Friendlies · Friendly International: Japan beat England 1-0. The match was played on Tuesday, 31 March 2026 at Wembley Stadium (London); refereed by N. Walsh.
K. Mitoma 23' (Japan)
After a 0-1 first half, the game finished 0-1.
England held 70% of possession against 30%, attempting 19 shots to Japan's 7.
Shots on target read 4-2 and corners 11-1.
J. Pickford, B. White, E. Konsa, M. Guehi, N. O'Reilly, E. Anderson, K. Mainoo, M. Rogers, C. Palmer, A. Gordon, P. Foden
Substitutes: D. Henderson, J. Steele, J. Trafford, D. Burn, L. Hall, V. Livramento, H. Maguire, D. Spence, H. Barnes, J. Bellingham, J. Garner, J. Bowen, M. Rashford, D. Solanke
Coach: Thomas Tuchel
Z. Suzuki, T. Watanabe, S. Taniguchi, H. Ito, R. Doan, K. Sano, D. Kamada, K. Nakamura, J. Ito, K. Mitoma, A. Ueda
Substitutes: T. Hayakawa, K. Osako, D. Hashioka, A. Seko, Y. Sugawara, J. Suzuki, J. Fujita, Y. Suzuki, A. Tanaka, S. Machino, D. Maeda, K. Ogawa, R. Sato, K. Goto, K. Shiogai
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) — named player of the match with a 7.9 rating.