Friendly

Japan 0–2 Mexico

Tuesday 17 Nov 2020 · Graz, Austria (neutral)

Japan0–2Mexico

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Jiménez Lozano

63′0–1Raúl Jiménez Mexico
68′0–2Hirving Lozano Mexico

Line-ups

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

Japan

Came on

13Kento Hashimoto↑57′
10Takumi Minamino↑57′
17Takefusa Kubo↑72′
18Takuma Asano↑77′
25Koji Miyoshi↑85′

Mexico

13Guillermo OchoaGK
2Néstor AraujoDF
15Héctor MorenoDF
23Jesús GallardoDF ↓45′
25Jorge SánchezDF
8Carlos RodríguezMF ↓45′
18Orbelín PinedaMF ↓64′
24Luis RomoMF
9Raúl JiménezFW● ↓64′
20Rodolfo PizarroFW ↓89′
22Hirving LozanoFW● ↓82′

Came on

4Edson Álvarez↑45′
21Luis Rodríguez↑45′
11Uriel Antuna↑64′
26Henry Martín↑64′
10Roberto Alvarado↑82′
7Diego Lainez↑89′

Elo

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

Japan: 1845 → 1836
Mexico: 1993 → 2002

Expected score for Japan: 29.9% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 8, 1968–2025.

Japan wins: 1
Draws: 1
Mexico wins: 6

Form either side

Japan

Before

5–0 v Hong Kong 14 Dec 2019 · EAFF Championship 2019
0–1 v South Korea 18 Dec 2019 · EAFF Championship 2019
0–0 v Cameroon 9 Oct 2020 · Friendly
1–0 v Ivory Coast 13 Oct 2020 · Friendly
1–0 v Panama 13 Nov 2020 · Friendly

After

3–0 v South Korea 25 Mar 2021 · Friendly
14–0 v Mongolia 30 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
10–0 v Myanmar 28 May 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
4–1 v Tajikistan 7 Jun 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–0 v Serbia 11 Jun 2021 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2021

Mexico

Before

3–0 v Panama 15 Nov 2019 · CONCACAF Nations League 2019
2–1 v Bermuda 19 Nov 2019 · CONCACAF Nations League 2019
1–0 v Netherlands 7 Oct 2020 · Friendly
2–2 v Algeria 13 Oct 2020 · Friendly
3–2 v South Korea 14 Nov 2020 · Friendly

After

0–1 v Wales 27 Mar 2021 · Friendly
1–0 v Costa Rica 30 Mar 2021 · Friendly
2–1 v Iceland 29 May 2021 · Friendly
0–0 v Costa Rica 3 Jun 2021 · CONCACAF Nations League 2021
2–3 v United States 6 Jun 2021 · CONCACAF Nations League 2021

Every Japan v Mexico match8

From Japan's side.


6 Sep 2025	Mexico	0–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
17 Nov 2020	Mexico	0–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
22 Jun 2013	Mexico	1–2	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2013	Group stage
16 Jun 2005	Mexico	1–2	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2005	Group stage
5 Feb 2000	Mexico	0–1	Neutral	Lunar New Year Cup 2000	—
31 May 1998	Mexico	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
29 May 1996	Mexico	3–2	Home	Kirin Cup 1996	—
26 Mar 1968	Mexico	0–4	Away	Friendly	—

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