Friendly

Japan 3–1 Ghana

Tuesday 10 Sep 2013 · Saitama, Japan

Japan3–1Ghana

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Acheampong Kagawa Endo Honda

24′0–1Frank Acheampong Ghana
50′1–1Shinji Kagawa Japan
64′2–1Yasuhito Endo Japan
72′3–1Keisuke Honda Japan

Line-ups

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

Japan

1Eiji KawashimaGK
2Atsuto UchidaDF ↓55′
5Yuto NagatomoDF ↓90′
15Yasuyuki KonnoDF
22Maya YoshidaDF
4Keisuke HondaMF●
7Yasuhito EndoMF●
8Hiroshi KiyotakeMF ↓79′
10Shinji KagawaMF● ↓85′
17Makoto HasebeMF ↓82′
11Yoichiro KakitaniFW ↓75′

Came on

3Gotoku SakaiDF↑55′
20Yuya OsakoFW↑75′
6Masato MorishigeDF↑79′
13Hotaru YamaguchiMF↑82′
16Manabu SaitoFW↑85′
21Tomoaki MakinoDF↑90′

Ghana

1RazakGK
2Samuel InkoomDF ↓65′
6Richard BoatengDF
15Rashid SumailaDF ↓46′
21John BoyeDF
23Harrison AffulDF ↓65′
8Yussif ChibsahMF
17Albert AdomahMF ↓54′
7Christian AtsuFW ↓73′
9Majeed WarisFW
13Frank AcheampongFW●

Came on

19Jonathan MensahDF↑46′
14Solomon AsantéMF↑54′
4Daniel OpareDF↑65′
11Mohammed RabiuMF↑65′
18Mahatma OtooFW↑73′

Elo

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

Japan: 1827 → 1837
Ghana: 1797 → 1787

Expected score for Japan: 67.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 8, 1994–2025.

Japan wins: 6
Draws: 0
Ghana wins: 2

Form either side

Japan

Before

3–3 v China PR 21 Jul 2013 · EAFF Championship 2013
3–2 v Australia 25 Jul 2013 · EAFF Championship 2013
2–1 v South Korea 28 Jul 2013 · EAFF Championship 2013
2–4 v Uruguay 14 Aug 2013 · Friendly
3–0 v Guatemala 6 Sep 2013 · Friendly

After

0–2 v Serbia 11 Oct 2013 · Friendly
0–1 v Belarus 15 Oct 2013 · Friendly
2–2 v Netherlands 16 Nov 2013 · Friendly
3–2 v Belgium 19 Nov 2013 · Friendly
4–2 v New Zealand 5 Mar 2014 · Friendly

Ghana

Before

1–1 v Ivory Coast 14 Jun 2013 · Friendly
2–0 v Lesotho 16 Jun 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
2–2 v Turkey 14 Aug 2013 · Friendly
0–1 v Libya 30 Aug 2013 · Friendly
2–1 v Zambia 6 Sep 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013

After

6–1 v Egypt 15 Oct 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
1–2 v Egypt 19 Nov 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
1–0 v Namibia 4 Jan 2014 · Friendly
0–1 v Montenegro 5 Mar 2014 · Friendly
0–1 v Netherlands 31 May 2014 · Friendly

Every Japan v Ghana match8

From Japan's side.


14 Nov 2025	Ghana	2–0	Home	Kirin Cup 2025	—
10 Jun 2022	Ghana	4–1	Home	Kirin Cup 2022	—
30 May 2018	Ghana	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
10 Sep 2013	Ghana	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
9 Sep 2009	Ghana	4–3	Neutral	Friendly	—
4 Oct 2006	Ghana	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
14 Jul 1994	Ghana	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
8 Jul 1994	Ghana	3–2	Home	Friendly	—

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