Japan 1-1 Sweden — World Cup Result & Report

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World CupGroup Stage - 3

Japan

FULL-TIME

1-1

Sweden

Kick-off (SAST)

01:00 · 26 Jun 2026

Venue

AT&T Stadium

Competition

World Cup

D. Maeda 56' ⚽

⚽ A. Elanga 62'

Japan 1-1 Sweden. The full-time result from World Cup at AT&T Stadium. Live in South Africa on SuperSport and SABC Sport, and streamed on DStv Stream.

Match timeline

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32'

Isak Hien — Yellow Card

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37'

L. Bergvall on, I. Hien off

S. Taniguchi on, K. Itakura off

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39'

D. Maeda (assist R. Doan)

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56'

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62'

A. Elanga (assist V. Gyokeres)

K. Ogawa on, A. Ueda off

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66'

J. Ito on, R. Doan off

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67'

Y. Nagatomo on, K. Nakamura off

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75'

T. Watanabe on, A. Seko off

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75'

K. Sema on, E. Stroud off

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75'

D. Svensson on, A. Bernhardsson off

Shogo Taniguchi — Yellow Card

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77'

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85'

Viktor Gyökeres — Yellow Card

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87'

C. Starfelt on, V. Lindelof off

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88'

B. Nygren on, G. Gudmundsson off

Match stats

52%Possession48%

8Shots11

3Shots on target5

1.21Expected goals (xG)0.64

2Corners8

20Fouls11

1Yellow cards2

85%Pass accuracy79%

Line-ups

Japan3-4-2-1

1Z. Suzuki

20A. Seko

4K. Itakura

21H. Ito

2Y. Sugawara

7A. Tanaka

15D. Kamada

13K. Nakamura

10R. Doan

11D. Maeda

18A. Ueda

Subs

K. Osako, T. Hayakawa, Y. Nagatomo, T. Tomiyasu, S. Machino, Y. Suzuki, J. Suzuki, K. Goto, S. Taniguchi, J. Ito, K. Ogawa, K. Sano, T. Watanabe, K. Shiogai

Coach: Hajime Moriyasu

Sweden3-4-3

1J. Widell Zetterstrom

2G. Lagerbielke

4I. Hien

5G. Gudmundsson

21A. Bernhardsson

3V. Lindelof

18Y. Ayari

24E. Stroud

11A. Elanga

17V. Gyökeres

9A. Isak

Subs

K. Nordfeldt, V. Johansson, C. Starfelt, G. Nilsson, M. Svanberg, B. Nygren, H. Johansson, T. Ali, K. Sema, J. Karlstrom, E. Smith, H. Ekdal, D. Svensson, L. Bergvall, B. Zeneli

Coach: Graham Potter