Japan 1:1 Sweden: World Cup Match Result

World Cup

Japan WDWDLW

1:1

Finished

Kick-off was 26 Jun, 00:00 BST

Sweden DWLDLW

Venue: Japan National Stadium City: Tokyo

In the World Cup game on 26 June 2026, Japan beat Sweden 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 3:5, corners 2:8.

Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48

Shots on target 3 – 5

Shots off target 3 – 3

Expected goals 1.21 – 0.64

🟨 32' Isak Hien — Yellow card ⇄ 37' Isak Hien — Substitution ⇄ 39' Ko Itakura — Substitution ⚽ 56' Daizen Maeda — Goal ⚽ 62' Anthony Elanga — Goal ⇄ 66' Ayase Ueda — Substitution ⇄ 67' Ritsu Doan — Substitution ⇄ 75' Alexander Bernhardsson — Substitution ⇄ 75' Elliot Stroud — Substitution ⇄ 75' Keito Nakamura — Substitution ⇄ 75' Ayumu Seko — Substitution 🟨 77' Shogo Taniguchi — Yellow card 🟨 85' Viktor Gyökeres — Yellow card ⇄ 87' Victor Lindelöf — Substitution ⇄ 88' Gabriel Gudmundsson — Substitution

Match events

32' 0:0 Sweden Yellow card Isak Hien
37' 0:0 Sweden Substitution Isak Hien off: Lucas Bergvall
39' 0:0 Japan Substitution Ko Itakura off: Shogo Taniguchi
56' 1:0 Japan Goal Daizen Maeda assist: Ritsu Doan
62' 1:1 Sweden Goal Anthony Elanga assist: Viktor Gyökeres
66' 1:1 Japan Substitution Ayase Ueda off: Koki Ogawa
67' 1:1 Japan Substitution Ritsu Doan off: Junya Ito
75' 1:1 Sweden Substitution Alexander Bernhardsson off: Daniel Svensson
75' 1:1 Sweden Substitution Elliot Stroud off: Ken Sema
75' 1:1 Japan Substitution Keito Nakamura off: Yuto Nagatomo
75' 1:1 Japan Substitution Ayumu Seko off: Tsuyoshi Watanabe
77' 1:1 Japan Yellow card Shogo Taniguchi
85' 1:1 Sweden Yellow card Viktor Gyökeres
87' 1:1 Sweden Substitution Victor Lindelöf off: Carl Starfelt
88' 1:1 Sweden Substitution Gabriel Gudmundsson off: Benjamin Nygren

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48

3 Shots on target 5

3 Shots off target 3

1.21 Expected goals 0.64

2 Big chances 1

84 Attacks 101

2 Corners 8

20 Fouls 11

11 Free kicks 19

3 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 4

14 Throw-ins 18

All statistics

17/3253% Aerial duels 15/3247%

62 Backward passes 47

2 Blocked shots 3

40 Clearances 21

4/1331% Crosses 4/1625%

6/1060% Dribbles 4/1040%

0.69 Expected assists 0.71

67 Failed passes 83

4 Goalkeeper saves 2

4 Interceptions 5

8 Key passes 8

18/4937% Long passes 18/5036%

68 Passes into the final third 73

252 Passes in the opposition half 233

206 Passes in own half 178

0.38 Shot accuracy 0.45

4 Shots from outside the box 5

4 Shots inside the box 6

7/1354% Tackles 3/743%

445 Total passes 395

Line-ups

Japan

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Zion Suzuki	1
2	Yukinari Sugawara	2
4	Ko Itakura	4
20	Ayumu Seko	20
21	Hiroki Ito	21
7	Ao Tanaka	7
10	Ritsu Dōan	10
15	Daichi Kamada	15
11	Daizen Maeda	11
13	Keito Nakamura	13
18	Ayase Ueda	18

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Keisuke Osako	12
23	Tomoki Hayakawa	23
3	Shogo Taniguchi	3
5	Yuto Nagatomo	5
16	Tsuyoshi Watanabe	16
22	Takehiro Tomiyasu	22
25	Junnosuke Suzuki	25
17	Yuito Suzuki	17
24	Kaishu Sano	24
6	Shuto Machino	6
9	Keisuke Goto	9
14	Junya Ito	14
19	Koki Ogawa	19
26	Kento Shioya	26

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Sweden

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jacob Mikael Widell Zetterström	1
2	Gustaf Lagerbielke	2
3	Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf	3
4	Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien	4
5	Gabriel Johan Gudmundsson	5
24	Elliot Karl Stroud	24
18	Yasin Abbas Ayari	18
9	Alexander Isak	9
11	Anthony David Junior Elanga	11
17	Viktor Einar Gyökeres	17
21	Alexander Olof Bernhardsson	21

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Viktor Johansson	12
23	Bo Kristoffer Nordfeldt	23
6	Herman Nils Johansson	6
8	Daniel Svensson	8
14	Hjalmar Ekdal	14
15	Carl Anders Theodor Starfelt	15
20	Eric Smith	20
7	Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall	7
13	Kenneth Nlata Sema	13
16	Jesper Kewe Karlström	16
19	Mattias Olof Svanberg	19
22	Besfort Zeneli	22
10	Erik Benjamin Nygren	10
25	Håkan Gustaf Nilsson	25
26	Taha Abdi Ali	26