Kirin Challenge Cup 2019

Japan 2–0 Paraguay

Thursday 5 Sep 2019 · Kashima, Japan

Japan2–0Paraguay

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Osako Minamino

23′1–0Yuya Osako Japan
30′2–0Takumi Minamino Japan

Line-ups

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

Japan

12Shuichi GondaGK
5Yuto NagatomoDF ↓67′
16Takehiro TomiyasuDF
19Hiroki SakaiDF ↓45′
22Maya YoshidaDF
7Gaku ShibasakiMF ↓76′
9Takumi MinaminoMF●
10Shoya NakajimaMF ↓45′
13Kento HashimotoMF
21Ritsu DoanMF ↓45′
15Yuya OsakoFW● ↓67′

Came on

2Naomichi Ueda↑45′
17Takefusa Kubo↑45′
8Genki Haraguchi↑45′
11Kensuke Nagai↑67′
3Koki Anzai↑67′
20Kou Itakura↑76′

Paraguay

Came on

16Cristhian Paredes↑45′
20Blas Riveros↑45′
19Ramón Martínez↑45′
14Robert Rojas↑54′
11Ángel Romero↑64′
21Óscar Romero↑73′

Elo

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

Japan: 1832 → 1842
Paraguay: 1802 → 1792

Expected score for Japan: 67.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 10 of 12, 1995–2025.

Japan wins: 5
Draws: 5
Paraguay wins: 2

Form either side

Japan

Before

0–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 5 Jun 2019 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2019
2–0 v El Salvador 9 Jun 2019 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2019
0–4 v Chile 17 Jun 2019 · Copa América 2019
2–2 v Uruguay 20 Jun 2019 · Copa América 2019
1–1 v Ecuador 24 Jun 2019 · Copa América 2019

After

2–0 v Myanmar 10 Sep 2019 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2019
6–0 v Mongolia 10 Oct 2019 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2019
3–0 v Tajikistan 15 Oct 2019 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2019
2–0 v Kyrgyzstan 14 Nov 2019 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2019
1–4 v Venezuela 19 Nov 2019 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2019

Paraguay

Before

2–0 v Guatemala 9 Jun 2019 · Friendly
2–2 v Qatar 16 Jun 2019 · Copa América 2019
1–1 v Argentina 19 Jun 2019 · Copa América 2019
0–1 v Colombia 23 Jun 2019 · Copa América 2019
0–0 v Brazil 27 Jun 2019 · Copa América 2019

After

4–2 v Jordan 10 Sep 2019 · Friendly
0–1 v Serbia 10 Oct 2019 · Friendly
1–1 v Slovakia 13 Oct 2019 · Friendly
1–0 v Bulgaria 14 Nov 2019 · Friendly
0–0 v Saudi Arabia 19 Nov 2019 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Japan

0–1 v Colombia 22 Mar 2019
1–0 v Bolivia 26 Mar 2019
0–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 5 Jun 2019
2–0 v El Salvador 9 Jun 2019
2–0 v Paraguay 5 Sep 2019
1–4 v Venezuela 19 Nov 2019

Paraguay

0–2 v Japan 5 Sep 2019

Every Japan v Paraguay match12

From Japan's side.


10 Oct 2025	Paraguay	2–2	Home	Kirin Cup 2025	—
2 Jun 2022	Paraguay	4–1	Home	Friendly	—
5 Sep 2019	Paraguay	2–0	Home	Kirin Challenge Cup 2019	—
12 Jun 2018	Paraguay	4–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
4 Sep 2010	Paraguay	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
29 Jun 2010	Paraguay	0–0 (lost on pens)	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Round of 16
27 May 2008	Paraguay	0–0	Home	Kirin Cup 2008	—
11 Jun 2003	Paraguay	0–0	Home	Kirin Cup 2003	—
1 Jul 2001	Paraguay	2–0	Home	Kirin Cup 2001	—
2 Jul 1999	Paraguay	0–4	Away	Copa América 1999	Group stage
17 May 1998	Paraguay	1–1	Home	Kirin Cup 1998	—
20 Sep 1995	Paraguay	1–2	Home	Friendly	—

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