Japan 1-0 Iceland · International Friendly Games
Japan beat Iceland 1-0 in the International Friendly Games. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Japan and Iceland met in the International Friendly Games at New National Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday, 31 May 2026.
Goalscorers
Japan: K. Ogawa 87'. Iceland did not score.
How the match went
Japan saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Japan had 15 shots with 7 on target, Iceland 9 with 2 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 5 to Japan and 1 to Iceland. Japan conceded 11 fouls, Iceland 9. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (0 for Japan, 3 for Iceland).
Line-ups
Japan started in a 3-4-2-1: Zion Suzuki, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Maya Yoshida, Ko Itakura, Ritsu Doan, Wataru Endo, Ao Tanaka, Keito Nakamura, Takefusa Kubo, Junya Ito, Ayase Ueda.
Iceland started in a 4-1-4-1: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Dagur Dan Þórhallsson, Daníel Grétarsson, Hörður Magnússon, Logi Tomasson, Stefán Teitur Þórðarson, Mikael Ellertsson, Gisli Thordarson, Andri Fannar Baldursson, Kristian Hlynsson, Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson.
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