Kirin Cup ｜ Final ｜ 2026-10-05 19:30 JST
Match summary Japan took on New Zealand in the Kirin Cup Final on October 5. Japan edged a close game against New Zealand, 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time. Japan scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Scorers: Japan – R. Dōan and A. Ueda; New Zealand – B. Old. Assists: Japan – Keito Nakamura; New Zealand – C. Wood.
Japan controlled the game with 75% possession and 25 shots (5 for their opponents). Japan scored 2 from 10 shots on target.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 1 Suzuki 21 Ito 25 Suzuki 3 Seko 10 Dōan 15 Kamada 24 Sano 2 Nakano 11 Maeda 20 Kubo 18 Ueda
4-1-4-1 1 Paulsen 19 Old 4 Bindon 16 Stan ger 5 Boxall 8 Stameni 11 Just 6 Bayl iss 14 Rufer 17 Ingham 9 Wood
View as table Japan Stat New Zealand 3-4-2-1 Formation 4-1-4-1 75% Possession 25% 25 Shots 5 10 Shots on target 1 11 Shots off target 2 4 Blocked shots 2 16 Shots inside the box 4 9 Shots outside the box 1 8 Corner kicks 0 1 Offsides 0 10 Fouls 8 732 Passes 274 656 Accurate passes 182 0 Goalkeeper saves 9 1 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Bin Nasaruddin
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) GK T. Hayakawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF A. Tanaka 2 2 0 1(100%) 0 0 25(96%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.11 25 0 0 1(1) MF S. Tanaka 0 0 0 0 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.24 3 0 0 MF Y. Suzuki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW Y. Soma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW K. Shiogai 1 0 0 1(33%) 0 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.54 12 0 0 7(2) MF K. Sano 0 0 0 0(0%) 1 0 5(100%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.44 12 1 0 4(2) FW Shunsuke Saito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW Keito Nakamura 2 1 0 2(100%) 0 0 17(81%) 1 0 0 0 0 7.19 26 1 0 3(2) DF H. Mochizuki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF K. Matsuki 0 0 0 0 0 3(75%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.23 3 0 0 1(0) GK L. Kokubo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW Junya Ito 0 0 0 0 0 20(83%) 0 1 0 0 1 6.76 26 2 1 3(2) FW K. Goto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF H. Araki 0 0 0 1 0 9(90%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.39 13 0 0 3(2) GK Z. Suzuki 0 0 0 0 0 13(72%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 90 0 0 DF Ayumu Seko 0 0 0 4 0 114(93%) 0 0 0 1 0 7.2 90 0 0 10(7) DF J. Suzuki 0 0 0 1 0 61(98%) 0 0 0 0 1 7.03 77 1 1 5(4) DF H. Ito 0 0 0 1(100%) 0 0 96(96%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.81 90 1 1 7(4) MF S. Nakano 1 0 0 0 0 45(94%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.96 64 2 0 5(3) MF K. Sano 0 0 0 1(100%) 2 0 72(95%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.9 87 1 5 8(5) MF D. Kamada 1 0 0 0 1 54(90%) 0 0 0 2 0 6.61 78 1 1 4(1) MF R. Dōan 6 4 1 2(67%) 1 1 53(82%) 0 0 0 0 1 8.2 87 0 0 9(5) MF Takefusa Kubo 2 1 0 0(0%) 0 1 32(82%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.65 65 6 0 5(0) MF D. Maeda 5 0 0 1(33%) 2 0 20(74%) 0 0 0 2 0 6.29 64 1 0 16(10) FW A. Ueda 5 2 1 0(0%) 0 1 14(74%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.8 78 1 0 4(2)
