Thursday , 2 July 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)
4 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 13.0 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 Curacao 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds AT&T Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Japan and Sweden.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ritsu Doan, as he is very good at scoring at AT&T Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' It’s high time Hajime Moriyasu made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' The travelling Sweden supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Japan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' That looks like a foul for a card for Isak Hien.
  • 37' Time for substitution for Sweden. Isak Hien is replaced by Lucas Bergvall.
  • 39' Another change for Japan made on 39 minute. Ko Itakura leaves to be changed by Shogo Taniguchi.
  • 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 49' Sweden is showing some good football. However, Sweden are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 54' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yukinari Sugawara suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' What a strike from Daizen Maeda! The score is 1-0.
  • 61' Keito Nakamura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 62' What an equalizer from Anthony Elanga!
  • 67' Another substitution for Japan to replace Ayase Ueda by Koki Ogawa on 67 minute.
  • 72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Sweden. Alexander Bernhardsson is replaced by Daniel Svensson.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Shogo Taniguchi. He receives a card.
  • 82' It looks like no one’s ball. Japan is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a card for Viktor Gyokeres.
  • 87' Sweden manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carl Starfelt is hanging Victor Nilsson-Lindelof on the field on 87 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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.