Japan vs Sweden: result, lineups & analysis — FIFA World Cup

Japan
Japan
1–1
Sweden
Sweden

Thursday, 25 June 2026 at 23:00 UTC

🏟 AT&T Stadium · Arlington

🏁 Post-match review

Japan and Sweden played to a 1-1 draw in their FIFA World Cup fixture, sharing the spoils in what proved an evenly contested encounter.

Expectation:Without pre-match market data or an explicit lean provided, this result suggests both teams were competitively matched, with neither able to claim a decisive advantage despite the opportunities created.

The draw leaves both sides with a point apiece. Japan avoids defeat but will likely need wins in remaining group matches to progress, while Sweden's point preserves their chances in the tournament structure.

Based on the final score and pre-match analysis (no in-match events).

📐 Statistical score reference

Japan
2.4 - 1.4
Sweden
Projected total: 3.8Over 2.5: 73%
ModelMarket
58%
Japan
19%
X
23%
Sweden

Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.

🎓 Coaches / Formations

Japan· 2º · 5Pts
Sweden· 2º · 4Pts
3-1-4-2
👔 G. Potter

🔬 Advanced data (averages)

Japan
3 / 3 games
Sweden
1.31
xG
0.99
3.7
Corners
5.7
1.25
Points/game
1
75%
Over 2.5
75%
75%
BTTS
75%
25%
Clean sheets
0%
51%
Possession
49%
9.7
Shots
13.3

Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football

📈 Recent form

JapanLDWD
  • 2026-06-29 · (A) 1–2 vs Brazil
  • 2026-06-25 · (H) 1–1 vs Sweden
  • 2026-06-21 · (A) 4–0 vs Tunisia
  • 2026-06-14 · (A) 2–2 vs Netherlands
SwedenLDLW
  • 2026-06-30 · (A) 0–3 vs France
  • 2026-06-25 · (A) 1–1 vs Japan
  • 2026-06-20 · (A) 1–5 vs Netherlands
  • 2026-06-15 · (H) 5–1 vs Tunisia

🆚 Head-to-head

🧑‍⚖️ Referee

Iván Barton, El Salvador

3.5
Cards/game
1.25
Goals/game
25%
BTTS

Referee averages in this competition · 4 games · PK Sport

✅ Confirmed lineups · Japan [3-4-2-1]

API-Football · 27 Jul 2026, 00:54 UTC

  1. 1Z. Suzuki
  2. 20A. Seko
  3. 4K. Itakura
  4. 21H. Ito
  5. 2Y. Sugawara
  6. 7A. Tanaka
  7. 15D. Kamada
  8. 13K. Nakamura
  9. 10R. Doan
  10. 11D. Maeda
  11. 18A. Ueda

✅ Confirmed lineups · Sweden [3-4-3]

API-Football · 27 Jul 2026, 00:54 UTC

  1. 1J. Widell Zetterstrom
  2. 2G. Lagerbielke
  3. 4I. Hien
  4. 5G. Gudmundsson
  5. 21A. Bernhardsson
  6. 3V. Lindelof
  7. 18Y. Ayari
  8. 24E. Stroud
  9. 11A. Elanga
  10. 17V. Gyökeres
  11. 9A. Isak

🚑 Injuries / Absences

Japan
  • outS. Machino
  • outT. Kubo
Sweden

No confirmed absences.

Other matches this round

Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.

Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net

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