International Friendlies | International Friendly | 2026-09-24 19:05 JST
3 – 1
11' K. Matsuki 90' K. Shiogai 90' A. Ueda
Match summary Japan took on Uruguay in the International Friendlies International Friendly on September 24. Japan defeated Uruguay 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time. Japan scored 2 after the break to seal the win.
Scorers: Japan – K. Matsuki, K. Shiogai and A. Ueda; Uruguay – M. Araújo. Assists: Japan – Keito Nakamura, A. Ueda and Junya Ito.
Uruguay had more possession (51% to 49%) and more shots (19 to 8), but Japan were more efficient and took the win. Japan scored 3 from 3 shots on target. Yellow cards: Japan 2, Uruguay 2.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 23 Hayakaw 21 Ito 4 Itakura 3 Seko 13 Naka mur 28 Sano 24 Sano 19 Mats uki 8 Suzuki 10 Dōan 11 Maeda
4-4-2 1 Mele 25 Sana bri 16 Oliv era 4 Araújo 8 Nández 20 Araújo 6 Bent anc 14 Torr eir 18 Rodr ígu 21 Viñas 9 Núñez
View as table Japan Stat Uruguay 3-4-2-1 Formation 4-4-2 49% Possession 51% 8 Shots 19 3 Shots on target 8 3 Shots off target 8 2 Blocked shots 3 5 Shots inside the box 12 3 Shots outside the box 7 2 Corner kicks 4 0 Offsides 1 12 Fouls 12 460 Passes 392 397 Accurate passes 306 7 Goalkeeper saves 0 2 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: A. King
Player stats Japan Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) MF R. Dōan 0 0 0 1(50%) 1 0 18(86%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.25 64 1 0 11(3) GK T. Hayakawa 0 0 0 0 0 19(66%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.6 90 0 0 DF K. Itakura 0 0 0 1(50%) 0 0 35(92%) 0 0 0 2 0 6.3 64 0 1 7(3) DF H. Ito 0 0 0 0 0 33(85%) 0 1 0 4 0 7.13 90 0 1 7(2) FW D. Maeda 0 0 0 2 0 7(78%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 64 0 0 7(4) MF K. Matsuki 1 1 1 2 0 29(81%) 0 0 0 0 1 7.53 64 0 1 7(5) MF Keito Nakamura 1 0 0 3(60%) 1 0 24(83%) 1 0 0 0 1 6.86 83 2 2 9(6) MF K. Sano 0 0 0 1(50%) 0 0 39(87%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.51 77 0 4 2(1) MF K. Sano 0 0 0 0(0%) 1 0 20(91%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.81 45 0 1 7(3) DF Ayumu Seko 1 0 0 0 1 56(93%) 0 1 0 2 0 6.74 90 0 0 8(4) MF Y. Suzuki 1 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 30(83%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.44 77 2 2 4(2) MF Takefusa Kubo 1 0 0 1 1 11(85%) 0 0 0 0 2 6.5 26 1 0 3(3) MF K. Kumasaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF T. Watanabe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF S. Nakano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF Shunsuke Saito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW K. Shiogai 1 1 1 0(0%) 0 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.5 7 0 0 2(0) FW Y. Soma 0 0 0 1(100%) 0 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 2 1(1) DF J. Suzuki 0 0 0 1 0 20(91%) 0 0 0 0 0 6 26 0 0 2(1) MF A. Tanaka 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 9(82%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 3(0) MF S. Tanaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW K. Tanimura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW A. Ueda 2 1 1 0 0 8(100%) 1 0 0 0 2 7.2 26 1 0 3(3) GK L. Kokubo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF D. Kamada 0 0 0 1 0 25(93%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.25 45 0 1 2(2) MF Junya Ito 0 0 0 1(33%) 0 0 9(90%) 1 0 0 0 0 6.6 26 1 0 3(1)
Uruguay Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) DF J. Giménez 0 0 0 0 0 7(100%) 0 1 0 1 0 5.55 23 0 0 1(0) MF Juan Sanabria 1 1 0 3 0 16(62%) 0 0 0 1 0 5.53 79 0 1 6(3) MF L. Torreira 1 0 0 3 1 41(91%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.36 90 1 0 6(4) FW Federico Viñas 3 2 0 1(100%) 1 1 12(71%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.45 67 2 0 11(5) FW Rodrigo Aguirre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.3 0 0 0 MF F. Bernal 1 0 0 0(0%) 1 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.8 11 0 0 2(1) DF S. Cáceres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK Thiago Cardozo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF Giorgian de Arrascaeta 1 0 0 1(100%) 0 0 5(83%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.8 23 0 0 1(1) GK Cristopher Fiermarín 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF Brian Rodríguez 2 0 0 0 0 10(59%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.25 67 1 0 3(1) MF Emiliano