FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage

Japan 1–1 Sweden

Thursday 25 Jun 2026 · Arlington, United States (neutral)

Japan1–1Sweden

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Maeda Elanga

56′1–0Daizen Maeda Japan
62′1–1Anthony Elanga Sweden

Line-ups

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

Japan

1Zion SuzukiGK
4Kou ItakuraDF ↓39′
20Ayumu SekoDF ↓75′
21Hiroki ItoDF
2Yukinari SugawaraMF
7Ao TanakaMF
13Keito NakamuraMF ↓75′
15Daichi KamadaMF
10Ritsu DoanFW ↓67′
11Daizen MaedaFW●
18Ayase UedaFW ↓66′

Came on

3Shogo Taniguchi↑39′
19Koki Ogawa↑66′
14Junya Ito↑67′
5Yuto Nagatomo↑75′
16Tsuyoshi Watanabe↑75′

Sweden

Came on

7Lucas Bergvall↑37′
8Daniel Svensson↑75′
13Ken Sema↑75′
15Carl Starfelt↑87′
10Benjamin Nygren↑88′

Elo

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

Japan: 1997 → 1981
Sweden: 1786 → 1802

Expected score for Japan: 77.1% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 5, 1995–2026.

Japan wins: 0
Draws: 4
Sweden wins: 1

Form either side

Japan

Before

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

After

1–2 v Brazil 29 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Sweden

Before

3–2 v Poland 31 Mar 2026 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2026
1–3 v Norway 1 Jun 2026 · Friendly
2–2 v Greece 4 Jun 2026 · Friendly
5–1 v Tunisia 14 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–5 v Netherlands 20 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

After

0–3 v France 30 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Road through the tournament

Japan

2–2 v Netherlands Group stage
4–0 v Tunisia Group stage
1–1 v Sweden Group stage
1–2 v Brazil Round of 32

Sweden

5–1 v Tunisia Group stage
1–5 v Netherlands Group stage
1–1 v Japan Group stage
0–3 v France Round of 32

Every Japan v Sweden match5

From Japan's side.


25 Jun 2026	Sweden	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage
25 May 2002	Sweden	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
13 Feb 1997	Sweden	0–1	Neutral	King's Cup 1997	—
22 Feb 1996	Sweden	1–1 (lost on pens)	Neutral	Lunar New Year Cup 1996	—
10 Jun 1995	Sweden	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—

Score: martj42 · Scorers: martj42 · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN