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Japan and Sweden booked their places in the knockout phase of the World Cup as they drew 1-1 in their final Group F clash in Dallas.
Japan and Sweden met on Thursday, June 25, 2026 (FIFA World Cup), and the match finished 1-1.
On the scoresheet: Daizen Maeda (56'), Anthony Elanga (62').
Japan had 52% of the possession against 48% for Sweden. The referee showed 3 yellow cards and 0 red cards in total.
Form & head-to-head
Japan — last 2
Sweden — last 3
Timeline
15- 32'Isak Hien
- 37'Lucas Bergvall↓ Isak Hien because of an injury
- 39'Shogo Taniguchi↓ Ko Itakura
- 56′Daizen Maeda
- 62′Anthony Elanga
- 66'Koki Ogawa↓ Ayase Ueda
- 67'Junya Ito↓ Ritsu Doan
- 75'Daniel Svensson↓ Alexander Bernhardsson
- 75'Ken Sema↓ Elliot Stroud
- 75'Yuto Nagatomo↓ Keito Nakamura
- 75'Tsuyoshi Watanabe↓ Ayumu Seko
- 77'Shogo Taniguchi
- 85'Viktor Gyökeres
- 87'Carl Starfelt↓ Victor Lindelöf because of an injury
- 88'Benjamin Nygren↓ Gabriel Gudmundsson
Stats
JapanvsSweden
52.3%Possession47.7%
8Shots11
3On Target5
2Blocked Shots3
2Corners8
3Offsides2
20Fouls11
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
4Saves2
378Accurate Passes312
7Tackles3
4Interceptions5
40Clearances21
Win probability
Pre-match odds
Japan 40%Draw 28%Sweden 32%
Lineups
JapanStarting XI
- 1Zion SuzukiJapan
- 2Kou ItakuraJapan
- 3Hiroki ItoJapan
- 4Ayumu SekoJapan
- 5Daichi KamadaJapan
- 6Ao TanakaJapan
- 7Keito NakamuraJapan
- 8Yukinari SugawaraJapan
- 9Ayase UedaJapan
- 10Daizen MaedaJapan
- 11Ritsu DoanJapan
Substitutes
- Junya Ito
- Shuto Machino
- Kento Shiogai
- Koki Ogawa
- Takehiro Tomiyasu
- Tomoki Hayakawa
- Yuto Nagatomo
SwedenStarting XI
- 1Jacob Widell ZetterströmSweden
- 2Isak HienSweden
- 3Gabriel GudmundssonSweden
- 4Gustaf LagerbielkeSweden
- 5Yasin AyariSweden
- 6Victor LindelöfSweden
- 7Elliot StroudSweden
- 8Alexander BernhardssonSweden
- 9Viktor GyökeresSweden
- 10Alexander IsakSweden
- 11Anthony ElangaSweden
Substitutes
- Lucas Bergvall
- Taha Ali
- Daniel Svensson
- Hjalmar Ekdal
- Eric Smith
- Herman Johansson
- Jesper Karlström