Match report
Japan beat USA 3–1 at Japan Arena in World Cup 2026. Kamada opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Japan have 3 wins in their last 5, while USA have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
Mitoma
25'
⚽Kamadaassist Ueda
27'
38'
⚽McKennieassist Pepi
2H
⚽Ueda
50'
58'
Adams
⇄García↓ Ueda
64'
64'
⇄Vidić↓ Pepi
⚽Moritaassist Sugawara
73'
⇄Silva↓ Mitoma
83'
83'
⇄Dubois↓ Pulisic
Momentum
JP
⚽⚽⚽⚽
US
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offMay 20, 2026 · 18:00
VenueJapan Arena · Neutral venue
Attendance56,605 / 69,030 (82%)
RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)
FIFA ranking
#4·
#11
#4·#11Where to watch
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Statistics
21Attempts18
13Successful11
6Errors9
Player of the match
Kamada7.9Standings
| # | 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
2025USA2-1JapanUEFA Nations League
2023USA0-2JapanInternational Friendly
2022Japan3-2USAUEFA Nations League
2021USA1-0Japan