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Japan
FT
3–1
24 Sep 2026
Uruguay
International Friendlies Thu 24 Sep, 11:05London Miyagi Stadium, Rifu Alex King 44,070 attendance

Timeline

  1. 11' Kuryu Matsuki assist Keito Nakamura
  2. 42' Maxi Araújo
  3. 45' Daichi Kamada for Kodai Sano

Match stats

0% Possession 0%
0 Shots 0
0 On target 0
0 Fouls 0
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Saves 0
0 Accurate passes 0

Lineups

Japan 3-4-2-1
23 Hayakawa
21 Ito 4 Itakura 3 Seko
13 Nakamura 28 Sano 24 Sano 19 Matsuki
8 Suzuki 11 Maeda
10 Doan
Uruguay 4-4-2
1 Mele
25 Sanabria 16 Olivera 4 Araujo 8 Nández
20 Araújo 6 Bentancur 14 Torreira 18 Rodríguez
21 Viñas 9 Núñez
Japan 3-4-2-1
  1. 23 Tomoki Hayakawa G
  2. 4 Kou Itakura CD
  3. 21 Hiroki Ito CD-L
  4. 3 Ayumu Seko CD-R
  5. 28 Kodai Sano ▼ CM-L
  6. 24 Kaishu Sano CM-R
  7. 13 Keito Nakamura LM
  8. 19 Kuryu Matsuki RM
  9. 11 Daizen Maeda F
  10. 8 Yuito Suzuki CF-L
  11. 10 Ritsu Doan CF-R

