It is - the final whistle goes and co-hosts Japan are out of the World Cup. Umit Davala got the vital goal for Turkey, and they go through 1-0

Now it's a Turkey throw, deep inside Japan's half. Surely that's it...

Ilhan is fouled and Turkey have a free-kick - they are seconds away from a place in the last eight now

...but the referee has spotted some pushing and that's a free-kick to Turkey

Ono swings it in and Ergun heads that behind for a corner. Late, late pressure...

Hakan Sukur is booked for a foul on Morishima - dangerous free-kick for Japan. Three minutes of stoppage time to play

Nishizawa shoots over from the edge of the box and there's another change for Turkey. Basturk is off and Ilhan comes on

But Ono can't make anything of a break down the left and Turkey clear... back come Japan

Nihat breaks for the Turks, Miyamoto clears. Huge noise from the Japan fans, urging their side forward for one final effort

They win a throw - Matsuda shoots from outside the area, but his effort is charged down

Miyamoto blocks as Hakan Sukur makes his way into the area and shoots - can Japan come away from this?

Japan follow that with a change of their own: Ichikawa comes off and Hiroaki Morishima is on. Troussier has taken a late gamble...

There's another Turkey change - Tayfur is coming on and Hasan Sas makes way

Nakata heads on and there's no standing on ceremony in the Turkey defence: that one's just hammered downfield

Hasan Sas looks to break: he wins a free-kick for the Turks, who are edging nearer and nearer to the quarter-finals

...but ultimately disappointment as Rustu makes a confident claim

Nakata crosses and it deflects away for a corner. Noise from the crowd...

He turns and shoots - too high. Ten minutes remaining, and Toda is moving forward for Japan

To no avail... Miyamoto will try again and Nishizawa is lurking on the edge of the area

His side are building again - Matsuda comes forward

Turkey free-kick - offside against Japan. Japan coach Troussier looks pensive, as well he might at this stage of proceedings

Tugay has taken a knock and is off the pitch receiving treatment. He's been a key player for Turkey today...

A little under 15 minutes left for the co-hosts to salvage their World Cup hopes - but they're still struggling to make any real dents in the Turkish defence

Sas attempts to chip the ball into the box. Koji Nakata is there to clear, but wastes the ball

Nihat chases a ball forward, but it skids out of play on the drenched pitch and goes for a goal-kick

Turkey make a change: Nihat comes on and goalscorer Umit Davala makes way for him

A good challenge by Tugay denies Hidetoshi Nakata time and space, but Turkey can't build anything from that

Taking a leaf out of his book, Ono wins a corner which is crossed just too long

It's cleared, and Sas runs into the Japanese penalty area. He's blocked in the end, but poses such a threat on the break

...and Hidetoshi Nakata is sent tumbling on the left. Free-kick, and this can be whipped into the area

Nothing happening from that one either, but Japan can't keep the ball following the goal-kick. Ergun plays it forward, Japan clear...

It's met with a clearing header, and that brings another corner

Ono gets his head to a Turkish cross, and that will result in a corner from the right

Bulent barges into Suzuki midway inside the Turkey half - free-kick to Japan. Nakata plays it into the area, but it's just too strong

He does, but the floated effort is wide of Narazaki's goal

Suzuki flicks on, and Fatih clears this time. Basturk breaking - he could shoot here...

Toda and Nakata combine to give Suzuki a glimer of a chance - Alpay is ther with a good clearance and Japan are putting on the pressure. Corner...

