Friendly

England 1–1 Japan

Tuesday 1 Jun 2004 · Manchester, England

England1–1Japan

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Owen Ono

22′1–0Michael Owen England
53′1–1Shinji Ono Japan

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

England

1David JamesGK
2Gary NevilleDF ↓85′
3Ashley ColeDF
5John TerryDF ↓88′
6Sol CampbellDF
4Steven GerrardMF ↓82′
7David BeckhamMF ↓81′
8Paul ScholesMF ↓77′
11Frank LampardMF ↓82′
9Wayne RooneyFW ↓77′
10Michael OwenFW● ↓77′

Came on

20Kieron DyerMF↑77′
21Emile HeskeyFW↑77′
23Darius VassellFW↑77′
19Joe ColeMF↑81′
4Nicky ButtMF↑82′
18Owen HargreavesMF↑82′
14Phil NevilleDF↑85′
15Ledley KingDF↑88′

Japan

Came on

11Takayuki SuzukiFW↑60′
13Atsushi YanagisawaFW↑60′
15Takashi FukunishiMF↑90′

No cards.

Elo

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

England: 1944 → 1939
Japan: 1836 → 1841

Expected score for England: 76.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 4, 1995–2026.

England wins: 2
Draws: 1
Japan wins: 1

Form either side

England

Before

2–0 v Liechtenstein 10 Sep 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
0–0 v Turkey 11 Oct 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–3 v Denmark 16 Nov 2003 · Friendly
1–1 v Portugal 18 Feb 2004 · Friendly
0–1 v Sweden 31 Mar 2004 · Friendly

After

6–1 v Iceland 5 Jun 2004 · Friendly
1–2 v France 13 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004
3–0 v Switzerland 17 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004
4–2 v Croatia 21 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004
2–2 v Portugal 24 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004

Japan

Before

1–0 v Oman 18 Feb 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
2–1 v Singapore 31 Mar 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
2–3 v Hungary 25 Apr 2004 · Friendly
1–0 v Czech Republic 28 Apr 2004 · Friendly
3–2 v Iceland 30 May 2004 · Friendly

After

7–0 v India 9 Jun 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
3–1 v Slovakia 9 Jul 2004 · Kirin Cup 2004
1–0 v Serbia 13 Jul 2004 · Kirin Cup 2004
1–0 v Oman 20 Jul 2004 · AFC Asian Cup 2004
4–1 v Thailand 24 Jul 2004 · AFC Asian Cup 2004

Every England v Japan match4

From England's side.


31 Mar 2026	Japan	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
30 May 2010	Japan	2–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
1 Jun 2004	Japan	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
3 Jun 1995	Japan	2–1	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN