Japan 4–1 Ghana

Friday 10 Jun 2022 · Kobe, Japan

Japan4–1Ghana

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Yamane Ayew Mitoma Kubo Maeda

29′1–0Miki Yamane Japan
43′1–1Jordan Ayew Ghana
45′2–1Kaoru Mitoma Japan
73′3–1Takefusa Kubo Japan
82′4–1Daizen Maeda Japan

Line-ups

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

Japan

1Eiji KawashimaGK
3Shogo TaniguchiDF
22Maya YoshidaDF ↓46′
26Hiroki ItoDF
6Wataru EndoMF ↓69′
7Gaku ShibasakiMF
15Kaoru MitomaMF● ↓80′
11Takefusa KuboFW●
21Ritsu DoanFW ↓69′
25Ayase UedaFW ↓80′

Came on

4Kou Itakura↑46′
17Ao Tanaka↑69′
14Junya Ito↑69′
24Daizen Maeda●↑80′
10Takumi Minamino↑80′
20Yuta Nakayama↑85′

Ghana

Came on

Elo

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

Japan: 1900 → 1904
Ghana: 1648 → 1644

Expected score for Japan: 88.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 8, 1994–2025.

Japan wins: 6
Draws: 0
Ghana wins: 2

Form either side

Japan

Before

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
4–1 v Paraguay 2 Jun 2022 · Friendly
0–1 v Brazil 6 Jun 2022 · Friendly

After

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
3–0 v South Korea 27 Jul 2022 · EAFF Championship 2022
2–0 v United States 23 Sep 2022 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2022

Ghana

Before

2–3 v Comoros 18 Jan 2022 · African Cup of Nations 2022
0–0 v Nigeria 25 Mar 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
1–1 v Nigeria 29 Mar 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
3–0 v Madagascar 1 Jun 2022 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2022
1–1 v Central African Republic 5 Jun 2022 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2022

After

0–0 v Chile 14 Jun 2022 · Kirin Cup 2022
0–3 v Brazil 23 Sep 2022 · Friendly
1–0 v Nicaragua 27 Sep 2022 · Friendly
2–0 v Switzerland 17 Nov 2022 · Friendly
2–3 v Portugal 24 Nov 2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022

Road through the tournament

Japan

4–1 v Ghana 10 Jun 2022
0–3 v Tunisia 14 Jun 2022

Ghana

1–4 v Japan 10 Jun 2022
0–0 v Chile 14 Jun 2022

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