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FT Saturday, March 28, 2026
Japan LDWWW 1
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Scotland WWWLW 0
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Hampden Park · 44,644 att.

Match Report

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Japan score late to beat Scotland in World Cup warm-up game

Junya Ito's late goal gave Japan a 1-0 win over Scotland in Steve Clarke's side's first 2026 World Cup warm-up game.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
6
55
Possession
45
18
SHOTS
8
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
535
Accurate Passes
410
608
Passes
495
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
21
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
47
15
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
7
14
Tackles
9
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
8
16
Effective Clearances
30
16
Clearances
30

Head to Head

JPN leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

SCO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Angus GunnG
  2. 26Scott McKennaCD-L
  3. 13Jack HendryCD-R
  4. 3Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 2Nathan PattersonRB
  6. 4Scott McTominayAM
  7. 23Kenny McLeanLM
  8. 19Lewis FergusonRM
  9. 9Lyndon DykesF
  10. 20Tommy ConwayAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

JPN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 5Tsuyoshi WatanabeCD
  3. 21Hiroki ItoCD-L
  4. 4Ayumu SekoCD-R
  5. 17Ao TanakaCM-L
  6. 6Joel Chima FujitaCM-R
  7. 11Daizen MaedaLM
  8. 2Yukinari SugawaraRM
  9. 26Keisuke GotoF
  10. 20Kodai SanoCF-L
  11. 8Yuito SuzukiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Japan. Shogo Taniguchi replaces Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
  2. 45' Substitution, Japan. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Kodai Sano.
  3. 45' Substitution, Japan. Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Hiroki Ito.
  4. 62' Substitution, Japan. Keito Nakamura replaces Daizen Maeda.
  5. 62' Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
  6. 63' Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Yuito Suzuki.
  7. 63' Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Keisuke Goto.
  8. 63' Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Christie replaces John McGinn.
  9. 63' Substitution, Scotland. George Hirst replaces Lyndon Dykes.
  10. 65' Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 71' Substitution, Scotland. Kieran Tierney replaces Andy Robertson.
  12. 71' Substitution, Scotland. Billy Gilmour replaces Scott McTominay.
  13. 77' Substitution, Japan. Daiki Hashioka replaces Ayumu Seko.
  14. 78' Substitution, Japan. Daichi Kamada replaces Ao Tanaka.
  15. 78' Substitution, Japan. Kento Shiogai replaces Joel Chima Fujita.
  16. 78' Ritsu Doan (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 81' Substitution, Scotland. Findlay Curtis replaces Tommy Conway.
  18. 81' Substitution, Scotland. Anthony Ralston replaces Nathan Patterson.
  19. 84' Goal! Scotland 0, Japan 1. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kento Shiogai.

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