England vs Japan, 2026 International Friendly

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England

FT
0 - 1

Japan

23': Kaoru Mitoma

England beaten by Japan at Wembley in last match before World Cup squad named

England were beaten in their final match before head coach Thomas Tuchel decides his 26-man World Cup squad.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Foul by Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan).
5': Nico O'Reilly (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
10': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
11': Foul by Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan).
11': Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
12': Corner, England. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
13': Attempt blocked. Marc Guéhi (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
13': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (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. Marc Guéhi (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
13': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
13': Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (England).
17': Kaishu Sano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
19': Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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.
24': Delay in match (England).
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (England) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
29': Cole Palmer (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Foul by Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan).
32': Attempt missed. Kaishu Sano (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
33': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
33': Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
34': Corner, England. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.
36': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan).
40': Foul by Phil Foden (England).
40': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Handball by Kobbie Mainoo (England).
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.
42': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
42': Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
44': Cole Palmer (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, England 0, Japan 1.
45': Second Half begins England 0, Japan 1.
47': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.
48': Corner, England. Conceded by Keito Nakamura.
50': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
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.
55': Attempt blocked. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
56': Corner, England. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.
56': Corner, England. Conceded by Zion Suzuki.
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.
59': Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Cole Palmer.
59': Substitution, England. Lewis Hall replaces Nico O'Reilly.
59': Substitution, England. Dominic Solanke replaces Phil Foden.
59': Substitution, England. Tino Livramento replaces Ben White.
60': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
60': Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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.
64': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Japan).
64': Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66': Substitution, Japan. Ayumu Seko replaces Hiroki Ito.
66': Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Ayase Ueda.
68': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Japan).
68': Jarrod Bowen (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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.
70': Delay in match (England).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Anthony Gordon.
71': Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Ritsu Doan.
71': Substitution, Japan. Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
71': Substitution, England. James Garner replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
77': Corner, England. Conceded by Junnosuke Suzuki.
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.
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.
80': Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Daichi Kamada.
80': Substitution, Japan. Yuito Suzuki replaces Junya Ito.
80': Substitution, Japan. Shuto Machino replaces Keito Nakamura.
82': Corner, England. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
83': Substitution, England. Dan Burn replaces Marc Guéhi.
83': Substitution, England. Harry Maguire replaces Ezri Konsa.
83': Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
84': Corner, England. Conceded by Shuto Machino.
86': Corner, England. Conceded by Junnosuke Suzuki.
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.
89': Corner, England. Conceded by Ayumu Seko.
89': Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Garner with a cross.
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': Corner, England. Conceded by Zion Suzuki.
90': Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
90': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Rashford following a corner.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
90'+1': Koki Ogawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
90'+3': James Garner (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Koki Ogawa (Japan).
90'+3': Koki Ogawa (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, England 0, Japan 1.
0': Match ends, England 0, Japan 1.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 79,233

Line-Ups

England (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jordan Pickford (GK)
5	Marc Guéhi
2	Ezri Konsa
3	Nico O'Reilly
12	Ben White
7	Cole Palmer
8	Kobbie Mainoo
4	Elliot Anderson
9	Phil Foden
14	Anthony Gordon
15	Morgan Rogers

England Substitutes:

Dean Henderson, Lewis Hall, Marcus Rashford, Jason Steele, Harvey Barnes, Harry Maguire, Dan Burn, Tino Livramento, James Garner, Dominic Solanke, James Trafford, Jude Bellingham, Djed Spence, Jarrod Bowen.

Japan (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Zion Suzuki (GK)
3	Shogo Taniguchi
21	Hiroki Ito
5	Tsuyoshi Watanabe
15	Daichi Kamada
24	Kaishu Sano
13	Keito Nakamura
10	Ritsu Doan
18	Ayase Ueda
7	Kaoru Mitoma
14	Junya Ito

Japan Substitutes:

Daizen Maeda, Ayumu Seko, Daiki Hashioka, Tomoki Hayakawa, Yuito Suzuki, Joel Chima Fujita, Yukinari Sugawara, Koki Ogawa, Shuto Machino, Keisuke Osako, Ao Tanaka, Junnosuke Suzuki, Ryunosuke Sato, Kento Shiogai, Keisuke Goto.

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