Thu, Jun 25, 2026 · 11:00 PM

Group Stage - 3FT

Japan

1-1

Expected goals

1.21xG0.64

3 cards•10 subs•MOTM Elanga

Sweden

JAP scorers

Maeda 56'

Attack edge

SWE

Possession

52% - 48%

Source?

match feed

SWE scorers

Elanga 62'

FIFA World Cup 2026

Matchday 3 of 3·Bracket →

Both sides share the points in Group F: Japan 2nd, Sweden 3rd.

#	Nation	P	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands	3	+6	7
2	Japan	3	+4	5
3	Sweden	3	0	4

Match Centre

Compact game flow built from official team stats and player performance lines.

JAPvsSWE

52%Possession48%

8Shots11

3On target5

2Corners

JAP3-4-3

Tactical Board

3-4-1-2SWE

7.1

Suzuki

Japan

Performance ledger

Top 8 by rating

Player	Rtg	Min	G/A	SoT	Key P	xG/xA	Duels	Tck+Int+Blk
Daizen Maeda	8.2	90	1/0	1/2	1	0.66/0.03	5/9	4

Shot map

Source: TheStatsAPI

Japan (blue edge)Sweden (pink edge)GoalSavedOff TargetBlocked

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Attack pressure?

Shot accuracy?

38%

45%

Pass security?

24%

20%

Defensive volume?

Duel win rate?

52%

47%

Discipline load?

Key Actors

Best-rated, creator, ball-winner and shot threat for each side.

MOTM 8.3

Japan

3-4-3 · 0/14 bench used

8.2

Best rated

Daizen Maeda

8.2 rating · 90 min

Chance maker

Ritsu Dōan

1 key passes · 1 assist

Ball winner

Ao Tanaka

9 duels won · 4 actions

Shot threat

Daizen Maeda

1/2 on target · 1 goal

Sweden

3-4-1-2 · 0/15 bench used

8.3

Best rated

Anthony David Junior Elanga

8.3 rating · 90 min

Chance maker

Yasin Abbas Ayari

3 key passes

Ball winner

Yasin Abbas Ayari

7 duels won · 2 actions

Shot threat

Anthony David Junior Elanga

2/2 on target · 1 goal

Japan

Bench

12K. Osakobench--

23T. Hayakawabench--

3S. Taniguchibench6.2

5Y. Nagatomobench6.9

16T. Watanabebench6.6

22T. Tomiyasubench--

25J. Suzukibench--

17Y. Suzukibench--

24K. Sanobench--

6S. Machinobench--

9K. Gotobench--

14J. Itobench6.5

19Koki Ogawabench6.3

26K. Shiogaibench--

Sweden

Bench

12V. Johanssonbench--

23K. Nordfeldtbench--

6H. Johanssonbench--

8D. Svenssonbench6.5

14H. Ekdalbench--

15C. Starfeltbench6.5

Timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions in chronological order.

GoalCard

JAPSWE

32'

Isak Hien

37'

↺Isak Hien · Lucas Bergvall

Ko Itakura · Shogo Taniguchi↺

39'

Half-time

Daizen Maeda · Ritsu Doan

56'

62'

Anthony Elanga · Viktor Gyökeres

Ayase Ueda · Koki Ogawa↺

66'

Ritsu Doan · Junya Ito↺

67'

75'

↺Alexander Bernhardsson · Daniel Svensson

75'

↺Elliot Stroud · Ken Sema

Keito Nakamura · Yuto Nagatomo↺

75'

Ayumu Seko · Tsuyoshi Watanabe↺

75'

Shogo Taniguchi

77'

85'

Viktor Gyökeres

87'

↺Victor Lindelöf · Carl Starfelt

88'

↺Gabriel Gudmundsson · Benjamin Nygren

Sweden

Performance ledger

Top 8 by rating

Player	Rtg	Min	G/A	SoT	Key P	xG/xA	Duels	Tck+Int+Blk
Anthony David Junior Elanga	8.3	90	1/0	2/2	--	0.08/0.03	6/9	1
Gabriel Johan Gudmundsson	7.1	88	0/0	0/0	--	0.00/0.01	6/7	2
Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien	7.0	37	0/0	0/0	--	0.00/0.00	3/5	--
Yasin Abbas Ayari	6.9	90	0/0	0/0	3	0.00/0.38	7/11	2
Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf	6.8	87	0/0	0/1	--	0.18/0.01	1/2	--
Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall	6.8	53	0/0	0/0	1	0.00/0.03	2/8	--
Gustaf Johan Lagerbielke	6.7	90	0/0	0/2	--	0.10/0.01	5/8	3
Erik Benjamin Nygren	6.6	2	0/0	0/0	1	0.00/0.02	0/0	--