Came on

  1. 15 Daichi Kamada ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (14)
  1. 14 Junya Ito SUB
  2. 29 Shunsuke Saito SUB
  3. 25 Junnosuke Suzuki SUB
  4. 18 Ayase Ueda SUB
  5. 20 Takefusa Kubo SUB
  6. 7 Yuki Soma SUB
  7. 30 Koki Kumasaka SUB
  8. 5 Tsuyoshi Watanabe SUB
  9. 26 Kento Shiogai SUB
  10. 12 Leo Brian Kokubo SUB
  11. 17 Ao Tanaka SUB
  12. 6 Satoshi Tanaka SUB
  13. 2 Shuto Nakano SUB
  14. 31 Kaina Tanimura SUB
Uruguay 4-4-2
  1. 1 Santiago Mele G
  2. 16 Mathías Olivera CD-L
  3. 4 Ronald Araujo CD-R
  4. 25 Juan Manuel Sanabria LB
  5. 8 Nahitan Nández RB
  6. 6 Rodrigo Bentancur CM-L
  7. 14 Lucas Torreira CM-R
  8. 20 Maxi Araújo LM
  9. 18 Brian Rodríguez RM
  10. 21 Federico Viñas CF-L
  11. 9 Darwin Núñez CF-R
Unused substitutes (15)
  1. 17 Rodrigo Zalazar SUB
  2. 15 Emiliano Martínez SUB
  3. 7 Rodrigo Aguirre SUB
  4. 24 Juan Rodríguez SUB
  5. 3 Sebastián Cáceres SUB
  6. 2 José María Giménez SUB
  7. 23 Cristopher Fiermarin SUB
  8. 10 Giorgian de Arrascaeta SUB
  9. 11 Facundo Pellistri SUB
  10. 12 Thiago Cardozo SUB
  11. 5 Facundo Bernal SUB
  12. 19 Santiago Mouriño SUB
  13. 26 Martín Satriano SUB
  14. 22 Joaquín Piquerez SUB
  15. 13 Guillermo Varela SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Japan 3, Uruguay 1.
  2. 90'+7' Second Half ends, Japan 3, Uruguay 1.
  3. 90'+6' Goal! Japan 3, Uruguay 1. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Junya Ito.
  4. 90'+3' José María Giménez (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 90'+2' Goal! Japan 2, Uruguay 1. Kento Shiogai (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the centre of the goal.
  6. 90' Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  7. 84' Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Pellistri replaces Maxi Araújo.
  8. 83' Substitution, Japan. Kento Shiogai replaces Keito Nakamura.
  9. 79' Substitution, Uruguay. Joaquín Piquerez replaces Juan Manuel Sanabria.
  10. 79' Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Bernal replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  11. 77' Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Kaishu Sano.
  12. 77' Substitution, Japan. Yuki Soma replaces Yuito Suzuki.
50 earlier entries
  1. 75' Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 73' Ayumu Seko (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 68' Substitution, Uruguay. José María Giménez replaces Ronald Araujo.
  4. 68' Substitution, Uruguay. Giorgian de Arrascaeta replaces Federico Viñas.
  5. 68' Substitution, Uruguay. Rodrigo Zalazar replaces Brian Rodríguez.
  6. 67' Hiroki Ito (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 64' Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Kuryu Matsuki.
  8. 64' Substitution, Japan. Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Ko Itakura.
  9. 64' Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Ritsu Doan.
  10. 63' Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Daizen Maeda.
  11. 49' Attempt missed. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  12. 49' Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
  13. 45' Substitution, Japan. Daichi Kamada replaces Kodai Sano.
  14. 45' Second Half begins Japan 1, Uruguay 1.
  15. 45'+2' First Half ends, Japan 1, Uruguay 1.
  16. 45'+1' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  17. 42' Goal! Japan 1, Uruguay 1. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal.
  18. 42' Attempt saved. Federico Viñas (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan). Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  19. 42' Offside, Uruguay. Federico Viñas is caught offside.
  20. 40' Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
  21. 40' Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  22. 39' Attempt saved. Federico Viñas (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan).
  23. 39' Attempt saved. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan). Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
  24. 37' Kodai Sano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  25. 37' Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
  26. 32' Kodai Sano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  27. 32' Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
  28. 27' Foul by Kodai Sano (Japan).
  29. 27' Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  30. 26' Attempt blocked. Ayumu Seko (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuito Suzuki.
  31. 22' Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
  32. 22' Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  33. 19' Foul by Daizen Maeda (Japan).
  34. 19' Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  35. 18' Attempt missed. Yuito Suzuki (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
  36. 13' Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan). Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
  37. 11' Goal! Japan 1, Uruguay 0. Kuryu Matsuki (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
  38. 11' Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
  39. 11' Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  40. 8' Attempt saved. Federico Viñas (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan).
  41. 7' Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur following a set piece situation.
  42. 6' Foul by Ayumu Seko (Japan).
  43. 6' Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  44. 6' Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
  45. 6' Federico Viñas (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  46. 3' Attempt blocked. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Viñas.
  47. 1' Daizen Maeda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  48. 1' Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
  49. First Half begins.
  50. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Japan L D W D W

  • W Iceland 1-0 Men's International Friendly
  • D at Netherlands 2-2 FIFA World Cup
  • W at Tunisia 4-0 FIFA World Cup
  • D Sweden 1-1 FIFA World Cup
  • L at Brazil 2-1 FIFA World Cup

Uruguay L D D D D

  • D at England 1-1 Men's International Friendly
  • D at Algeria 0-0 Men's International Friendly
  • D at Saudi Arabia 1-1 FIFA World Cup
  • D Cape Verde 2-2 FIFA World Cup
  • L Spain 1-0 FIFA World Cup

Head to head

URU leads series 2-1-2

  • 24 Mar 2023 Japan 1–1 Uruguay 2023 International Friendly
  • 21 Jun 2019 Uruguay 2–2 Japan 2019 Copa América
  • 16 Oct 2018 Japan 4–3 Uruguay 2018 International Friendly
  • 5 Sep 2014 Japan 0–2 Uruguay International Friendly
  • 14 Aug 2013 Japan 2–4 Uruguay International Friendly