Morocco – Japan 3–2

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

Match report

Morocco beat Japan 3–2 at Morocco Stadium in World Cup 2026. Kamada opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Morocco have 3 wins in their last 5, while Japan have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

15'

⚽Kamada

⚽En-Nesyriassist Ziyech

27'

38'

Tomiyasu

2H

En-Nesyri

55'

⚽Ziyechassist Amrabat

65'

⇄Rossi↓ Boufal

65'

⇄Keller↓ Mitoma

⇄Novak↓ En-Nesyri

74'

⇄Janssen↓ Ueda

76'

⚽Kuboassist Endo

Ounahi

87'

Sugawara

⚽Ounahi

88'

Momentum

MA

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

JP

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 17, 2022 · 20:00

VenueMorocco Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance43,589 / 48,976 (89%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

Where to watch

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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 cards1

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

En-Nesyri

7.9

Lineups

MA 4-3-36.99Formation7.024-3-3 JP

Morocco

Coach: W. Regragui · 4-3-3

1Bounou6.5 2Hakimi6.3 3Aguerd7.5 4Saïss7.3 5Mazraoui7.5 6Amrabat6.4 7Ounahi6.5 8Amallah7.3 9Ziyech7.3 10En-Nesyri7.9 11Boufal6.4

Japan

Coach: H. Moriyasu · 4-3-3

1Suzuki7.4 2Sugawara7.0 3Tomiyasu7.0 4Itakura7.1 5Nagatomo7.1 6Endo6.8 7Kamada6.9 8Morita7.5 9Kubo7.0 10Ueda6.9 11Mitoma6.5

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