Suzuki in space - he rolls the ball to Myojin who, from outside the box, lashes a low drive wide of the mark

Seconds later, Sas gets in another cross - again, there's no team-mate there to get on the end of it

Sas crosses for Turkey, but there's nobody there and Narazaki is under no pressure as he comes to claim

A good cross gives Nishizawa the chance to head goalwards: Rustu saves

...and produces a low shot which Narazaki is able to hold onto easily enough

...can Sas change that? He's running at the heart of the Japan defence

As yet, however, they have nothing to show for it. Turkey have all but vanished as an attacking force at the moment

Back come Japan - and Turkey clear again. The balance of the game very much in the co-hosts' favour at the moment

In the end, Ergun steps in with a header back to his keeper

Ichikawa on the ball: Ono takes over down the left and Japan are passing the ball well here

He gets away with it, though. At the other end, Miyamoto is adjudged to have pushed Sas

Possession squandered again - Toda crosses and Alpay, stretching, clears dangerously across his own goal

...but possession is squandered and Turkey will move away with Sas, who has been quiet by the standards he's set so far

Throw to Japan midway inside the Turkey half...

Japan's fans respond to that with plenty of noise - they still believe their side are more than capable of finding a route back into the match

He tumbles under challenge from Alpay, but the referee says no penalty... Hidetoshi Nakata hits a deflected shot, which Rustu is able to hold at the second attempt

Toda finds Suzuki in the area after a neat passing move...

He's come into the game for Inamoto... can the changed Japan line-up make their way back into this game?

It's rather aimless, however and Suzuki tries to break but it unable to keep the ball in play

The rain still pouring down as Turkey play the ball forward

He is - Hakan Sukur breaks, but Basturk can't bring the ball under control

That's cleared, and then Ichikawa is clattered by Hakan Unsal. He's in some pain, but should be fine to continue

A Sas flick forces Japan into a hurried clearance - it's a throw to Turkey

Japan get us under way after the break - they've made a change, bringing wing-back Ichikawa for Santos

And that's the half-time whistle - Davala's early goal from a corner divides the sides

From the free-kick, Hakan Sukur is penalised for backing into his defender. There will be a minute of added time

The ball is cleared - Basturk breaks away, Toda brings him down and is booked for his pains

Ono plays it in and Alpay heads over his own bar for a corner. Japan finishing the half with a flourish

Ergun is booked for a foul on the lively Santos: another dangerous free-kicm for the co-hosts

Superb effort - and a fraction away from bringing Japan into the break on level terms

The Turkey keeper lining up the wall: Santos curls it in and the ball crashes back off the bar

...and this is a great chance for Japan to threaten Rustu's goal

Hidetoshi Nakata is fouled right on the edge of the Turkey area - Alpay made the challenge...

Nishizawa is penalised for pushing as he tries to get onto a Santos cross. Five minutes remaining until the break

For all their busy play Japan haven't mustered a meaningful strike, while Turkey have been content to move forward much less since taking the lead

In the context of the game so far, that's a rarity - an effort on goal

Inamoto makes a positive run down the right before being crowded out... Basturk comes forward to hit a shot which Narazaki holds easily

Tugay launches the ball long, and Narazaki comes to claim

Hasan Sas is well challenged on the edge of the area, but Turkey win it back

He finds Ono, who links with Hidetoshi Nakata - but then Koji Nakata overhits the cross

The number 11 is off the pitch receiving treatment as Inamoto looks to get something started for Japan

And Sas is down injured - this is worrying for Turkey, for whom he's been a key man so far

Bulent steps in as Ishizawa surges towards the Turkey penalty area: Miyamoto steps in at the other end as Sas threatens again

Ono slides the ball forward... Turkey, with just a hint of obstruction, get it clear. Ref Collina is disinterested in free-kick claims

...and they almost do as Santos tries to get onto a curling cross - again, though, it's Rustu who takes control of the situation

Ono crosses and keeper Rustu is there with a confident catch. Japan need to find more quality in their final pass...

