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FT Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Japan DWWWW 1
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England WWWWD 0
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JPN101
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Wembley Stadium · 79,233 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
11
3
Saves
1
30.3
Possession
69.7
7
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
255
Accurate Passes
644
316
Passes
716
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
7
6
Crosses
27
0.2
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
29
17
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
10
14
Effective Tackles
4
21
Tackles
5
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
13
Interceptions
7
32
Effective Clearances
15
32
Clearances
15

Highlights

01:36 Tuchel has 'more clarity' on World Cup squad after latest England camp Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ENG leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 5Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 2Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 3Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 12Ben WhiteRB
  6. 7Cole PalmerAM
  7. 8Kobbie MainooLM
  8. 4Elliot AndersonRM
  9. 9Phil FodenF
  10. 14Anthony GordonAM-L
  11. 15Morgan RogersAM-R

JPN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 3Shogo TaniguchiCD
  3. 21Hiroki ItoCD-L
  4. 5Tsuyoshi WatanabeCD-R
  5. 15Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 24Kaishu SanoCM-R
  7. 13Keito NakamuraLM
  8. 10Ritsu DoanRM
  9. 18Ayase UedaF
  10. 7Kaoru MitomaCF-L
  11. 14Junya ItoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 59' Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Cole Palmer.
  3. 59' Substitution, England. Lewis Hall replaces Nico O'Reilly.
  4. 59' Substitution, England. Dominic Solanke replaces Phil Foden.
  5. 59' Substitution, England. Tino Livramento replaces Ben White.
  6. 66' Substitution, Japan. Ayumu Seko replaces Hiroki Ito.
  7. 66' Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Ayase Ueda.
  8. 71' Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Anthony Gordon.
  9. 71' Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Ritsu Doan.
  10. 71' Substitution, Japan. Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
  11. 71' Substitution, England. James Garner replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
  12. 80' Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Daichi Kamada.
  13. 80' Substitution, Japan. Yuito Suzuki replaces Junya Ito.
  14. 80' Substitution, Japan. Shuto Machino replaces Keito Nakamura.
  15. 83' Substitution, England. Dan Burn replaces Marc Guéhi.
  16. 83' Substitution, England. Harry Maguire replaces Ezri Konsa.
  17. 90'+2' Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+3' Koki Ogawa (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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