Martínez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF S. Mouriño 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF Facundo Pellistri 0 0 0 0 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.4 6 0 0 1(0) DF Joaquín Piquerez 0 0 0 1(100%) 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 11 0 1 1(1) DF Dinis Rodrigues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 0 0 0 FW M. Satriano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF Guillermo Varela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW R. Zalazar 1 1 0 2 0 9(90%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 23 0 0 4(2) DF M. Olivera 0 0 0 0(0%) 1 0 51(89%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.26 90 0 2 6(2) FW Darwin Núñez 2 1 0 0 0 15(65%) 0 0 0 0 3 6.65 90 4 0 9(5) MF Nahitan Nández 0 0 0 0 0 25(76%) 0 0 0 1 1 5.98 90 2 1 8(2) MF R. Bentancur 0 0 0 1(100%) 2 0 46(85%) 0 1 0 7 0 6.2 79 2 0 12(4) DF R. Araújo 2 1 0 3 0 26(81%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.63 67 0 0 8(6) DF M. Araújo 5 2 1 1(50%) 2 1 15(75%) 0 0 0 0 2 7.32 84 1 3 9(7) GK Santiago Mele 0 0 0 0 0 22(61%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 90 0 0
Lineups Japan Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 T. Hayakawa Starter DF 3 Ayumu Seko Starter DF 4 K. Itakura Starter DF 21 H. Ito Starter MF 19 K. Matsuki Starter MF 24 K. Sano Starter MF 28 K. Sano Starter MF 13 Keito Nakamura Starter MF 10 R. Dōan Starter MF 8 Y. Suzuki Starter FW 11 D. Maeda Bench DF 25 J. Suzuki Bench MF 15 D. Kamada Bench MF 17 A. Tanaka Bench FW 7 Y. Soma Bench MF 14 Junya Ito Bench MF 20 Takefusa Kubo Bench FW 18 A. Ueda Bench FW 26 K. Shiogai
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 L. Kokubo Bench DF 5 T. Watanabe Bench MF 2 S. Nakano Bench MF 6 S. Tanaka Bench MF 30 K. Kumasaka Bench MF 29 Shunsuke Saito Bench FW 31 K. Tanimura
Uruguay Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Santiago Mele Starter MF 8 Nahitan Nández Starter DF 4 R. Araújo Starter DF 16 M. Olivera Starter MF 25 Juan Sanabria Starter MF 18 Brian Rodríguez Starter MF 14 L. Torreira Starter MF 6 R. Bentancur Starter DF 20 M. Araújo Starter FW 9 Darwin Núñez Starter FW 21 Federico Viñas Bench DF 2 J. Giménez Bench DF 22 Joaquín Piquerez Bench MF 10 Giorgian de Arrascaeta Bench FW 17 R. Zalazar Bench MF 5 F. Bernal Bench MF 11 Facundo Pellistri
Show unused substitutes (9) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 Thiago Cardozo Bench GK 23 Cristopher Fiermarín Bench DF 13 Guillermo Varela Bench DF 19 S. Mouriño Bench DF 24 Dinis Rodrigues Bench DF 3 S. Cáceres Bench MF 15 Emiliano Martínez Bench FW 26 M. Satriano Bench FW 7 Rodrigo Aguirre
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 11' Japan ⚽ Goal K. Matsuki 1-0 1H 42' Uruguay ⚽ Goal M. Araújo 1-1 2H 1' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Sano → IN D. Kamada 2H 19' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Itakura → IN J. Suzuki 2H 19' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Matsuki → IN Junya Ito 2H 19' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Dōan → IN Takefusa Kubo 2H 19' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Maeda → IN A. Ueda 2H 22' Japan 🟨 Yellow card H. Ito 2H 22' Uruguay 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Araújo → IN J. Giménez 2H 22' Uruguay 🔄 Substitution OUT Federico Viñas → IN Giorgian de Arrascaeta 2H 22' Uruguay 🔄 Substitution OUT Brian Rodríguez → IN R. Zalazar 2H 28' Japan 🟨 Yellow card Ayumu Seko 2H 30' Uruguay 🟨 Yellow card R. Bentancur 2H 32' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Sano → IN A. Tanaka 2H 32' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT Y. Suzuki → IN Y. Soma 2H 34' Uruguay 🔄 Substitution OUT Juan Sanabria → IN Joaquín Piquerez 2H 34' Uruguay 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Bentancur → IN F. Bernal 2H 38' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT Keito Nakamura → IN K. Shiogai 2H 39' Uruguay 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Araújo → IN Facundo Pellistri 2H 45+3' Uruguay 🟨 Yellow card J. Giménez 2H 45' Japan ⚽ Goal K. Shiogai 2-1 2H 45' Japan ⚽ Goal A. Ueda 3-1
Match info Item Detail Match Japan vs Uruguay Competition International Friendlies Round International Friendly Kickoff (JST) September 24, 2026 19:05 Venue Miyagi Stadium Attendance 44,070 Humidity 0.76%
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