Japan 2–0 Ghana

Friday 14 Nov 2025 · Toyota, Japan

Japan2–0Ghana

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Minamino Doan

16′1–0Takumi Minamino Japan
60′2–0Ritsu Doan Japan

Line-ups

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

Japan

1Tomoki HayakawaGK
3Shogo TaniguchiDF
5Tsuyoshi WatanabeDF
25Junnosuke SuzukiDF
10Ritsu DoanMF● ↓68′
13Keito NakamuraMF ↓82′
17Ao TanakaMF ↓68′
21Kaishu SanoMF
8Takumi MinaminoFW● ↓76′
18Ayase UedaFW ↓76′
20Takefusa KuboFW ↓76′

Came on

2Yukinari Sugawara↑68′
7Joel Chima Fujita↑68′
26Keisuke Goto↑76′
16Tomoya Ando↑76′
24Sota Kitano↑76′
14Ryunosuke Sato↑82′

Ghana

Came on

2Alidu Seidu↑56′
23Prince Adu↑56′
17Christopher Bonsu Baah↑75′
14Gideon Mensah↑75′
5Prince Owusu↑88′
24Prince Owusu↑88′

No cards.

Elo

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

Japan: 1943 → 1946
Ghana: 1624 → 1622

Expected score for Japan: 91.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 8, 1994–2025.

Japan wins: 6
Draws: 0
Ghana wins: 2

Form either side

Japan

Before

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
2–2 v Paraguay 10 Oct 2025 · Kirin Cup 2025
3–2 v Brazil 14 Oct 2025 · Kirin Cup 2025

After

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
1–0 v Iceland 31 May 2026 · Friendly
2–2 v Netherlands 14 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Ghana

Before

4–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 31 May 2025 · Unity Cup 2025
1–1 v Chad 4 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–0 v Mali 8 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
5–0 v Central African Republic 8 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–0 v Comoros 12 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

After

0–1 v South Korea 18 Nov 2025 · Friendly
1–5 v Austria 27 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–2 v Germany 30 Mar 2026 · Friendly
0–2 v Mexico 22 May 2026 · Friendly
1–1 v Wales 2 Jun 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

Ghana

0–2 v Japan 14 Nov 2025

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