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Japan 4–1 Paraguay

Thursday 2 Jun 2022 · Sapporo, Japan

Japan4–1Paraguay

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Asano Kamada González Mitoma Tanaka

36′1–0Takuma Asano Japan
42′2–0Daichi Kamada Japan
59′2–1Derlis González Paraguay
60′3–1Kaoru Mitoma Japan
85′4–1Ao Tanaka Japan

Line-ups

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

Japan

23Daniel SchmidtGK
2Miki YamaneDF
3Shogo TaniguchiDF
22Maya YoshidaDF ↓45′
26Hiroki ItoDF
6Wataru EndoMF ↓45′
8Genki HaraguchiMF ↓62′
9Daichi KamadaMF●
15Kaoru MitomaFW● ↓82′
18Takuma AsanoFW● ↓45′
21Ritsu DoanFW ↓71′

Came on

4Kou Itakura↑45′
20Yuta Nakayama↑45′
24Daizen Maeda↑45′
17Ao Tanaka●↑62′
11Takefusa Kubo↑71′
19Kyogo Furuhashi↑82′

Paraguay

Came on

19Jesús Medina↑65′
11Ángel Romero↑66′
16Ángel Cardozo↑66′

Elo

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

Japan: 1896 → 1904
Paraguay: 1790 → 1782

Expected score for Japan: 76.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 11 of 12, 1995–2025.

Japan wins: 5
Draws: 5
Paraguay wins: 2

Form either side

Japan

Before

1–0 v Oman 16 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
2–0 v China PR 27 Jan 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
2–0 v Saudi Arabia 1 Feb 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
2–0 v Australia 24 Mar 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
1–1 v Vietnam 29 Mar 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022

After

0–1 v Brazil 6 Jun 2022 · Friendly
4–1 v Ghana 10 Jun 2022 · Kirin Cup 2022
0–3 v Tunisia 14 Jun 2022 · Kirin Cup 2022
6–0 v Hong Kong 19 Jul 2022 · EAFF Championship 2022
0–0 v China PR 24 Jul 2022 · EAFF Championship 2022

Paraguay

Before

0–0 v Colombia 16 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–1 v Uruguay 27 Jan 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
0–4 v Brazil 1 Feb 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
3–1 v Ecuador 24 Mar 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
0–2 v Peru 29 Mar 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022

After

2–2 v South Korea 10 Jun 2022 · Friendly
1–0 v Mexico 31 Aug 2022 · Friendly
1–0 v United Arab Emirates 23 Sep 2022 · Friendly
0–0 v Morocco 27 Sep 2022 · Friendly
0–1 v Peru 16 Nov 2022 · Friendly

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