Friendly

Japan 1–1 Sweden

Saturday 25 May 2002 · Tokyo, Japan

Japan1–1Sweden

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Allback Mjallby

20′0–1Marcus Allback Sweden
63′1–1Johan Mjallby Japan · own goal

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Japan: 1865 → 1862
Sweden: 1848 → 1851

Expected score for Japan: 66.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 5, 1995–2026.

Japan wins: 0
Draws: 4
Sweden wins: 1

Form either side

Japan

Before

2–0 v Poland 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Costa Rica 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Slovakia 29 Apr 2002 · Kirin Cup 2002
3–3 v Honduras 2 May 2002 · Kirin Cup 2002
0–3 v Norway 14 May 2002 · Friendly

After

2–2 v Belgium 4 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–0 v Russia 9 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
2–0 v Tunisia 14 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–1 v Turkey 18 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Jamaica 16 Oct 2002 · Friendly

Sweden

Before

1–1 v England 10 Nov 2001 · Friendly
2–2 v Greece 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Switzerland 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v Norway 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
1–2 v Paraguay 17 May 2002 · Friendly

After

1–1 v England 2 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
2–1 v Nigeria 7 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Argentina 12 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–2 v Senegal 16 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Russia 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly

Every Japan v Sweden match5

From Japan's side.


25 Jun 2026	Sweden	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage
25 May 2002	Sweden	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
13 Feb 1997	Sweden	0–1	Neutral	King's Cup 1997	—
22 Feb 1996	Sweden	1–1 (lost on pens)	Neutral	Lunar New Year Cup 1996	—
10 Jun 1995	Sweden	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—

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