Sunday , 16 August 2026

Japan vs Sweden, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Japan
1 – 1
Full Time
Sweden
Thu 25 Jun 2026 · 23:00 UTC AT&T Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Daizen Maeda 56' 1–0
1–1 62' Anthony Elanga
Y 32' Isak Hien
Shogo Taniguchi 77' Y
Y 85' Viktor Gyokeres

Overview

Match Preview

Japan vs Sweden — Worldcup at AT&T Stadium.

  • Japan 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
  • Sweden 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Ivan Barton
  • Assistant 1 David Moran
  • Assistant 2 Henry Pupiro (Nicaragua)
6 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 15.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Japan 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sweden
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-25 Japan 1–1 Sweden

Recent Form

Japan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Sweden H 1–1 D
21 Jun Tunisia A 4–0 W
14 Jun Netherlands A 2–2 D
05 Dec Croatia H 2–4 L
01 Dec Spain H 2–1 W
27 Nov Costa Rica H 0–1 L
Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Japan A 1–1 D
20 Jun Netherlands A 1–5 L
15 Jun Tunisia H 5–1 W
29 Jun Ukraine H 1–2 L
23 Jun Poland H 3–2 W
18 Jun Slovakia H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Japan Sweden
#22 Position #23
5 Points 4
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
7 Scored 7
3 Conceded 7
+4 GD +0
1.67 PPG 1.33
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Japan this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sweden this season

Japan are 22nd (5 pts). Sweden are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Japan
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sweden
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Japan
Ayase Ueda 2 G 1 A
Daichi Kamada 2 G
Sweden
Yasin Ayari 2 G
Anthony Elanga 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at AT&T Stadium. Japan are looking to make home advantage count against Sweden.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Sweden has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' It looks surprising Sweden does not make any changes. Daichi Kamada has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' It’s high time Graham Potter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Japan and Sweden are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Benjamin Nygren has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Isak Hien.
  • 37' The supporters are chanting for Lucas Bergvall. He replaces Isak Hien on 37 minute.
  • 39' Japan make a change. Ko Itakura trudges off to be replaced by Shogo Taniguchi on 39 minutes.
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' Sweden seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 56' GOAL! Daizen Maeda fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 61' The 20-year-old Lucas Bergvall has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 62' What composure from Anthony Elanga! The Sweden international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 67' A change in the Japan ranks — Ayase Ueda exits the field as Koki Ogawa enters on 67.
  • 72' Hiroki Ito is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Japan so far.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Sweden team. Alexander Bernhardsson is replaced by Daniel Svensson on 75 minute.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Shogo Taniguchi.
  • 82' Sweden international Jacob Widell Zetterstrom has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Viktor Gyokeres on 85 minutes.
  • 87' The Sweden bench stirs into life. Victor Nilsson-Lindelof is withdrawn and Carl Starfelt gets his opportunity.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Japan Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hajime Moriyasu

Sweden Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.96 Japan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Sweden xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Japan61% Draw20% Sweden19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Japan or Draw
81%
Draw or Sweden
39%
Japan or Sweden
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Japan52% Draw33% Sweden15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5.9%
3 – 0
5.6%
4 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 2
5.2%
4 – 0
4.1%
4 – 2
3.8%
1 – 0
3.7%
1 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Japan

Handicap Japan covers Push Sweden covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 19% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 19% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Japan keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Sweden keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.