within six metres of the line but Chile hold them up at first but the Japanese keep on coming and eventually Leach SCORES!
Chile full of confifdence now playing against 14 men for six more minutes.
The conversion is pushed wide!
TRY, CHILE, ESCOBAR! 21-12: Chile find touch and clear the set-piece. They struggle to make good ground before Ayarza is stopped short. They recycle the ball before lfonso Escobar SCORES! BRILLIANT!
YELLOW CARD, JAPAN, RILEY! 21-7: Great work by Atsushi Sakate to turn a Chilean ball over! They take a quick tap and make good ground before Chile get it back. Chile then receive a penalty after a deliberate knock-dfown by Dylan Riley!
OH NO! the Chile scrumhalf is into a gap and then his offload goes forward. HOPE FOR CHILE!
A scrappy start to the half before Masirewa runs into space and make good ground. Chile get it back.
Kick-off! We are back underway in the second half.
HALF-TIME: JAPAN 21-7 CHILE. Japan lead at the break thanks mainly to having an advantage twice against 14 men. Can Chile keep this up and survive the last 20 minutes?
TRY, JAPAN, FAKATAVA! 21-7: Japan looking to score before the break while they still have the advantage. Japan clear the line-out three metres from the Chile line. They maul and SCORE via Fakatava! The conversion is good.
YELLOW CARD, CHILE, SIGREN ! 14-7: Another sin-bin for Chile after a clash of heads.
Brilliant scrambling defence from Chile as they turn the ball over with a penalty win so close to their line.
Chile string 13 phases together before turning it over. Japan kick forward and the ball just eludes Fakatava. OOH!
Chile clear another line-out under pressure before they clear it into touch.
CONVERSION, JAPAN, MATSUDA! 14-7: Matsuda adds the extras.
TRY, JAPAN, NAIKABULA! 12-7: Nicely worked by Japan as they drive forward and the body position from a strong Jone Naikabula is too much!
Japan powering forward before a Chile handling error hand Japan a scrum seven metres out. It's HOT out there.
Chile absorb some early pressure after securing a line-out before Fernandez sends a deep kick into touch. BRILLIANT! Japan take it quickly and find touch with a good kick!
Japan mess up the initial advantage and they overthrow a line-out but it's also skew!
YELLOW CARD, CHILE, DITTUS! 7-7: Matias Dittus is the first in the bin after a late tackle.
Chile eventually clear the scrum and clear it into touch!
Japan go for the corner again and they rumble and drive. Good defense by Chile who halt the Japanese march and they turn it OVER!
Japan clear a scrum and they secure a penalty after a tackle off the ball by Matias Garafulic. They go for the corner secure the set-piece after scrappy play before securing another penalty.
Japan clear a line-out and go on the blind-side before kicking it through but Chile manage to collect and clear!
Chile on the break from their own half catch Japan on their heels. Can they keep this up for 80 minutes?
Great work by Chile to secure a free-kick at the scrum! WOW!
TRY, JAPAN, FAKATAVA! 7-7: An error from the kick-off hand Japan as Amato Fakatava goes through the gap to SCORE! This is FAST! and it's level afetr the conversion is sealed!
TRY, CHILE, FERNANDEZ! 0-7: After a lenghty TMO check and rightly so Chile have their first try ever in a WORLD CUP! Japan with an error passing the ball backward wildly. It's collected by Fernandez, who runs home to SCORE! The conversion is OVER!
Japan steal a line-out and swing out in attack before a misunderstanding between two players hand the ball to Chile.
A good start by Chile and they apply the pressure on Japan to force a mistake and a kick is out on the full for a Chile line-out. The set-piece is secured and they pass the ball around before a poor chip kick help Japan to call MARK!
Kick-off! We are underway here in Toulouse!
Match officials : Our referee is Australian Nic Berry. He will be assisted by Karl Dickson from England and Andrea Piardi from France. The TMO Tom Foley also hails from England.
Chile: 15 Inaki Ayarza, 14 Santiago Videla, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 12 Matias Garafulic, 11 Franco Velarde, 10 Rodrigo Fernandez, 9 Marcelo Torrealba, 8 Alfonso Escobar, 7 Raimundo Martínez, 6 Martín Sigren (c), 5 Javier Eissmann, 4 Clemente Saavedra, 3 Matias Dittus, 2 Diego Escobar, 1 Javier Carrasco.
Replacements: 16 Augusto Bohme, 17 Salvador Lues, 18 Inaki Gurruchaga, 19 Pablo Huete, 20 Santiago Pedrero, 21 Ignacio Silva, 22 Lukas Carvallo, 23 José Ignacio Larenas.
Japan: 15 Semisi Masirewa, 14 Kotaro Matsushima, 13 Dylan Riley, 12 Ryoto Nakamura, 11 Jone Naikabula, 10 Rikiya Matsuda, 9 Yutaka Nagare, 8 Kazuki Himeno (c), 7 Kanji Shimokawa, 6 Michael Leitch, 5 Amato Fakatava, 4 Jack Cornelsen, 3 Jiwon Gu, 2 Atsushi Sakate, 1 Keita Inagaki.
Replacements: 16 Shota Horie, 17 Craig Millar, 18 Asaeli Ai Valu, 19 Warner Dearns, 20 Shota Fukui, 21 Naoto Saito, 22 Tomoki Osada, 23 Lomano Lemeki.
In their only warm-up game before the tournament Chile were trashed 40-3 by Leinster at Donnybrook in Dublin.
Japan did not have the best run-in to the tournament having lost both their final two warm-up games. They lost 35-12 to Fiji and 42-21 to Italy.
This is the first appearance ever by Chile at a Rugby World Cup.
Japan are favourites to win this clash having had previous experiences at the tournament and causing upsets along the way. Their most famous World Cup win was against South Africa in 2015 when they shocked the Sprngboks by 34-32.
In the opening Pool D match played last night at the Orange Velodrome in Marseilles, England defeated Argentina 27-10, despite having Tom Curry sent off in the second minute.
Good afternoon and welcome to the Stadium de Toulouse for another exciting Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool D match between Japan and Chile.
