England will host Japan at Wembley for their subsequent World Cup preparation fixture on Tuesday night.
In their previous outing, Uruguay presented a challenging encounter for the Three Lions, who appeared set for a 1-0 victory until a last-minute penalty by Federico Valverde secured a draw for the opposing team.
Concurrently, Japan delivered a robust display at Hampden Park last week, overcoming Scotland and demonstrating they should not be undervalued prior to this summer’s competition.
The two nations will now contend in what promises to be a captivating encounter in the capital.
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England Squad Updates
England’s initial lineup: Pickford, Konsa, O’Reilly, Anderson, Guehi, Palmer, Mainoo, Foden, White, Gordon, Rogers
England’s reserve players: Maguire, Bellingham, Rashford, Henderson, Burn, Solanke, Barnes, Bowen, Garner, Trafford, Steele, Spence, Livramento, Hall
Japan Squad Updates
Japan’s initial lineup: Suzuki, Taniguchi, Watanabe, Mitoma, Doan, Nakamura, Ito, Kamada, Ueda, Ito, Sano
Japan’s reserve players: Osako, Kayakawa, Sugawara, Seko, Fujita, Suzuki, Machida, Maeda, Hashioka, Tanaka, Ogawa, Sato, Shiobara, Suzuki, Goto
How to View England versus Japan: Television and Digital Broadcasts
The England versus Japan fixture is scheduled to commence at 7:45 PM GMT.
The event will be aired on ITV 1 and accessible for digital viewing through ITV X. Furthermore, Sky patrons may stream the match via Sky Go.
Statistics for England versus Japan
- England remains undefeated across their three encounters with Japan, securing 2-1 victories in both the June 1995 Umbro Cup and a May 2010 exhibition match, alongside achieving a 1-1 tie in June 2004.
- No Asian nation has ever triumphed over England in 10 previous efforts (four draws, six losses) – this marks England’s initial fixture facing an Asian team since their 6-2 triumph against IR Iran in November 2022 during the FIFA World Cup.
- England has secured victories in merely two of their most recent seven exhibition contests (two draws, three losses), following a run of 12 successive wins between 2018 and 2023 prior to that.
- England has found the net in their last 21 competitive fixtures since a goalless stalemate with Slovenia at EURO 2024. This represents their most extended goal-scoring run since a 32-game sequence observed between 1902 and 1910.
- Japan remains undefeated in their most recent seven competitive encounters against European teams (six wins, one draw), securing victory in every one of their last three against Germany, Turkey, and Scotland. Notably, they previously achieved four consecutive wins on two occasions, in May 2009 and February 2013.
- Harry Kane of England has netted 10 goals over the course of his last 10 national team showings. He might also tally two or more goals in consecutive fixtures for the national side, an initial instance since November 2021 against Albania (3) and San Marino (4).