Friendly

Mexico 0–0 Japan

Saturday 6 Sep 2025 · Oakland, United States (neutral)

Mexico0–0Japan

Goals0

Line-ups

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

Mexico

1Ángel MalagónGK
2Jorge SánchezDF
3César MontesDF
5Johan VásquezDF
23Jesús GallardoDF
4Edson ÁlvarezMF ↓32′
10Alexis VegaMF ↓60′
14Marcel RuizMF ↓81′
17Orbelín PinedaMF ↓61′
25Roberto AlvaradoMF ↓61′
9Raúl JiménezFW ↓61′

Came on

6Érik Lira↑32′
22Hirving Lozano↑60′
7Germán Berterame↑61′
18Érick Sánchez↑61′
11Santiago Gimenez↑61′
8Carlos Rodríguez↑81′

Japan

1Zion SuzukiGK
3Tsuyoshi WatanabeDF
4Kou ItakuraDF ↓60′
22Ayumu SekoDF
6Wataru EndoMF
7Kaoru MitomaMF ↓81′
10Ritsu DoanMF ↓81′
15Daichi KamadaMF ↓69′
8Takumi MinaminoFW ↓69′
9Ayase UedaFW
20Takefusa KuboFW ↓69′

Came on

16Hiroki Sekine↑60′
14Junya Ito↑69′
21Kaishu Sano↑69′
11Daizen Maeda↑69′
13Yuito Suzuki↑81′
18Shuto Machino↑81′

Elo

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

Mexico: 1955 → 1955
Japan: 1953 → 1953

Expected score for Mexico: 50.3% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 8, 1968–2025.

Mexico wins: 6
Draws: 1
Japan wins: 1

Form either side

Mexico

Before

2–0 v Suriname 18 Jun 2025 · Gold Cup 2025
0–0 v Costa Rica 22 Jun 2025 · Gold Cup 2025
2–0 v Saudi Arabia 28 Jun 2025 · Gold Cup 2025
1–0 v Honduras 2 Jul 2025 · Gold Cup 2025
2–1 v United States 6 Jul 2025 · Gold Cup 2025

After

2–2 v South Korea 9 Sep 2025 · Friendly
0–4 v Colombia 11 Oct 2025 · Friendly
1–1 v Ecuador 14 Oct 2025 · Friendly
0–0 v Uruguay 15 Nov 2025 · Friendly
1–2 v Paraguay 18 Nov 2025 · Friendly

Japan

Before

3–1 v China PR 19 Nov 2024 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2024
2–0 v Bahrain 20 Mar 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–0 v Saudi Arabia 25 Mar 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–1 v Australia 5 Jun 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
6–0 v Indonesia 10 Jun 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

After

0–2 v United States 9 Sep 2025 · Friendly
2–2 v Paraguay 10 Oct 2025 · Kirin Cup 2025
3–2 v Brazil 14 Oct 2025 · Kirin Cup 2025
2–0 v Ghana 14 Nov 2025 · Kirin Cup 2025
3–0 v Bolivia 18 Nov 2025 · Kirin Cup 2025

Every Mexico v Japan match8

From Mexico's side.


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

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN