Match report
Japan beat USA 3–2 at Japan Stadium in World Cup 2026. Weah opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Japan have 3 wins in their last 5, while USA have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
15'
⚽Weahassist Dest
⚽Kamada
27'
38'
⚽McKennie
2H
⚽Uedaassist Nagatomo
50'
Tomiyasu
50'
67'
Pepi
⇄Moreau↓ Ueda
69'
69'
⇄Kovač↓ Pepi
83'
Weah
⚽Kuboassist Sugawara
88'
⇄García↓ Mitoma
88'
88'
⇄Vidić↓ Pulisic
Momentum
JP
⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽
US
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offMay 6, 2022 · 19:00
VenueJapan Stadium · Neutral venue
Attendance66,269 / 69,030 (96%)
RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)
FIFA ranking
#17·
#6
#17·#6Where 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 cards1
3Goalkeeper saves4
555Passes477
79Pass accuracy %78
14Tackles18
Player of the match
Sugawara7.7Standings
| # | 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