Japan 0–0 Scotland

Saturday 13 May 2006 · Saitama, Japan

Japan0–0Scotland

Goals0

Line-ups

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

Japan

Came on

22Yuji NakazawaDF↑50′
9Tatsuhiko KuboFW↑62′
4Yasuhito EndoMF↑72′

Scotland

Came on

3Gary NaysmithDF↑46′
9Scott SeverinMF↑46′
17Gary TealeMF↑59′
5James McFaddenFW↑59′
13Lee McCullochMF↑70′
16Graeme MurtyDF↑80′

Elo

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

Japan: 1860 → 1854
Scotland: 1692 → 1699

Expected score for Japan: 82.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 4, 1995–2026.

Japan wins: 2
Draws: 2
Scotland wins: 0

Form either side

Japan

Before

2–0 v Finland 18 Feb 2006 · Friendly
6–0 v India 22 Feb 2006 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2006
2–2 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 28 Feb 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Ecuador 30 Mar 2006 · Friendly
1–2 v Bulgaria 9 May 2006 · Kirin Cup 2006

After

2–2 v Germany 30 May 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Malta 4 Jun 2006 · Friendly
1–3 v Australia 12 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–0 v Croatia 18 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
1–4 v Brazil 22 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

Scotland

Before

0–1 v Belarus 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–0 v Slovenia 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v United States 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–3 v Switzerland 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
5–1 v Bulgaria 11 May 2006 · Kirin Cup 2006

After

6–0 v Faroe Islands 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
2–1 v Lithuania 6 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
1–0 v France 7 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
0–2 v Ukraine 11 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
2–1 v Georgia 24 Mar 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007

Road through the tournament

Japan

1–2 v Bulgaria 9 May 2006
0–0 v Scotland 13 May 2006

Scotland

5–1 v Bulgaria 11 May 2006
0–0 v Japan 13 May 2006

Every Japan v Scotland match4

From Japan's side.


28 Mar 2026	Scotland	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
10 Oct 2009	Scotland	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
13 May 2006	Scotland	0–0	Home	Kirin Cup 2006	—
21 May 1995	Scotland	0–0	Home	Kirin Cup 1995	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN