Match report
USA beat Japan 3–2 at USA Stadium in World Cup 2026. Mitoma opened the scoring in the 12th minute. USA have 3 wins in their last 5, while Japan have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
12'
⚽Mitomaassist Morita
Weah
23'
⚽Weah
24'
35'
⚽Kubo
40'
Nagatomo
2H
⚽McKennieassist Pulisic
47'
⇄Andersen↓ Pepi
66'
66'
⇄Martin↓ Ueda
⚽Pulisicassist Musah
85'
⇄Kovač↓ Pulisic
85'
85'
⇄Haas↓ Mitoma
Momentum
US
⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽
JP
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offApr 23, 2022 · 20:00
VenueUSA Stadium · Neutral venue
Attendance51,069 / 66,323 (77%)
RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)
FIFA ranking
#14·
#3
#14·#3Where to watch
BBCITV
Statistics
54Ball possession %46
2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9
13Total shots13
7Shots on target6
4Shots off target5
4Blocked shots2
8Corner kicks7
2Offsides4
9Fouls13
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves4
510Passes510
80Pass accuracy %76
16Tackles17
Player of the match
Sugawara7.8Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
European qualification Relegation
World Cup
2025Japan2-1USAUEFA Nations League
2023Japan0-2USAInternational Friendly
2022USA3-2JapanUEFA Nations League
2021Japan1-0USA