Japan 1–1 Sweden
World Cup · Group Stage - 3 · 25 June 2026 · AT&T Stadium, Arlington.
Status: full time. Half time 0–0. Referee: Iván Barton, El Salvador.
Match forecast
Win probability implied by the betting market: Japan 49%, draw 28%, Sweden 23%. Pre-match odds (10Bet): 1.90 / 3.35 / 4.10.
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Goals
- 56' D. Maeda (Japan) — assist R. Doan
- 62' A. Elanga (Sweden) — assist V. Gyokeres
Cards
- 32' I. Hien (Sweden) — Yellow Card
- 77' S. Taniguchi (Japan) — Yellow Card
- 85' V. Gyokeres (Sweden) — Yellow Card
Match stats
| Stat | Japan | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 52% | 48% |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.21 | 0.64 |
| Total shots | 8 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 3 |
| Shots blocked | 2 | 3 |
| Passes | 445 | 395 |
| Accurate passes | 378 | 312 |
| Corners | 2 | 8 |
| Offsides | 3 | 2 |
| Fouls | 20 | 11 |
| Saves | 4 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
Japan lineup (3-4-2-1)
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu.
- Daizen Maeda — Attack, 1 goal
- Ao Tanaka — Midfield
- Keito Nakamura — Attack
- Zion Suzuki — Goalkeeper
- Ko Itakura — Defender
- Daichi Kamada — Midfield
- Hiroki Ito — Defender
- Yuto Nagatomo — Defender
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe — Defender
- Yukinari Sugawara — Defender
- Junya Ito — Attack
- Ritsu Doan — Attack
- Ayase Ueda — Attack
- Ayumu Seko — Midfield
- Shogo Taniguchi — Defender
- Koki Ogawa — Attack
- Keisuke Osako — Goalkeeper
- Kaishu Sano — Midfield
- Yuito Suzuki — Attack
- Takehiro Tomiyasu — Defender
- Junnosuke Suzuki — Defender
- Tomoki Hayakawa — Goalkeeper
- Keisuke Goto — Attack
- Kento Shiogai — Attack
- Shuto Machino — Attack
Sweden lineup (3-4-3)
Coach: Graham Potter.
- Anthony Elanga — Attack, 1 goal
- Gabriel Gudmundsson — Defender
- Yasin Ayari — Midfield
- Jacob Widell Zetterström — Goalkeeper
- Isak Hien — Defender
- Elliot Stroud — Midfield
- Gustaf Lagerbielke — Defender
- Benjamin Nygren — Attack
- Carl Starfelt — Defender
- Victor Lindelöf — Defender
- Ken Sema — Defender
- Daniel Svensson — Defender
- Viktor Gyökeres — Attack
- Alexander Bernhardsson — Attack
- Lucas Bergvall — Midfield
- Alexander Isak — Attack
- Viktor Johansson — Goalkeeper
- Kristoffer Nordfeldt — Goalkeeper
- Eric Smith — Defender
- Hjalmar Ekdal — Defender
- Jesper Karlström — Midfield
- Mattias Svanberg — Midfield
- Taha Abdi Ali — Midfielder
- Herman Johansson — Midfield
- Gustaf Nilsson — Attack
- Besfort Zeneli — Midfield
Japan — recent form
- Tunisia 0–4 Japan · 2026-06-21
- Netherlands 2–2 Japan · 2026-06-14
- Japan 1–0 Iceland · 2026-05-31
- England 0–1 Japan · 2026-03-31
- Scotland 0–1 Japan · 2026-03-28
- Japan 3–0 Bolivia · 2025-11-18
- Japan 2–0 Ghana · 2025-11-14
- Japan 3–2 Brazil · 2025-10-14
Sweden — recent form
- Netherlands 5–1 Sweden · 2026-06-20
- Sweden 5–1 Tunisia · 2026-06-15
- Sweden 2–2 Greece · 2026-06-04
- Norway 3–1 Sweden · 2026-06-01
- Sweden 3–2 Poland · 2026-03-31
- Ukraine 1–3 Sweden · 2026-03-26
- Sweden 1–1 Slovenia · 2025-11-18
- Switzerland 4–1 Sweden · 2025-11-15
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Sweden | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
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