Friendlies
·Matchday 1
Featured match
- Alejandro Zendejas 30'
- Folarin Balogun 64'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
USA beat Japan 2-0. Scorers for USA: Alejandro Zendejas 30', Folarin Balogun 64'. USA had 62% of possession.
USA
Japan
- Full-time 2 - 0
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84'
N. Harriel Out: T. Blackmon · USA Substitution for USA: N. Harriel comes on for T. Blackmon
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79'
Damion Downs Out: Folarin Balogun · USA Substitution for USA: Damion Downs comes on for Folarin Balogun
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73'
Shuto Machino Out: Henry Mochizuki · Japan Substitution for Japan: Shuto Machino comes on for Henry Mochizuki
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73'
Yukinari Sugawara Out: Koki Ogawa · Japan Substitution for Japan: Yukinari Sugawara comes on for Koki Ogawa
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66'
L. de la Torre Out: Maximilian Arfsten · USA Substitution for USA: L. de la Torre comes on for Maximilian Arfsten
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66'
J. McGlynn Out: Christian Pulišić · USA Substitution for USA: J. McGlynn comes on for Christian Pulišić
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66'
Sergiño Dest Out: Tyler Adams · USA Substitution for USA: Sergiño Dest comes on for Tyler Adams
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65'
Diego Luna Out: Alejandro Zendejas · USA Substitution for USA: Diego Luna comes on for Alejandro Zendejas
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64'
Folarin Balogun 2-0 Goal · Assist: Christian Pulišić · USA Goal! Folarin Balogun scores for USA, set up by Christian Pulišić. It is 2-0
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62'
Kaoru Mitoma Out: Daizen Maeda · Japan Substitution for Japan: Kaoru Mitoma comes on for Daizen Maeda
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62'
Takumi Minamino Out: Yuito Suzuki · Japan Substitution for Japan: Takumi Minamino comes on for Yuito Suzuki
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62'
Daichi Kamada Out: Joel Fujita · Japan Substitution for Japan: Daichi Kamada comes on for Joel Fujita
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61'
Yuito Suzuki Yellow card · Japan Yuito Suzuki of Japan is booked
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46'
Ayumu Seko Out: Yuto Nagatomo · Japan Substitution for Japan: Ayumu Seko comes on for Yuto Nagatomo
- Half-time 1 - 0
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35'
Koki Ogawa Yellow card · Japan Koki Ogawa of Japan is booked
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30'
Alejandro Zendejas 1-0 Goal · Assist: Maximilian Arfsten · USA Goal for USA! Alejandro Zendejas turns in the pass from Maximilian Arfsten (1-0)
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23'
Alejandro Zendejas Yellow card · USA Alejandro Zendejas of USA is booked
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
USA
Japan
WWLLL
Last 5 matches WDLWD
1.2Goals scored per match2.3
1.5Goals conceded per match0.3
2Clean sheets7
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
USA3-4-3
Japan3-4-2-1
5
6.9
Nagatomo
46'
Yuto Nagatomo
- 46'Out
11
6.6
Maeda
62'
Daizen Maeda
- 62'Out
- 62'Out
- 73'Out
10
6.6
Pulišić
66'
Christian Pulišić
- 66'Out
- 64'Goal
- 79'Out
- 23'Yellow card
- 30'Goal
- 65'Out
18
6.3
Arfsten
66'
Maximilian Arfsten
- 66'Out
- 66'Out
USA3-4-3
Coach: Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero
Starting XI
- 1GK Matthew Freese 7.0
- 15DF T. Blackmon84' 6.6
- 3DF Christopher Richards 6.3
- 13DF Tim Ream 6.3
- 16MF Alexander Freeman 6.7
- 4MF Tyler Adams66' 6.7
- 24MF Cristian Roldan 6.3
- 18MF Maximilian Arfsten66' 6.3
- 17FW Alejandro Zendejas23'30'65' 6.6
- 20FW Folarin Balogun64'79' 6.6
- 10FW Christian Pulišić66' 6.6
Substitutes
- 2DF Sergiño Dest66'
- 19DF N. Harriel84'
- 5DF N. Banks
- 8MF Sebastian Berhalter
- 14MF L. de la Torre66'
- 6MF J. McGlynn66'
- 21FW Timothy Weah
- 7MF Diego Luna65'
- 11FW Damion Downs79'
- 9FW Josh Sargent
Japan3-4-2-1
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Starting XI
- 12GK Keisuke Osako 6.9
- 16DF Hiroki Sekine 6.3
- 25DF Hayato Araki 6.3
- 5DF Yuto Nagatomo46' 6.9
- 26MF Henry Mochizuki73' 7.0
- 21MF Kaishu Sano 6.6
- 17MF Joel Fujita62' 6.7
- 11MF Daizen Maeda62' 6.6
- 14FW Junya Ito 6.9
- 13FW Yuito Suzuki61'62' 6.3
- 19FW Koki Ogawa35'73' 6.9
Substitutes
- 23GK Tomoki Hayakawa
- 1GK Zion Suzuki
- 4DF Ko Itakura
- 22DF Ayumu Seko46'
- 2DF Yukinari Sugawara73'
- 3DF Tsuyoshi Watanabe
- 6MF Wataru Endo
- 15MF Daichi Kamada62'
- 10FW Takefusa Kubo
- 8MF Takumi Minamino62'
- 7MF Kaoru Mitoma62'
- 20MF Kodai Sano
- 24FW Mao Hosoya
- 18FW Shuto Machino73'
- 9FW Ayase Ueda
USA
Japan
62%
38%
4
Shots
2
2
On target
2
1
Off target
0
0
Corners
1
1
Fouls
3
0
Offsides
2
2
Saves
3
149
Passes
84
87%
Pass accuracy
80%
USA wins0Draws0
Japan wins1