FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, June 25, 2026
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AT&T Stadium · 70,137 att. · FOX

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:34 Fans in Tokyo celebrate Japan's goal vs. Sweden Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Lineups

JPN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 4Kou ItakuraCD
  3. 21Hiroki ItoCD-L
  4. 20Ayumu SekoCD-R
  5. 15Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 7Ao TanakaCM-R
  7. 13Keito NakamuraLM
  8. 2Yukinari SugawaraRM
  9. 18Ayase UedaF
  10. 11Daizen MaedaCF-L
  11. 10Ritsu DoanCF-R

SWE · 3-4-3

  1. 1Jacob Widell ZetterströmG
  2. 4Isak HienCD
  3. 5Gabriel GudmundssonCD-L
  4. 2Gustaf LagerbielkeCD-R
  5. 18Yasin AyariCM-L
  6. 3Victor LindelöfCM-R
  7. 24Elliot StroudLM
  8. 21Alexander BernhardssonRM
  9. 17Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 9Alexander IsakCF-L
  11. 11Anthony ElangaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 24'
  3. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 27'
  5. 32' Isak Hien (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 35' Delay in match because of an injury Isak Hien (Sweden).
  7. 35'
  8. 36' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 36'
  10. 37' Substitution, Sweden. Lucas Bergvall replaces Isak Hien because of an injury.
  11. 39' Substitution, Japan. Shogo Taniguchi replaces Ko Itakura.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 66' Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Ayase Ueda.
  15. 67' Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Ritsu Doan.
  16. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  17. 68'
  18. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  19. 71'
  20. 75' Substitution, Sweden. Daniel Svensson replaces Alexander Bernhardsson.
  21. 75' Substitution, Sweden. Ken Sema replaces Elliot Stroud.
  22. 75' Substitution, Japan. Yuto Nagatomo replaces Keito Nakamura.
  23. 75' Substitution, Japan. Tsuyoshi Watanabe replaces Ayumu Seko.
  24. 77' Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 85' Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  26. 86' Delay in match because of an injury Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
  27. 86'
  28. 87' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  29. 87'
  30. 87' Substitution, Sweden. Carl Starfelt replaces Victor Lindelöf because of an injury.
  31. 88' Substitution, Sweden. Benjamin Nygren replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.

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