England vs Japan: Line-ups confirmed for international friendly
Catch up with all the team news ahead of England vs Japan
England welcome Japan to Wembley for their second World Cup warm-up game on Tuesday night.
The Three Lions were given a tough test by Uruguay last time out, looking on course for a 1-0 win before a late Federico Valverde penalty salvaged a draw for the visitors.
Meanwhile, Japan put in a strong performance at Hampden Park last week to beat Scotland, and prove they are not to be underestimated ahead of this summer’s tournament.
Now the pair meet in what should be a fascinating match in the capital.
You can catch up with all the team news right here on 101GreatGoals.
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England team news
England starting XI: Pickford, Konsa, O’Reilly, Anderson, Guehi, Palmer, Mainoo, Foden, White, Gordon, Rogers
England substitutes: Maguire, Bellingham, Rashford, Henderson, Burn, Solanke, Barnes, Bowen, Garner, Trafford, Steele, Spence, Livramento, Hall
Japan team news
Japan starting XI: Suzuki, Taniguchi, Watanabe, Mitoma, Doan, Nakamura, Ito, Kamada, Ueda, Ito, Sano
Japan substitutes: Osako, Kayakawa, Sugawara, Seko, Fujita, Suzuki, Machida, Maeda, Hashioka, Tanaka, Ogawa, Sato, Shiobara, Suzuki, Goto
Where to watch England v Japan: TV and online streams
England v Japan kicks off at 7:45pm UK time.
It will be broadcast on ITV 1 and available to stream via ITV X. Sky subscribers can also stream the game via Sky Go.
Stats for England v Japan
- England are unbeaten in their three games against Japan, beating them 2-1 in both June 1995 in the Umbro Cup and in a May 2010 friendly, while they shared a 1-1 draw in June 2004.
- An Asian nation has never previously beaten England in 10 attempts (D4 L6) – this is England’s first game against an Asian team since a 6-2 win over IR Iran in November 2022 at the FIFA World Cup.
- England have won just two of their last seven friendly matches (D2 L3), having won 12 consecutively between 2018 and 2023 beforehand.
- England have scored in their last 21 matches in all competitions since a 0-0 draw with Slovenia at EURO 2024. It’s their longest scoring streak since a 32-game run between 1902 and 1910.
- Japan are unbeaten in their last seven matches against European nations in all competitions (W6 D1), winning each of their last three against Germany, Turkey and Scotland. Indeed, they’ve won four in a row twice before in May 2009 and February 2013.
- England’s Harry Kane has scored 10 goals across his last 10 international appearances, while he could score 2+ goals in successive matches for the national team for the first time since November 2021 against Albania (3) and San Marino (4).