Japan vs Sweden, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup

Japan

56': Daizen Maeda

FT
1 - 1

Sweden

62': Anthony Elanga

Japan and Sweden share points, book World Cup knockout spots

Japan and Sweden booked their places in the knockout phase of the World Cup as they drew 1-1 in their final Group F clash in Dallas.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Ao Tanaka.
2': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.
4': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
4': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt saved. Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Alexander Isak.
7': Offside, Japan. Ayase Ueda is caught offside.
8': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden).
8': Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Anthony Elanga (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
15': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
16': Anthony Elanga (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
17': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
22': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Japan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hiroki Ito with a cross.
24': Delay in match for a drinks break.
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Isak Hien (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
29': Foul by Elliot Stroud (Sweden).
29': Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Isak Hien (Sweden).
32': Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Isak Hien (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
35': Delay in match because of an injury Isak Hien (Sweden).
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Substitution, Sweden. Lucas Bergvall replaces Isak Hien because of an injury.
38': Lucas Bergvall (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
38': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Sweden).
38': Ao Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Substitution, Japan. Shogo Taniguchi replaces Ko Itakura.
40': Attempt saved. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Sweden). Assisted by Ao Tanaka.
41': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
42': Anthony Elanga (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
43': Foul by Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden).
43': Daichi Kamada (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Sweden).
43': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Attempt saved. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Sweden). Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
45': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Jacob Widell Zetterström.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
45'+2': Offside, Sweden. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
45'+3': Lucas Bergvall (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+3': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
45'+5': First Half ends, Japan 0, Sweden 0.
45': Second Half begins Japan 0, Sweden 0.
48': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
49': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Ayumu Seko.
49': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
50': Attempt missed. Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Elliot Stroud with a cross following a corner.
51': Foul by Elliot Stroud (Sweden).
51': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Offside, Japan. Daizen Maeda is caught offside.
52': Attempt blocked. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
53': Offside, Japan. Daichi Kamada is caught offside.
56': Goal! Japan 1, Sweden 0. Daizen Maeda (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ritsu Doan with a through ball.
60': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
62': Goal! Japan 1, Sweden 1. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
63': Anthony Elanga (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Japan).
64': Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Japan).
65': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Zion Suzuki (Japan).
65': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Zion Suzuki.
66': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden).
66': Ao Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Ayase Ueda.
67': Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Ritsu Doan.
67': Handball by Daizen Maeda (Japan).
68': Offside, Sweden. Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Foul by Elliot Stroud (Sweden).
72': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Foul by Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden).
74': Daichi Kamada (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Sweden. Daniel Svensson replaces Alexander Bernhardsson.
75': Substitution, Sweden. Ken Sema replaces Elliot Stroud.
75': Substitution, Japan. Yuto Nagatomo replaces Keito Nakamura.
75': Substitution, Japan. Tsuyoshi Watanabe replaces Ayumu Seko.
76': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
77': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Shogo Taniguchi (Japan).
77': Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Attempt blocked. Daniel Svensson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
78': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
79': Attempt missed. Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a cross following a corner.
79': Attempt blocked. Ken Sema (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
80': Anthony Elanga (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
81': Attempt missed. Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a cross following a set piece situation.
82': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
83': Attempt missed. Koki Ogawa (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daichi Kamada with a cross.
84': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden).
84': Daichi Kamada (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Koki Ogawa (Japan).
86': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Substitution, Sweden. Carl Starfelt replaces Victor Lindelöf because of an injury.
88': Substitution, Sweden. Benjamin Nygren replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
88': Ken Sema (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Benjamin Nygren.
90'+3': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Sweden) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a cross.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Japan 1, Sweden 1.
0': Match ends, Japan 1, Sweden 1.

Statistics

SWE		JPN
11	Fouls	20
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
8	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	4
47.7	Possession	52.3
11	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
312	Accurate Passes	378
395	Passes	445
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	4
16	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.3
50	Long Balls	49
18	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
3	Effective Tackles	7
7	Tackles	13
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	4
21	Effective Clearances	40
21	Clearances	40

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: AT&T Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas, USA
Attendance: 70,137

FIFA World Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Netherlands	3	+6	7
2	Japan	3	+4	5
3	Sweden	3	0	4
4	Tunisia	3	-10	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Japan (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Zion Suzuki (GK)
4	Kou Itakura
21	Hiroki Ito
20	Ayumu Seko
15	Daichi Kamada
7	Ao Tanaka
13	Keito Nakamura
2	Yukinari Sugawara
18	Ayase Ueda
11	Daizen Maeda
10	Ritsu Doan

Japan Substitutes:

Junya Ito, Shuto Machino, Kento Shiogai, Koki Ogawa, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Tomoki Hayakawa, Yuto Nagatomo, Keisuke Osako, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Kaishu Sano, Keisuke Goto, Shogo Taniguchi, Junnosuke Suzuki, Yuito Suzuki.

Sweden (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Jacob Widell Zetterström (GK)
4	Isak Hien
5	Gabriel Gudmundsson
2	Gustaf Lagerbielke
18	Yasin Ayari
3	Victor Lindelöf
24	Elliot Stroud
21	Alexander Bernhardsson
17	Viktor Gyökeres
9	Alexander Isak
11	Anthony Elanga

Sweden Substitutes:

Lucas Bergvall, Taha Ali, Daniel Svensson, Hjalmar Ekdal, Eric Smith, Herman Johansson, Jesper Karlström, Gustaf Nilsson, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Besfort Zeneli, Benjamin Nygren, Viktor Johansson, Ken Sema, Carl Starfelt, Mattias Svanberg.

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