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England vs Japan: match report

England hosted Japan at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday 31 March 2026, in the International Friendlies. Nick Walsh is the referee.

Result and scorers

England 0-1 Japan. Goals: Kaoru Mitoma 23' for Japan. Attendance: 79,233.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 23' Goal: Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) 0-1
  • 90'+2' Yellow card: Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan)
  • 90'+3' Yellow card: Koki Ogawa (Japan)
Match stats (contains the result)
69.7%Possession30.3%
19Shots7
4Shots on target2
11Corners1
7Fouls13
0Offsides0
1Saves3
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

England 4-2-3-1

Coach: Thomas Tuchel

  1. 1 Jordan Pickford GK
  2. 12 Ben White DEF
  3. 2 Ezri Konsa DEF
  4. 5 Marc Guéhi DEF
  5. 3 Nico O'Reilly DEF
  6. 4 Elliot Anderson MID
  7. 8 Kobbie Mainoo MID
  8. 15 Morgan Rogers MID
  9. 7 Cole Palmer MID
  10. 14 Anthony Gordon FWD
  11. 9 Phil Foden MID

Bench

  • 26 Lewis Hall DEF
  • 25 Valentino Livramento DEF
  • 18 Dominic Solanke FWD
  • 20 Jarrod Bowen FWD
  • 21 James Garner MID
  • 11 Marcus Rashford FWD
  • 17 Daniel Burn DEF
  • 6 Harry Maguire DEF
  • 13 Dean Henderson GK
  • 22 James Trafford GK
  • 23 Jason Steele GK
  • 24 Djed Spence DEF
  • 10 Jude Bellingham MID
  • 19 Harvey Barnes FWD

Japan 3-4-2-1

Coach: Hajime Moriyasu

  1. 1 Zion Suzuki GK
  2. 5 Tsuyoshi Watanabe DEF
  3. 3 Shogo Taniguchi DEF
  4. 21 Hiroki Ito DEF
  5. 10 Ritsu Doan MID
  6. 24 Kaishu Sano MID
  7. 15 Daichi Kamada MID
  8. 13 Keito Nakamura FWD
  9. 14 Junya Ito FWD
  10. 7 Kaoru Mitoma FWD
  11. 18 Ayase Ueda FWD

Bench

  • 4 Ayumu Seko DEF
  • 19 Koki Ogawa FWD
  • 25 Junnosuke Suzuki DEF
  • 17 Ao Tanaka MID
  • 2 Yukinari Sugawara DEF
  • 8 Yuito Suzuki MID
  • 9 Shuto Machino FWD
  • 12 Keisuke Osako GK
  • 23 Tomoki Hayakawa GK
  • 16 Daiki Hashioka DEF
  • 6 Joel Chima Fujita MID
  • 20 Ryunosuke Sato MID
  • 11 Daizen Maeda FWD
  • 26 Keisuke Goto FWD
  • 22 Kento Shiogai FWD
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 30 May 2010: Japan 1-2 England
  • Tuesday 1 June 2004: England 1-1 Japan