Scotland 0-1 Japan · International Friendly Games
Scotland lost to Japan 0-1 in the International Friendly Games. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Scotland and Japan met in the International Friendly Games at Hampden Park in Glasgow on Saturday, 28 March 2026.
Goalscorers
Scotland did not score. Japan: J. Ito 84'.
How the match went
Japan saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Scotland had 8 shots with 3 on target, Japan 18 with 7 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 3 to Scotland and 8 to Japan. Scotland conceded 7 fouls, Japan 16. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Scotland, 2 for Japan).
Line-ups
Scotland started in a 4-2-3-1: A. Gunn, N. Patterson, J. Hendry, S. McKenna, A. Robertson, L. Ferguson, K. McLean, J. McGinn, S. McTominay, T. Conway, L. Dykes.
Japan started in a 3-4-2-1: Z. Suzuki, A. Seko, T. Watanabe, H. Itō, Y. Sugawara, J. C. Fujita, A. Tanaka, D. Maeda, Y. Suzuki, K. Sano, K. Goto.
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