Japan – Morocco 3–2

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

Match report

Japan beat Morocco 3–2 at Japan Stadium in World Cup 2026. Kamada opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Japan have 3 wins in their last 5, while Morocco have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Kamadaassist Nagatomo

26'

37'

⚽Ounahiassist Mazraoui

Endo

42'

2H

⚽Ueda

49'

59'

Hakimi

60'

⚽En-Nesyri

⇄Costa↓ Ueda

63'

⇄Rossi↓ En-Nesyri

⚽Moritaassist Morita

72'

Kubo

76'

⇄Nielsen↓ Mitoma

82'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Boufal

Momentum

JP

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

MA

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 4, 2022 · 17:00

VenueJapan Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance52,463 / 69,030 (76%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Kamada

7.9

Lineups

JP 4-3-37.19Formation7.254-3-3 MA

Japan

Coach: H. Moriyasu · 4-3-3

1Suzuki7.2 2Sugawara6.5 3Tomiyasu7.7 4Itakura6.8 5Nagatomo7.3 6Endo6.9 7Kamada7.9 8Morita7.3 9Kubo7.1 10Ueda6.9 11Mitoma7.5

Morocco

Coach: W. Regragui · 4-3-3

1Bounou7.5 2Hakimi6.9 3Aguerd6.8 4Saïss6.7 5Mazraoui7.0 6Amrabat7.8 7Ounahi7.6 8Amallah7.0 9Ziyech7.8 10En-Nesyri7.7 11Boufal7.0

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