Japan 3-1 Uruguay

Timeline

Kuryu Matsuki1-0
🅰 Keito Nakamura
11'
42'
Maxi Araújo1-1
Daichi Kamada
↓ Kodai Sano
45'

Stats

JapanUruguay

Possession

0Shots0

0Shots on target0

0Blocked shots0

0Corners

Match info

Kick-off: Thursday 24 September
Venue: Miyagi Stadium · Rifu, Japan
Referee: Alex King
Attendance: 44,070
Round: 2026 International Friendly

Form

JapanLDWDW

WvsIceland1-0
D@Netherlands2-2
W@Tunisia4-0
D

JapanUruguay

Possession

0Shots0

0Shots on target0

0Blocked shots0

0Corners0

Uruguay4-4-2

1Mele

8Nández

4Araújo

25Sanabria

16Olivera

Match ends, Japan 3, Uruguay 1.
90'+7'
Second Half ends, Japan 3, Uruguay 1.
90'+6'
Goal! Japan 3, Uruguay 1. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Junya Ito.
90'+3'
José María Giménez (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2'
Goal! Japan 2, Uruguay 1. Kento Shiogai (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the centre of the goal.
90'
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
84'
Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Pellistri replaces Maxi Araújo.
83'
Substitution, Japan. Kento Shiogai replaces Keito Nakamura.
79'
Substitution, Uruguay. Joaquín Piquerez replaces Juan Manuel Sanabria.
79'
Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Bernal replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
77'
Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Kaishu Sano.

UruguayLDDDD

D@England1-1
D@Algeria0-0
D@Saudi Arabia1-1
DvsCape Verde2-2
LvsSpain1-0

Head to head

URU leads series 2-1-2

24 Mar 23Japan1-1Uruguay
21 Jun 19Uruguay2-2Japan
16 Oct 18Japan4-3Uruguay
5 Sept 14Japan0-2Uruguay
14 Aug 13Japan2-4Uruguay

23Hayakawa

21Ito

4Itakura

3Seko

28↓Sano

13Nakamura

24Sano

19⚽Matsuki

8Suzuki

11Maeda

10Doan

Substitutes · Japan

14Junya Ito
29Shunsuke Saito
25Junnosuke Suzuki
18Ayase Ueda⚽
20Takefusa Kubo
7Yuki Soma
30Koki Kumasaka
5Tsuyoshi Watanabe
26Kento Shiogai⚽
12Leo Brian Kokubo
17Ao Tanaka
6Satoshi Tanaka
2Shuto Nakano
15Daichi Kamada↑
31Kaina Tanimura

Substitutes · Uruguay

17Rodrigo Zalazar
15Emiliano Martínez
7Rodrigo Aguirre
24Juan Rodríguez
3Sebastián Cáceres
2José María Giménez
23Cristopher Fiermarin
10Giorgian de Arrascaeta
11Facundo Pellistri
12Thiago Cardozo
5Facundo Bernal

Substitution, Japan. Yuki Soma replaces Yuito Suzuki.

75'

Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

73'

Ayumu Seko (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

68'

Substitution, Uruguay. José María Giménez replaces Ronald Araujo.

68'

Substitution, Uruguay. Giorgian de Arrascaeta replaces Federico Viñas.

68'

Substitution, Uruguay. Rodrigo Zalazar replaces Brian Rodríguez.

67'

Hiroki Ito (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

64'

Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Kuryu Matsuki.

64'

Substitution, Japan. Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Ko Itakura.

64'

Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Ritsu Doan.

63'

Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Daizen Maeda.

49'

Attempt missed. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

49'

Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.

45'

Substitution, Japan. Daichi Kamada replaces Kodai Sano.

45'

Second Half begins Japan 1, Uruguay 1.

45'+2'

First Half ends, Japan 1, Uruguay 1.

45'+1'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

42'

Goal! Japan 1, Uruguay 1. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal.

42'

Attempt saved. Federico Viñas (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan). Assisted by Darwin Núñez.

42'

Offside, Uruguay. Federico Viñas is caught offside.

40'

Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).

40'

Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

39'

Attempt saved. Federico Viñas (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan).

39'

Attempt saved. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan). Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.

37'

Kodai Sano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

37'

Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).

32'

Kodai Sano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

32'

Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).

27'

Foul by Kodai Sano (Japan).

27'

Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

26'

Attempt blocked. Ayumu Seko (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuito Suzuki.

22'

Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).

22'

Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

19'

Foul by Daizen Maeda (Japan).

19'

Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

18'

Attempt missed. Yuito Suzuki (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.

13'

Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan). Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.

11'

Goal! Japan 1, Uruguay 0. Kuryu Matsuki (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.

11'

Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).

11'

Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Federico Viñas (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan).

Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur following a set piece situation.

Foul by Ayumu Seko (Japan).

Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).

Federico Viñas (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Viñas.

Daizen Maeda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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