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Japan 3–1 Iceland

Friday 24 Feb 2012 · Osaka, Japan

Japan3–1Iceland

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Maeda Fujimoto Makino Smarason

2′1–0Ryoichi Maeda Japan
53′2–0Jungo Fujimoto Japan
79′3–0Tomoaki Makino Japan
90′3–1Arnor Smarason Iceland · penalty

Line-ups

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

Japan

12Shusaku NishikawaGK
3Yuichi KomanoDF ↓64′
4Yuzo KuriharaDF ↓76′
5Tomoaki MakinoDF●
15Yasuyuki KonnoDF ↓82′
7Yasuhito EndoMF
8Yosuke KashiwagiMF ↓46′
10Jungo FujimotoMF● ↓64′
17Chikashi MasudaMF
18Ryoichi MaedaMF●
16Yoshito OkuboFW ↓46′

Came on

14Kengo NakamuraMF↑46′
9Junya TanakaFW↑46′
2Masahiko InohaDF↑64′
11Naohiro IshikawaMF↑64′
20Naoya KondoDF↑76′
6Ryota MoriwakiDF↑82′

Iceland

Came on

Elo

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

Japan: 1894 → 1895
Iceland: 1455 → 1454

Expected score for Japan: 95.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 4, 1971–2026.

Japan wins: 4
Draws: 0
Iceland wins: 0

Form either side

Japan

Before

1–1 v Uzbekistan 6 Sep 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011
1–0 v Vietnam 7 Oct 2011 · Friendly
8–0 v Tajikistan 11 Oct 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011
4–0 v Tajikistan 11 Nov 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011
0–1 v North Korea 15 Nov 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011

After

0–1 v Uzbekistan 29 Feb 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
2–0 v Azerbaijan 23 May 2012 · Friendly
3–0 v Oman 3 Jun 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
6–0 v Jordan 8 Jun 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
1–1 v Australia 12 Jun 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012

Iceland

Before

0–2 v Denmark 4 Jun 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
0–4 v Hungary 10 Aug 2011 · Friendly
0–1 v Norway 2 Sep 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
1–0 v Cyprus 6 Sep 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
3–5 v Portugal 7 Oct 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011

After

1–2 v Montenegro 29 Feb 2012 · Friendly
2–3 v France 27 May 2012 · Friendly
2–3 v Sweden 30 May 2012 · Friendly
2–0 v Faroe Islands 15 Aug 2012 · Friendly
2–0 v Norway 7 Sep 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012

Every Japan v Iceland match4

From Japan's side.


31 May 2026	Iceland	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
24 Feb 2012	Iceland	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
30 May 2004	Iceland	3–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
13 Aug 1971	Iceland	2–0	Away	Friendly	—

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