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England 0-1 Japan Result and match report

Full time 0–1
  • Wembley Stadium, London
  • Referee: N. Walsh

Live: England v Japan minute by minute

Japan won 1-0 away at England. Scorers: Mitoma (23') for Japan.

England had more of the ball (70% possession) and had 4 shots on target to Japan's 2.

  1. FT

    Full-time: England 0-1 Japan. Japan take the win.

  2. 90+3'

    Yellow card for K. Ogawa (Japan).

  3. 90+2'

    Yellow card for T. Watanabe (Japan).

  4. 83'

    Substitution for England: H. Maguire replaces E. Konsa.

  5. 83'

    Substitution for England: D. Burn replaces M. Guehi.

  6. 80'

    Substitution for Japan: S. Machino replaces K. Nakamura.

  7. 80'

    Substitution for Japan: Y. Suzuki replaces H. Ito.

  8. 80'

    Substitution for Japan: Y. Sugawara replaces D. Kamada.

  9. 71'

    Substitution for Japan: A. Tanaka replaces R. Doan.

  10. 71'

    Substitution for Japan: J. Suzuki replaces K. Mitoma.

  11. 71'

    Substitution for England: M. Rashford replaces A. Gordon.

  12. 71'

    Substitution for England: J. Garner replaces K. Mainoo.

  13. 66'

    Substitution for Japan: K. Ogawa replaces A. Ueda.

  14. 66'

    Substitution for Japan: A. Seko replaces J. Ito.

  15. 59'

    Substitution for England: D. Solanke replaces P. Foden.

  16. 59'

    Substitution for England: J. Bowen replaces C. Palmer.

  17. 59'

    Substitution for England: V. Livramento replaces B. White.

  18. 59'

    Substitution for England: L. Hall replaces N. O'Reilly.

  19. HT

    Half-time: England 0-1 Japan.

  20. 23'

    Goal for Japan. K. Mitoma scores, assisted by K. Nakamura. Japan take the lead. England 0-1 Japan.

  21. 0'

    Kick-off: England v Japan is under way.

Match stats

EnglandJapan
  • 70%Possession30%
  • 19Shots7
  • 4Shots on target2
  • 11Corners1
  • 90%Pass accuracy81%
  • 0Yellow cards2

England v Japan line-ups

Man of the match: Kaoru Mitoma (Japan), rated 7.9.

Japan England
Suzuki
Pickford

Player ratings from 1 to 10 based on each player's performance (competition data).

England

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Substitutes: D. Henderson (13), J. Steele (23), J. Trafford (22), D. Burn (17), L. Hall (26), V. Livramento (25), H. Maguire (6), D. Spence (24), H. Barnes (19), J. Bellingham (10), J. Garner (21), J. Bowen (20), M. Rashford (11), D. Solanke (18)

Japan

Manager: Hajime Moriyasu

Substitutes: T. Hayakawa (23), K. Osako (12), D. Hashioka (16), A. Seko (4), Y. Sugawara (2), J. Suzuki (25), J. Fujita (6), Y. Suzuki (8), A. Tanaka (17), S. Machino (9), D. Maeda (11), K. Ogawa (19), R. Sato (20), K. Goto (26), K. Shiogai (22)

Cards and substitutions

Cards

England

No cards

Japan

  • 90+2'T. Watanabe
  • 90+3'K. Ogawa

Substitutions

England

  • 59'On: L. HallOff: N. O'Reilly
  • 59'On: V. LivramentoOff: B. White
  • 59'On: J. BowenOff: C. Palmer
  • 59'On: D. SolankeOff: P. Foden
  • 71'On: J. GarnerOff: K. Mainoo
  • 71'On: M. RashfordOff: A. Gordon
  • 83'On: D. BurnOff: M. Guehi
  • 83'On: H. MaguireOff: E. Konsa

Japan

  • 66'On: A. SekoOff: J. Ito
  • 66'On: K. OgawaOff: A. Ueda
  • 71'On: J. SuzukiOff: K. Mitoma
  • 71'On: A. TanakaOff: R. Doan
  • 80'On: Y. SugawaraOff: D. Kamada
  • 80'On: Y. SuzukiOff: H. Ito
  • 80'On: S. MachinoOff: K. Nakamura

FAQs

What was the score in England v Japan?

Japan won 1-0 away at England on Tuesday 31 March, with goals from K. Mitoma (23'). The match was played at Wembley Stadium (International friendlies, Friendly International).

What were the line-ups for England v Japan?

England: J. Pickford, B. White, E. Konsa, M. Guehi, N. O'Reilly, E. Anderson, K. Mainoo, M. Rogers, C. Palmer, A. Gordon, P. Foden. Japan: Z. Suzuki, T. Watanabe, S. Taniguchi, H. Ito, R. Doan, K. Sano, D. Kamada, K. Nakamura, J. Ito, K. Mitoma, A. Ueda.

Who was man of the match in England v Japan?

Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) had the highest rating in the match: 7.9.

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