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United States 2–0 Japan

Tuesday 9 Sep 2025 · Columbus, United States

United States2–0Japan

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Zendejas Balogun

30′1–0Alejandro Zendejas United States
64′2–0Folarin Balogun United States

Line-ups

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

United States

1Matt FreeseGK
3Chris RichardsDF
13Tim ReamDF
15Tristan BlackmonDF ↓84′
4Tyler AdamsMF ↓66′
16Alex FreemanMF
18Max ArfstenMF ↓66′
24Cristian RoldanMF
10Christian PulisicFW ↓66′
17Alejandro ZendejasFW● ↓65′
20Folarin BalogunFW● ↓79′

Came on

7Diego Luna↑65′
2Sergiño Dest↑66′
14Luca de la Torre↑66′
6Jack McGlynn↑66′
11Damion Downs↑79′
19Nathan Harriel↑84′

Japan

12Keisuke OsakoGK
5Yuto NagatomoDF ↓45′
16Hiroki SekineDF
25Hayato ArakiDF
11Daizen MaedaMF ↓62′
17Joel Chima FujitaMF ↓62′
21Kaishu SanoMF
26Henry MochizukiMF ↓73′
13Yuito SuzukiFW ↓62′
14Junya ItoFW
19Koki OgawaFW ↓73′

Came on

22Ayumu Seko↑45′
15Daichi Kamada↑62′
7Kaoru Mitoma↑62′
8Takumi Minamino↑62′
2Yukinari Sugawara↑73′
18Shuto Machino↑73′

Elo

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

United States: 1775 → 1793
Japan: 1953 → 1935

Expected score for United States: 39% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 4, 1993–2025.

United States wins: 2
Draws: 0
Japan wins: 2

Form either side

United States

Before

2–1 v Haiti 22 Jun 2025 · Gold Cup 2025
2–2 v Costa Rica 29 Jun 2025 · Gold Cup 2025
2–1 v Guatemala 2 Jul 2025 · Gold Cup 2025
1–2 v Mexico 6 Jul 2025 · Gold Cup 2025
0–2 v South Korea 6 Sep 2025 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Ecuador 10 Oct 2025 · Friendly
2–1 v Australia 14 Oct 2025 · Friendly
2–1 v Paraguay 15 Nov 2025 · Friendly
5–1 v Uruguay 18 Nov 2025 · Friendly
2–5 v Belgium 28 Mar 2026 · Friendly

Japan

Before

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
0–0 v Mexico 6 Sep 2025 · Friendly

After

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
1–0 v Scotland 28 Mar 2026 · Friendly

Every United States v Japan match4

From United States's side.


9 Sep 2025	Japan	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
23 Sep 2022	Japan	0–2	Neutral	Kirin Challenge Cup 2022	—
10 Feb 2006	Japan	3–2	Home	Friendly	—
14 Mar 1993	Japan	1–3	Away	Kirin Cup 1993	—

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