England 0-1 Japan

International Friendlies· 2026 International Friendly

England

Japan

Kaoru Mitoma 23'

0:1

📍 Wembley Stadium

Timeline

23'
Kaoru Mitoma0-1
🅰 Keito Nakamura
Jarrod Bowen
↓ Cole Palmer
59'
Lewis Hall
↓ Nico O'Reilly
59'
Dominic Solanke
↓ Phil Foden
59'
Tino Livramento
↓ Ben White
59'
66'
Ayumu Seko
↓ Hiroki Ito
66'
Koki Ogawa
↓ Ayase Ueda
Marcus Rashford
↓ Anthony Gordon
71'
71'
Ao Tanaka
↓ Ritsu Doan
71'
Junnosuke Suzuki
↓ Kaoru Mitoma
James Garner
↓ Kobbie Mainoo
71'
80'
Yukinari Sugawara
↓ Daichi Kamada
80'
Yuito Suzuki
↓ Junya Ito
80'
Shuto Machino
↓ Keito Nakamura
Dan Burn
↓ Marc Guéhi
83'
Harry Maguire
↓ Ezri Konsa
83'
90'+2'
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
90'+3'
Koki Ogawa

Game leaders

England

Total ShotsM. Rogers5
Accurate PassesE. Anderson112
SavesJ. Pickford1

Japan

Total ShotsR. Doan2
Accurate PassesD. Kamada33
SavesZ. Suzuki3

Stats

EnglandJapan

Possession

70%

30%

19Shots7

4Shots on target2

10Blocked shots2

Match info

Kick-off: Tuesday 31 March
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London, England
Referee: Nick Walsh
Attendance: 79,233
Round: 2026 International Friendly

Form

EnglandDWWWW

WvsWales3-0
W@Latvia5-0
WvsSerbia2-0
W

644Accurate passes255

JapanWWWWD

DvsParaguay2-2
WvsBrazil3-2
WvsGhana2-0
WvsBolivia3-0
W@Scotland1-0

Head to head

ENG leads series 1-0-1

30 May 10Japan1-2England
1 Jun 04England1-1Japan

644Accurate passes255

18↓Ueda

7⚽↓Mitoma

1Pickford

5↓Guéhi

3↓O'Reilly

2↓Konsa

12↓White

8↓Mainoo

4Anderson

14↓Gordon

7↓Palmer

15Rogers

9↓Foden

Substitutes · England

13Dean Henderson
26Lewis Hall↑
11Marcus Rashford↑
23Jason Steele
19Harvey Barnes
6Harry Maguire↑
17Dan Burn↑
25Tino Livramento↑
21James Garner↑
18Dominic Solanke↑
22James Trafford
10Jude Bellingham
24Djed Spence
20Jarrod Bowen↑

Substitutes · Japan

11Daizen Maeda
4Ayumu Seko↑
16Daiki Hashioka
23Tomoki Hayakawa
8Yuito Suzuki↑
6Joel Chima Fujita
2Yukinari Sugawara↑
19Koki Ogawa↑
9Shuto Machino↑
12Keisuke Osako

90'

Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.

89'

Corner, England. Conceded by Zion Suzuki.

89'

Attempt saved. Lewis Hall (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Zion Suzuki (Japan).

89'

Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Garner with a cross.

89'

Corner, England. Conceded by Ayumu Seko.

86'

Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.

86'

Corner, England. Conceded by Junnosuke Suzuki.

84'

Corner, England. Conceded by Shuto Machino.

83'

Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.

83'

Substitution, England. Harry Maguire replaces Ezri Konsa.

83'

Substitution, England. Dan Burn replaces Marc Guéhi.

82'

Corner, England. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.

80'

Substitution, Japan. Shuto Machino replaces Keito Nakamura.

80'

Substitution, Japan. Yuito Suzuki replaces Junya Ito.

80'

Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Daichi Kamada.

78'

Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

78'

Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Dominic Solanke with a headed pass.

77'

Corner, England. Conceded by Junnosuke Suzuki.

71'

Substitution, England. James Garner replaces Kobbie Mainoo.

71'

Substitution, Japan. Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Kaoru Mitoma.

71'

Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Ritsu Doan.

71'

Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Anthony Gordon.

71'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

70'

Delay in match (England).

69'

Attempt missed. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daichi Kamada following a fast break.

68'

Jarrod Bowen (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.

68'

Foul by Ayumu Seko (Japan).

66'

Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Ayase Ueda.

66'

Substitution, Japan. Ayumu Seko replaces Hiroki Ito.

65'

Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

64'

Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

64'

Foul by Daichi Kamada (Japan).

62'

Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.

60'

Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

60'

Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).

59'

Substitution, England. Tino Livramento replaces Ben White.

59'

Substitution, England. Dominic Solanke replaces Phil Foden.

59'

Substitution, England. Lewis Hall replaces Nico O'Reilly.

59'

Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Cole Palmer.

57'

Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross following a corner.

56'

Corner, England. Conceded by Zion Suzuki.

56'

Corner, England. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.

55'

Attempt blocked. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.

50'

Attempt saved. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Jordan Pickford (England). Assisted by Daichi Kamada.

50'

Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).

50'

Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

48'

Corner, England. Conceded by Keito Nakamura.

47'

Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.

45'

Second Half begins England 0, Japan 1.

45'+2'

First Half ends, England 0, Japan 1.

45'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

44'

Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).

44'

Cole Palmer (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.

42'

Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

42'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.

41'

Attempt blocked. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaishu Sano with a through ball.

41'

Handball by Kobbie Mainoo (England).

40'

Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

40'

Foul by Phil Foden (England).

36'

Foul by Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan).

36'

Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

34'

Corner, England. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.

34'

Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.

33'

Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.

33'

Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).

32'

Attempt missed. Kaishu Sano (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tsuyoshi Watanabe.

29'

Foul by Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan).

29'

Cole Palmer (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.

26'

Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (England) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.

25'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

24'

Delay in match (England).

23'

Goal! England 0, Japan 1. Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keito Nakamura following a fast break.

19'

Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

19'

Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).

17'

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

17'

Foul by Nico O'Reilly (England).

13'

Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.

13'

Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).

13'

Attempt blocked. Marc Guéhi (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

13'

Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

13'

Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

13'

Attempt blocked. Marc Guéhi (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.

12'

Corner, England. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.

12'

Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Guéhi.

11'

Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.

11'

Foul by Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan).

10'

Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).

10'

Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).

Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Nico O'Reilly (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

Game leaders

Stats

Match info

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