England vs Japan

Friendlies - Friendly International 31 Mar 2026, 18:45
England
England
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Japan
Japan
🏟 Wembley Stadium 👤 N. Walsh

Match report

Japan edged past England 1-0 in the Friendlies - Friendly International on 31 March 2026.

England had 19 shots to Japan's 7.

The match was played at Wembley Stadium, with N. Walsh in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 19 - 7 On target 4 - 2 Corners 11 - 1 Fouls 7 - 13 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Kaoru Mitoma
Japan · 1 goal
8 Elliot Anderson 117 passes (95% accurate)
8 Shogo Taniguchi captained the side
8 Kaishu Sano captained the side
7 Jordan Pickford captained the side
First half vs second half
England stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 7 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–4 12–3
Shots On Goal 0–1 4–1
Ball Possession 70–30 —
Corners 2–1 9–0
Attacks 66–25 75–26
Match statistics
11 Corners 1
8 Substitution 7
141 Attacks 51
72 Dangerous Attacks 27
4 On Target 2
15 Off Target 5
19 Shots Total 7
4 Shots On Goal 2
5 Shots Off Goal 3
10 Shots Blocked 2
15 Shots Inside Box 5
4 Shots Outside Box 2
7 Fouls 13
11 Corners 1
70% Ball Possession 30%
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 3
711 Passes Total 317
641 Passes Accurate 256
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
England · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Pickford
12 B. White 2 E. Konsa 5 M. Guéhi 3 N. O'Reilly
4 E. Anderson 8 K. Mainoo
15 M. Rogers 7 C. Palmer 14 A. Gordon
9 P. Foden
Japan · 3-4-2-1
1 Z. Suzuki
5 T. Watanabe 3 S. Taniguchi 21 H. Itō
10 R. Doan 24 K. Sano 15 D. Kamada 13 K. Nakamura
14 J. Ito 7 K. Mitoma
18 A. Ueda
England
Coach
Thomas Tuchel
Substitutes
  • 20 Jarrod Bowen
  • 18 Dominic Solanke
  • 25 Valentino Livramento
  • 26 Lewis Hall
  • 11 Marcus Rashford
  • 21 James Garner
  • 6 Harry Maguire
  • 17 Dan Burn
  • 22 James Trafford
  • 23 Jason Steele
  • 10 Jude Bellingham
  • 19 Harvey Barnes
  • 24 Djed Spence
  • 13 Dean Henderson
Japan
Coach
Hajime Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 4 Ayumu Seko
  • 19 Koki Ogawa
  • 17 Ao Tanaka
  • 25 Junnosuke Suzuki
  • 2 Yukinari Sugawara
  • 8 Yuito Suzuki
  • 9 Shuto Machino
  • 23 Tomoki Hayakawa
  • 12 Keisuke Osako
  • 6 Joel Chima Fujita
  • 11 Daizen Maeda
  • 16 Daiki Hashioka
  • 26 Keisuke Goto
  • 20 Ryunosuke Sato
  • 22 Kento Shiogai
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ L. Hall ↓ N. O'Reilly England
  • 59' ↑ V. Livramento ↓ B. White England
  • 59' ↑ J. Bowen ↓ C. Palmer England
  • 59' ↑ D. Solanke ↓ P. Foden England
  • 66' ↑ A. Seko ↓ J. Ito Japan
  • 66' ↑ K. Ogawa ↓ A. Ueda Japan
  • 71' ↑ J. Garner ↓ K. Mainoo England
  • 71' ↑ M. Rashford ↓ A. Gordon England
  • 71' ↑ J. Suzuki ↓ K. Mitoma Japan
  • 71' ↑ A. Tanaka ↓ R. Doan Japan
  • 80' ↑ Y. Sugawara ↓ D. Kamada Japan
  • 80' ↑ Y. Suzuki ↓ H. Ito Japan
  • 80' ↑ S. Machino ↓ K. Nakamura Japan
  • 83' ↑ D. Burn ↓ M. Guehi England
  • 83' ↑ H. Maguire ↓ E. Konsa England
Cards
  • 90+2' T. Watanabe Japan
  • 90+3' K. Ogawa Japan
Head-to-head
England 0 0 draws 1 Japan
2026-03-31 England vs Japan 0 - 1
Recent form
England D D D D L
Japan D D W W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in England vs Japan?
England lost 0-1 against Japan on 31 March 2026.
Who won England vs Japan?
Japan won the match 1-0.
Where was England vs Japan played?
The match was played at Wembley Stadium.