A little lull in proceedings - Sas starts a move which sees Turkey zip the ball around confidently in midfield and then, equally confidently, squander possession

The flag's up for offside against Santos - he was breaking down the left, or attempting to

Sas hits a shot from the edge of the box after Hakan Sukur had nodded the ball down to him: it's too high, but not by much

Tugay is adjudged to have been fouled by Inamoto - much to the co-hosts' frustration

Japan still very much in this game, but Turkey have shown they can be menacing on the break

Hakan Sukur attempts a chip over Narazaki, but the keeper can deal with that comfortably enough. He gets a nice big cheer for doing so as well

Basturk crosses, and there are one or two uncertain moments before Turkey get it away

The free-kick is within shooting range but Japan make a complete mess of it - the ball is rolled towards Inamoto, who wasn't expecting it to arrive there. Turkey clear

Santos - known as Alex - is fouled by Alpay, who is booked for that clumsy challenge

Nishizawa astutely frees Santos on the left-hand side of the box - he tries a shot from a difficult angle and it's well stopped

He gets the final pass all wrong, though, and a promising move peters out. Still plenty to encourage Japan, despite their 1-0 deficit

No problems clearing this time - and Ono leads the charge for Japan

Ergun does well to clear, Sas breaks and his cross is only just cleared under pressure from the (so far) goalless Hakan Sukur. Corner...

Unsal fouls Nakata midway inside the Turkey half - Japan will work this forward with Inamoto

Santos crosses for Japan, but that ball lands on - rather than in - the net and Turkey have the goal-kick

Sukur finds himself a little space from which to cross low into the Japan area - straight at Narazaki, however

...which fails to generate muich threat. Ono tries again and wins a throw on the left

Good run by Nishizawa, making tracks into the area. He's eventually crowded out and it's another corner

This one, though, is poor - it's hit too long and goes for a goal-kick

Another chance for the Turks - Ono's heavy challenge gives them a free-kick in a good crossing position

A huge blow to Japan, who lost their shape in defence there - nobody was tracking Davala

And the result of that is a goal - the ball is swept into the area and Davala, totally unmarked, heads it firmly home. It's 1-0 Turkey!

Japan beginning to settle to their game - but then Nakata gives possession away to Sukur. The end result is a corner...

Ono takes the kick, and Alpay gets there with a good clearing header

Inamoto on the chase down the right - Turkey cover efficiently, but they soon have another problem to deal with. Santos breaks - corner on the left...

It's taken short, crossed in and cleared - and in the end Davala will bring the ball away

Plenty of noise from Japan's fans... Inamoto and Nakata link well and the co-hosts have a corner

Narazaki hits the goal-kick long: Ono crosses and Unsal's in the right place to head the ball back to his keeper

Davala among those eyeing up the options... and he chooses to blast the ball high over the top for some reason

At the other end, it's a Turkey free-kick around 30 yards out - a chance to get a shot in...

...and keeper Recber claims well. Japan's most promising moment so far

Nakata is challenged strongly - too strongly - just inside the Turkey half... the free-kick is crossed towards Santos...

Senol Gunes looking on - he'll be pretty happy with the way his Turkish side have started

Santos breaks forward for Japan, but can't make anything of a ball down the right

Bulent is on hand to tidy up as the co-hosts try to come forward, and then Turkey win another free-kick after a brief bout of scrappy play in midfield

Early attacking intent from the Turks, who are pressing Japan back in these very early stages

...he plays it on to Basturk, who races into the area - keeper Narazaki does well, coming out to claim the ball

Turkey win an early free-kick on half-way - it goes to the dangerous Hasan Sas on the left...

We're under way - it's rainy, it's grey, but the atmosphere is superb

A rain-soaked Miyagi stadium awaits the arrival of the teams... and here they come, led out by football's most distinctive (and best) referee Pierluigi Collina

Japan: Narazaki, Matsuda, Miyamoto, Koji Nakata, Ono, Alex, Myojin, Toda, Inamoto, Hidetoshi Nakata, Nishizawa.

Turkey: Rustu, Korkmaz, Akyel, Alpay, Unsal, Tugay, Basturk, Davala, Ergun, Sukur, Sas.