Japan – Morocco 3–2

	1H	2H	T
JP	1	2	3
MA	0	2	2

Match report

Japan beat Morocco 3–2 at Japan Stadium in World Cup 2026. Kubo opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Japan have 3 wins in their last 5, while Morocco have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Sugawara

27'

⚽Kuboassist Suzuki

41'

44'

Ziyech

2H

52'

⚽Ziyechassist Bounou

Nagatomo

61'

⚽Kamada

64'

⇄Rossi↓ Mitoma

69'

⇄Keller↓ Boufal

75'

⚽Ounahi

⇄Novak↓ Ueda

78'

⇄Janssen↓ En-Nesyri

⚽Uedaassist Itakura

87'

Momentum

JP

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

MA

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 27, 2022 · 20:00

VenueJapan Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance52,463 / 69,030 (76%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#18·

#7

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Mitoma

7.9

Lineups

JP 4-3-36.96Formation7.254-3-3 MA

Japan

Coach: H. Moriyasu · 4-3-3

1Suzuki7.2 2Sugawara6.8 3Tomiyasu6.8 4Itakura6.9 5Nagatomo6.9 6Endo6.6 7Kamada6.7 8Morita7.3 9Kubo6.8 10Ueda6.7 11Mitoma7.9

Morocco

Coach: W. Regragui · 4-3-3

1Bounou6.3 2Hakimi7.8 3Aguerd7.3 4Saïss7.1 5Mazraoui7.3 6Amrabat7.9 7Ounahi6.3 8Amallah7.1 9Ziyech7.0 10En-Nesyri7.7 11Boufal7.9

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	0	8:2	+6	9
2	Argentina	3	2	1	0	8:2	+6	7
3	England	3	2	1	0	7:3	+4	7
4	Brazil	3	2	0	1	7:2	+5	6
5	Spain	3	2	0	1	6:3	+3	6
6	Germany	3	1	1	1	6:3	+3	4
7	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5:4	+1	4
8	Portugal	3	1	0	2	5:4	+1	3
9	Italy	3	1	0	2	4:4	0	3
10	Croatia	3	0	1	2	4:5	-1	1
11	Poland	3	0	1	2	3:5	-2	1
12	Morocco	3	0	1	2	2:6	-4	1
13	USA	3	0	1	2	1:7	-6	1
14	Belgium	3	0	0	3	3:5	-2	0
15	Uruguay	3	0	0	3	2:6	-4	0
16	Japan	3	0	0	3	1:6	-5	0