Friendly

Scotland 0–1 Japan

Saturday 28 Mar 2026 · Glasgow, Scotland

Scotland0–1Japan

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Ito

84′0–1Junya Ito Japan

Line-ups

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

Scotland

1Angus GunnGK
2Nathan PattersonDF ↓81′
3Andy RobertsonDF ↓71′
13Jack HendryDF
26Scott McKennaDF
4Scott McTominayMF ↓71′
7John McGinnMF ↓63′
19Lewis FergusonMF
20Tommy ConwayMF ↓81′
23Kenny McLeanMF
9Lyndon DykesFW ↓63′

Came on

11Ryan Christie↑63′
18George Hirst↑63′
8Billy Gilmour↑71′
6Kieran Tierney↑71′
22Anthony Ralston↑81′
25Findlay Curtis↑81′

Japan

1Zion SuzukiGK
4Ayumu SekoDF ↓77′
5Tsuyoshi WatanabeDF ↓45′
21Hiroki ItoDF ↓45′
2Yukinari SugawaraMF ↓62′
6Joel Chima FujitaMF ↓78′
11Daizen MaedaMF ↓62′
17Ao TanakaMF ↓78′
8Yuito SuzukiFW ↓63′
20Kodai SanoFW ↓45′
26Keisuke GotoFW ↓63′

Came on

3Shogo Taniguchi↑45′
25Junnosuke Suzuki↑45′
7Kaoru Mitoma↑45′
10Ritsu Doan↑62′
13Keito Nakamura↑62′
18Ayase Ueda↑63′
14Junya Ito●↑63′
16Daiki Hashioka↑77′
15Daichi Kamada↑78′
22Kento Shiogai↑78′

Elo

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

Scotland: 1839 → 1829
Japan: 1951 → 1961

Expected score for Scotland: 48.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 4, 1995–2026.

Scotland wins: 0
Draws: 2
Japan wins: 2

Form either side

Scotland

Before

2–0 v Belarus 8 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
3–1 v Greece 9 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–1 v Belarus 12 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–3 v Greece 15 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
4–2 v Denmark 18 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

After

0–1 v Ivory Coast 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
4–1 v Curaçao 30 May 2026 · Friendly
4–0 v Bolivia 6 Jun 2026 · Friendly
1–0 v Haiti 13 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
0–1 v Morocco 19 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Japan

Before

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

After

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
4–0 v Tunisia 20 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–1 v Sweden 25 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Every Scotland v Japan match4

From Scotland's side.


28 Mar 2026	Japan	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
10 Oct 2009	Japan	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
13 May 2006	Japan	0–0	Away	Kirin Cup 2006	—
21 May 1995	Japan	0–0	Away	Kirin Cup 1995	—

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