England 0-1 Japan · International Friendly Games
England lost to Japan 0-1 in the International Friendly Games. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
England and Japan met in the International Friendly Games at Wembley Stadium in London on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.
Goalscorers
England did not score. Japan: K. Mitoma 23'.
How the match went
England saw more of the ball, 70% of it. England had 19 shots with 4 on target, Japan 7 with 2 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 11 to England and 1 to Japan. England conceded 7 fouls, Japan 13. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for England, 2 for Japan).
Line-ups
England started in a 4-2-3-1: J. Pickford, B. White, E. Konsa, M. Guéhi, N. O’Reilly, E. Anderson, K. Mainoo, M. Rogers, C. Palmer, A. Gordon, P. Foden.
Japan started in a 3-4-2-1: Z. Suzuki, T. Watanabe, S. Taniguchi, H. Itō, R. Doan, K. Sano, D. Kamada, K. Nakamura, J. Ito, K. Mitoma, A. Ueda.
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