Japan vs Paraguay match stats & report
4–1 Full time
Japan beat Paraguay 4–1 in a friendly (Friendlies 1) on 2 June 2022.
Goals and cards
- 36' Goal T. Asano (assist G. Haraguchi) Japan
- 42' Goal D. Kamada (assist R. Doan) Japan
- 44' Yellow card O. Alderete Paraguay
- 55' Yellow card D. Gonzalez Paraguay
- 59' Goal D. Gonzalez (assist Ó. Romero) Paraguay
- 60' Goal K. Mitoma (assist G. Haraguchi) Japan
- 85' Goal A. Tanaka (assist D. Kamada) Japan
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Japan
- 23 D. Schmidt —
- 22 M. Yoshida —
- 3 Shogo Taniguchi —
- 2 M. Yamane —
- 26 H. Ito —
- 8 G. Haraguchi —
- 6 W. Endo —
- 9 D. Kamada —
- 18 T. Asano —
- 21 R. Doan —
- 15 K. Mitoma —
Bench D. Maeda , K. Itakura , Y. Nakayama , A. Tanaka , Takefusa Kubo , K. Furuhashi , S. Gonda , K. Osako , Eiji Kawashima , Junya Ito , Y. Nagatomo , A. Ueda
Paraguay
- 22 S. Rojas —
- 2 A. Benítez —
- 3 O. Alderete —
- 15 B. Riveros —
- 5 L. Zárate —
- 21 Ó. Romero —
- 10 M. Almirón —
- 18 A. Cubas —
- 20 R. Sánchez —
- 7 D. Gonzalez —
- 9 G. Ávalos —
Bench J. Medina , Á. Romero , Á. Cardozo Lucena , A. Silva , J. Morel , R. Ortiz , J. Espínola , D. Martínez , S. Arzamendia , J. Colmán
Form guide
Japan at home
7–3–0 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.9 per game
- Conceded
- 0.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 3.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.9 per game
32% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Paraguay away
5–1–4 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.2 per game
- Conceded
- 1.3 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 2.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.1 per game
8% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Japan vs Paraguay head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Japan v Paraguay | 2–0 | |
| Japan v Paraguay | 4–2 |
Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.