Japan vs Sweden 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
Japan drew 1-1 with Sweden on Friday, 26 June 2026 in World Cup. The match was refereed by Iván Barton. It was played at Panasonic Stadium Suita.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. I. Hien received a yellow card for Sweden at 32'. Sweden made their 1st substitution at 37', with I. Hien replacing L. Bergvall. Japan made their 1st substitution at 39', with K. Itakura replacing S. Taniguchi.
Second half: Japan took the lead at 56' when D. Maeda scored, with the assist credited to R. Dōan, making the score 1-0. Sweden leveled the score at 62' when A. Elanga scored, with the assist credited to V. Gyökeres, making the score 1-1. Japan made their 2nd substitution at 66', with A. Ueda replacing Koki Ogawa. Japan made their 3rd substitution at 67', with R. Dōan replacing J. Ito. Japan made their 4th substitution at 75', with Keito Nakamura replacing Y. Nagatomo. Japan made their 5th substitution at 75', with A. Seko replacing T. Watanabe. Sweden made their 2nd substitution at 75', with E. Stroud replacing K. Sema. Sweden made their 3rd substitution at 75', with A. Bernhardsson replacing D. Svensson. S. Taniguchi received a yellow card for Japan at 77'. V. Gyökeres received a yellow card for Sweden at 85'. Sweden made their 4th substitution at 87', with V. Lindelöf replacing C. Starfelt. Sweden made their 5th substitution at 88', with G. Gudmundsson replacing B. Nygren.
Japan used 5 substitutions while Sweden used 5 substitutions. Japan got 1 yellow card, while Sweden got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was played
- Match ended level at 1-1.