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Match Report

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U.S. fall to disappointing 2-0 defeat against Japan in Dusseldorf

The United States got their World Cup preparations off to a poor start as they fell to a 1-0 defeat against Japan in Dusseldorf, Germany.

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Team Stats

3
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
0
57
Possession
43
4
SHOTS
15
0
ON GOAL
8
0.0
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
484
Accurate Passes
348
580
Passes
431
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
16
0.5
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
44
19
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
16
11
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
7
Interceptions
15
17
Effective Clearances
11
17
Clearances
11

Head to Head

USA leads series 2-0

Lineups

JPN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Shuichi GondaG
  2. 16Takehiro TomiyasuCD-L
  3. 22Maya YoshidaCD-R
  4. 20Yuta NakayamaLB
  5. 19Hiroki SakaiRB
  6. 15Daichi KamadaAM
  7. 13Hidemasa MoritaLM
  8. 6Wataru EndoRM
  9. 25Daizen MaedaF
  10. 11Takefusa KuboAM-L
  11. 14Junya ItoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Shuto MachinoSUB
  2. 28Hiroki ItoSUB
  3. 18Kaoru MitomaSUB
  4. 23Daniel SchmidtSUB
  5. 27Yuki SomaSUB
  6. 7Gaku ShibasakiSUB
  7. 5Yuto NagatomoSUB
  8. 21Ritsu DoanSUB
  9. 17Ao TanakaSUB
  10. 2Miki YamaneSUB
  11. 3Shogo TaniguchiSUB
  12. 9Kyogo FuruhashiSUB
  13. 30Kosei TaniSUB
  14. 8Genki HaraguchiSUB
  15. 10Takumi MinaminoSUB

USA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Matt TurnerG
  2. 5Aaron LongCD-L
  3. 3Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 6Sam VinesLB
  5. 2Sergiño DestRB
  6. 4Tyler AdamsCM
  7. 8Weston McKennieLM
  8. 14Luca de la TorreRM
  9. 9Jesús FerreiraF
  10. 21Giovanni ReynaLF
  11. 11Brenden AaronsonRF

Substitutes

  1. 12Erik Palmer-BrownSUB
  2. 25Sean JohnsonSUB
  3. 16Mark McKenzieSUB
  4. 7Paul ArriolaSUB
  5. 24Josh SargentSUB
  6. 17Malik TillmanSUB
  7. 26Joe ScallySUB
  8. 23Kellyn AcostaSUB
  9. 15Johnny CardosoSUB
  10. 22DeAndre YedlinSUB
  11. 20Reggie CannonSUB
  12. 18Ethan HorvathSUB
  13. 13Jordan MorrisSUB
  14. 19Ricardo PepiSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Japan 1, USA 0. Daichi Kamada (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  2. 45' Substitution, Japan. Shuto Machino replaces Daizen Maeda.
  3. 45' Substitution, Japan. Hiroki Ito replaces Hiroki Sakai.
  4. 45' Substitution, Japan. Daniel Schmidt replaces Shuichi Gonda.
  5. 45' Substitution, USA. Reggie Cannon replaces Sergiño Dest.
  6. 45' Substitution, USA. Mark McKenzie replaces Aaron Long.
  7. 45' Substitution, USA. Joshua Sargent replaces Jesús Ferreira.
  8. 45' Substitution, USA. Jordan Morris replaces Giovanni Reyna.
  9. 60' Luca de la Torre (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 67' Substitution, USA. João Cardoso replaces Luca de la Torre.
  11. 67' Substitution, USA. Malik Tillman replaces Weston McKennie.
  12. 68' Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Junya Ito.
  13. 68' Substitution, Japan. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Takefusa Kubo.
  14. 86' Substitution, Japan. Genki Haraguchi replaces Daichi Kamada.
  15. 88' Goal! Japan 2, USA 0. Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yuta Nakayama.

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