Japan 2–2 Paraguay

Friday 10 Oct 2025 · Osaka, Japan

Japan2–2Paraguay

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Almirón Ogawa Gómez Ueda

20′0–1Miguel Almirón Paraguay
26′1–1Koki Ogawa Japan
64′1–2Diego Gómez Paraguay
90′2–2Ayase Ueda Japan

Line-ups

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

Japan

1Zion SuzukiGK
4Tsuyoshi WatanabeDF
22Ayumu SekoDF
25Junnosuke SuzukiDF
13Keito NakamuraMF ↓66′
14Junya ItoMF
17Ao TanakaMF ↓78′
21Kaishu SanoMF ↓89′
8Takumi MinaminoFW ↓66′
10Ritsu DoanFW ↓78′
19Koki OgawaFW● ↓89′

Came on

24Koki Saito↑66′
15Daichi Kamada↑66′
9Shuto Machino↑78′
7Yuki Soma↑78′
6Joel Chima Fujita↑89′
18Ayase Ueda●↑89′

Paraguay

Came on

23Matías Galarza↑69′
21Ronaldo Martínez↑79′
19Hugo Cuenca↑79′
18Alex Arce↑90′
20Braian Ojeda↑90′

Elo

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

Japan: 1935 → 1932
Paraguay: 1915 → 1918

Expected score for Japan: 66.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 12 of 12, 1995–2025.

Japan wins: 5
Draws: 5
Paraguay wins: 2

Form either side

Japan

Before

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
0–2 v United States 9 Sep 2025 · Friendly

After

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
1–0 v England 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly

Paraguay

Before

2–2 v Colombia 25 Mar 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–0 v Uruguay 5 Jun 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–1 v Brazil 10 Jun 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–0 v Ecuador 4 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–0 v Peru 9 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

After

0–2 v South Korea 14 Oct 2025 · Friendly
1–2 v United States 15 Nov 2025 · Friendly
2–1 v Mexico 18 Nov 2025 · Friendly
1–0 v Greece 27 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–2 v Morocco 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Japan

2–2 v Paraguay 10 Oct 2025
3–2 v Brazil 14 Oct 2025
2–0 v Ghana 14 Nov 2025
3–0 v Bolivia 18 Nov 2025

Paraguay

2–2 v Japan 10 Oct 2025

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