JapanJapan
1–1Match Finished
HT 0–0
SwedenSweden

Match Summary

In the highly anticipated World Cup match, Japan faced Sweden in a thrilling encounter that kept fans on the edge of their seats. The match kicked off at 23:00 on June 25, 2026, with both teams demonstrating remarkable tactical prowess. Despite their efforts, the game concluded without revealing the final score. Both nations displayed impressive performances, making this match a memorable highlight in the World Cup journey.

Match Events

Statistics

JapanSweden
3Shots on Goal5
3Shots off Goal3
8Total Shots11
2Blocked Shots3
4Shots insidebox6
4Shots outsidebox5
20Fouls11
2Corner Kicks8
3Offsides2
52%Ball Possession48%
1Yellow Cards2
Red Cards
4Goalkeeper Saves2
445Total passes395
378Passes accurate312
85%Passes %79%
1.21expected_goals0.64
0.27goals_prevented0.27

Lineups

Japan 3-4-2-1

  1. 1 Z. Suzuki G
  2. 20 A. Seko D
  3. 4 K. Itakura D
  4. 21 H. Ito D
  5. 2 Y. Sugawara M
  6. 7 A. Tanaka M
  7. 15 D. Kamada M
  8. 13 K. Nakamura M
  9. 10 R. Doan F
  10. 11 D. Maeda F
  11. 18 A. Ueda F

Substitutes

Hajime Moriyasu Coach: Hajime Moriyasu

Sweden 3-4-3

  1. 1 J. Widell Zetterstrom G
  2. 2 G. Lagerbielke D
  3. 4 I. Hien D
  4. 5 G. Gudmundsson D
  5. 21 A. Bernhardsson M
  6. 3 V. Lindelof M
  7. 18 Y. Ayari M
  8. 24 E. Stroud M
  9. 11 A. Elanga F
  10. 17 V. Gyökeres F
  11. 9 A. Isak F

Substitutes

  • 23 K. Nordfeldt G
  • 12 V. Johansson G
  • 15 C. Starfelt D
  • 25 G. Nilsson F
  • 19 M. Svanberg M
  • 10 B. Nygren F
  • 6 H. Johansson M
  • 26 T. Ali M
  • 13 K. Sema M
  • 16 J. Karlstrom M
  • 20 E. Smith D
  • 14 H. Ekdal D
  • 8 D. Svensson D
  • 7 L. Bergvall M
  • 22 B. Zeneli M

Graham Potter Coach: Graham Potter

Injuries

Japan

Player Stats

Top Rated: Daizen Maeda (highest match rating)

Japan

PlayerPosMinGARating
Zion SuzukiG90'—07.2
Ayumu SekoD75'—06.5
Ko ItakuraD39'—07
Hiroki ItōD90'—06.9
Yukinari SugawaraM90'—06.7
Ao TanakaM90'—07.5
Daichi KamadaM90'—07
Keito NakamuraM75'—07.2
Ritsu DoanF67'—16.6
Daizen Maeda ★ Top RatedF90'107.9
Ayase UedaF66'—06.5
Shogo Taniguchi subD51'—06.3
Koki Ogawa subF24'—06.2
Junya Ito subF23'—06.6
Tsuyoshi Watanabe subD15'—06.9
Yuto Nagatomo subD15'—06.9
Keisuke Osako subG————
Tomoki Hayakawa subG————
Junnosuke Suzuki subD————
Takehiro Tomiyasu subD————
Yuito Suzuki subM————
Kaishu Sano subM————
Kento Shiogai subF————
Shuto Machino subF————
Keisuke Goto subF————
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
Zion Suzuki—25/–/13%—3/4——0/0
Ayumu Seko—38/–/31%12/4——0/0
Ko Itakura—29/–/27%—3/3——0/0
Hiroki Itō—38/1/33%14/8—–/30/0
Yukinari Sugawara1/134/–/26%25/10—1/30/0
Ao Tanaka–/176/1/68%39/153/32/40/0
Daichi Kamada—76/2/66%—4/91/13/10/0
Keito Nakamura1/128/2/24%—2/32/3—0/0
Ritsu Doan—28/1/23%—2/7–/12/30/0
Daizen Maeda1/211/1/11%45/9–/1–/20/0
Ayase Ueda—9/–/8%—3/9—2/20/0
Shogo Taniguchi—31/–/29%—1/3—–/11/0
Koki Ogawa–/13/–/3%—–/2—–/10/0
Junya Ito—5/–/4%12/3–/11/–0/0
Tsuyoshi Watanabe—11/–/10%11/1——0/0
Yuto Nagatomo—3/–/2%—1/1——0/0
Keisuke Osako——————0/0
Tomoki Hayakawa——————0/0
Junnosuke Suzuki——————0/0
Takehiro Tomiyasu——————0/0
Yuito Suzuki——————0/0
Kaishu Sano——————0/0
Kento Shiogai——————0/0
Shuto Machino——————0/0
Keisuke Goto——————0/0

Sweden

PlayerPosMinGARating
Jacob Widell ZetterströmG90'—07.2
Gustaf LagerbielkeD90'—06.7
Isak HienD37'—06.9
Gabriel GudmundssonD88'—07.5
Alexander BernhardssonM75'—06.2
Victor LindelöfM87'—06.6
Yasin AyariM90'—07.3
Elliot StroudM75'—06.7
Anthony ElangaF90'107.6
Viktor GyökeresF90'—16.3
Alexander IsakF90'—06
Lucas Bergvall subM53'—06.2
Daniel Svensson subD15'—06.6
Ken Sema subM15'—06.6
Carl Starfelt subD10'—06.6
Benjamin Nygren subF9'—06.7
Viktor Johansson subG————
Kristoffer Nordfeldt subG————
Eric Smith subD————
Hjalmar Ekdal subD————
Jesper Karlström subM————
Mattias Svanberg subM————
Taha Abdi Ali subM————
Herman Johansson subM————
Besfort Zeneli subM————
Gustaf Nilsson subF————
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
Jacob Widell Zetterström—35/–/15%—1/1——0/0
Gustaf Lagerbielke–/255/–/46%26/91/11/–0/0
Isak Hien—24/–/22%—3/5—1/11/0
Gabriel Gudmundsson—45/–/41%27/8—3/10/0
Alexander Bernhardsson1/122/–/14%13/91/11/20/0
Victor Lindelöf–/144/–/43%—1/2——0/0
Yasin Ayari—28/3/20%17/111/23/–0/0
Elliot Stroud—24/1/20%—1/4—–/30/0
Anthony Elanga2/225/–/19%—6/91/35/–0/0
Viktor Gyökeres—17/1/8%—4/15–/22/21/0
Alexander Isak2/216/1/10%—1/6——0/0
Lucas Bergvall—27/1/25%—2/8—2/20/0
Daniel Svensson—11/–/9%————0/0
Ken Sema—3/–/3%12/3–/11/–0/0
Carl Starfelt—11/–/11%—–/1——0/0
Benjamin Nygren—8/1/6%————0/0
Viktor Johansson——————0/0
Kristoffer Nordfeldt——————0/0
Eric Smith——————0/0
Hjalmar Ekdal——————0/0
Jesper Karlström——————0/0
Mattias Svanberg——————0/0
Taha Abdi Ali——————0/0
Herman Johansson——————0/0
Besfort Zeneli——————0/0
Gustaf Nilsson——————0/0

Match Info

Competition
World Cup
Round
Group Stage - 3
Venue
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
Referee
Iván Barton, El Salvador