FIFA WORLD CUP 2026

Group F · Matchday 1

--:--AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

JapanJPNDaizen Maeda 56'

1 - 1

Full Time

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SwedenAnthony Elanga 62'

Highlights

Fans in Tokyo celebrate Japan's goal vs. Sweden

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Preview

Japan vs Sweden Prediction

Match preview for Japan vs Sweden, including form signals, head-to-head context, predicted score, and venue details.

Predicted score1-1

FavoriteJapan 44%

Confidence55%

Japan44%

Draw27%

Sweden30%

Japan recent form

2026-06-25: Japan 1-1 Sweden (D for Japan)
2026-06-21: Tunisia 0-4 Japan (W for Japan)
2026-06-14: Netherlands 2-2 Japan (D for Japan)

Sweden recent form

2026-06-25: Japan 1-1 Sweden (D for Sweden)
2026-06-20: Netherlands 5-1 Sweden (L for Sweden)
2026-06-15: Sweden 5-1 Tunisia (W for Sweden)

Prediction reasons

Gemini/provider prediction was unavailable, so a conservative goal model was used.
The model applies a modest home advantage and typical football scoring rates.

Match Events

JapanMatch EventsSweden

Kick-off

Half-time

Second half

Full-time

32'

Yellow Card

Isak Hien

Isak Hien (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

SUB

37'

Substitution

Lucas Bergvall

Assist: Isak Hien

Substitution, Sweden. Lucas Bergvall replaces Isak Hien because of an injury.

Shogo Taniguchi

Assist: Kou Itakura

Substitution, Japan. Shogo Taniguchi replaces Ko Itakura.

Substitution

SUB

39'

Daizen Maeda

Assist: Ritsu Doan

Goal! Japan 1, Sweden 0. Daizen Maeda (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ritsu Doan with a through ball.

Goal

56'

62'

Goal

Anthony Elanga

Assist: Viktor Gyökeres

Goal! Japan 1, Sweden 1. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.

Koki Ogawa

Assist: Ayase Ueda

Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Ayase Ueda.

Substitution

SUB

66'

Junya Ito

Assist: Ritsu Doan

Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Ritsu Doan.

Substitution

SUB

67'

SUB

75'

Substitution

Daniel Svensson

Assist: Alexander Bernhardsson

Substitution, Sweden. Daniel Svensson replaces Alexander Bernhardsson.

SUB

75'

Substitution

Ken Sema

Assist: Elliot Stroud

Substitution, Sweden. Ken Sema replaces Elliot Stroud.

Yuto Nagatomo

Assist: Keito Nakamura

Substitution, Japan. Yuto Nagatomo replaces Keito Nakamura.

Substitution

SUB

75'

Tsuyoshi Watanabe

Assist: Ayumu Seko

Substitution, Japan. Tsuyoshi Watanabe replaces Ayumu Seko.

Substitution

SUB

75'

Shogo Taniguchi

Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Yellow Card

77'

85'

Yellow Card

Viktor Gyökeres

Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

SUB

87'

Substitution

Carl Starfelt

Assist: Victor Lindelöf

Substitution, Sweden. Carl Starfelt replaces Victor Lindelöf because of an injury.

SUB

88'

Substitution

Benjamin Nygren

Assist: Gabriel Gudmundsson

Substitution, Sweden. Benjamin Nygren replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.

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Update

Match ends, Japan 1, Sweden 1.

90'+7'

End Regular Time

Second Half ends, Japan 1, Sweden 1.

90'+4'

Shot Blocked

Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Sweden) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a cross.

90'+3'

Corner Awarded

Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.

90'+3'

Shot On Target

Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Benjamin Nygren.

90'

Update

Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

88'

Foul

Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).

88'

Foul

Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).