England vs Japan match stats & report

0–1 Full time

Friendlies · Friendly International · Wembley Stadium, London · Ref N. Walsh

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England lost to Japan 0–1 in a friendly (Friendly International) on 31 March 2026. England had 70% of the ball.

England vs Japan match statistics

EnglandJapan

70% Ball possession 30%
19 Total shots 7
4 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 3
10 Blocked shots 2
15 Shots inside the box 5
11 Corners 1
7 Fouls 13
0 Yellow cards 2
711 Passes 317
90% Pass accuracy 81%
1 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

23' Goal K. Mitoma (assist K. Nakamura) Japan
90+2' Yellow card T. Watanabe Japan
90+3' Yellow card Koki Ogawa Japan

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

England

Confirmed Thomas Tuchel

1 J. Pickford Goalkeeper
12 B. White Defender
2 E. Konsa Defender
5 M. Guéhi Defender
3 N. O'Reilly Defender
4 E. Anderson Midfielder
8 K. Mainoo Midfielder
15 M. Rogers Midfielder
7 C. Palmer Midfielder
14 A. Gordon Midfielder
9 P. Foden Attacker

Bench D. Henderson , Jason Steele , J. Trafford , D. Burn , L. Hall , V. Livramento , H. Maguire , D. Spence , H. Barnes , J. Bellingham , J. Garner , J. Bowen , M. Rashford , D. Solanke

Japan

Confirmed Hajime Moriyasu

1 Z. Suzuki Goalkeeper
5 T. Watanabe Defender
3 Shogo Taniguchi Defender
21 H. Ito Defender
10 R. Doan Midfielder
24 K. Sano Midfielder
15 D. Kamada Midfielder
13 K. Nakamura Midfielder
14 Junya Ito Attacker
7 K. Mitoma Attacker
18 A. Ueda Attacker

Bench T. Hayakawa , K. Osako , D. Hashioka , A. Seko , Y. Sugawara , Junnosuke Suzuki , J. Fujita , Y. Suzuki , A. Tanaka , S. Machino , D. Maeda , Koki Ogawa , R. Sato , Keisuke Goto , K. Shiogai

Form guide

England at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 7.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Japan away

3–1–1 in 5 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 5
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.