New Zealand 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 O. Parker-Price 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW M. Dyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF C. Elliot 0 0 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.97 23 0 0 4(2) GK H. Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW J. Randall 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.19 23 0 0 2(1) FW L. Rogerson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.31 1 0 0 1(1) DF S. Sutton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF B. Tuiloma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF S. Ukich 0 0 0 0 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.99 10 0 0 3(0) FW B. Waine 0 0 0 0 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.21 23 0 1 4(1) DF D. Wilkins 0 0 0 1 0 4(67%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.13 10 0 0 2(2) GK M. Woud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK A. Paulsen 0 0 0 0 0 15(47%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.56 90 0 0 DF M. Boxall 0 0 0 0 0 22(76%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.09 90 0 1 5(2) DF G. Stanger 0 0 0 0 0 12(55%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.43 80 0 0 6(2) DF Tyler Bindon 0 0 0 4 0 33(72%) 0 0 0 1 0 5.83 90 0 2 11(7) DF B. Old 1 1 1 0(0%) 0 0 11(61%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.9 80 0 4 7(3) MF M. Stamenić 1 0 0 2 0 17(85%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.26 90 0 0 9(4) MF D. Ingham 0 0 0 1(50%) 1 0 10(71%) 0 0 0 0 1 5.86 67 0 2 8(3) MF A. Rufer 0 0 0 1(100%) 4 0 25(89%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.6 90 0 3 9(6) MF L. Bayliss 1 0 0 2(50%) 0 0 9(69%) 0 0 0 2 0 5.85 67 0 0 9(2) MF E. Just 0 0 0 3(75%) 1 0 10(50%) 0 1 0 1 0 5.71 89 1 0 9(4) FW C. Wood 2 0 0 0 2 8(53%) 1 0 0 0 1 6.51 67 1 0 6(3)
Lineups Japan Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Z. Suzuki Starter DF 3 Ayumu Seko Starter DF 25 J. Suzuki Starter DF 21 H. Ito Starter MF 2 S. Nakano Starter MF 24 K. Sano Starter MF 15 D. Kamada Starter MF 10 R. Dōan Starter MF 20 Takefusa Kubo Starter MF 11 D. Maeda Starter FW 18 A. Ueda Bench FW 14 Junya Ito Bench DF 22 H. Araki Bench MF 19 K. Matsuki Bench FW 13 Keito Nakamura Bench MF 28 K. Sano Bench FW 26 K. Shiogai Bench MF 6 S. Tanaka Bench MF 17 A. Tanaka
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench FW 9 K. Goto Bench GK 12 L. Kokubo Bench DF 32 H. Mochizuki Bench FW 29 Shunsuke Saito Bench FW 7 Y. Soma Bench MF 8 Y. Suzuki Bench GK 23 T. Hayakawa
New Zealand Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 A. Paulsen Starter DF 5 M. Boxall Starter DF 16 G. Stanger Starter DF 4 Tyler Bindon Starter DF 19 B. Old Starter MF 8 M. Stamenić Starter MF 17 D. Ingham Starter MF 14 A. Rufer Starter MF 6 L. Bayliss Starter MF 11 E. Just Starter FW 9 C. Wood Bench DF 2 C. Elliot Bench FW 21 J. Randall Bench FW 7 L. Rogerson Bench MF 10 S. Ukich Bench FW 18 B. Waine Bench DF 13 D. Wilkins
Show unused substitutes (6) Role Pos No. Player Bench MF 23 O. Parker-Price Bench FW 24 M. Dyer Bench GK 22 H. Gray Bench DF 3 S. Sutton Bench DF 15 B. Tuiloma Bench GK 12 M. Woud
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 28' Japan ⚽ Goal A. Ueda 1-0 1H 32' New Zealand ⚽ Goal B. Old 1-1 2H 19' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Maeda → IN Keito Nakamura 2H 19' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Nakano → IN Junya Ito 2H 20' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT Takefusa Kubo → IN A. Tanaka 2H 22' New Zealand 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Bayliss → IN J. Randall 2H 22' New Zealand 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Ingham → IN C. Elliot 2H 23' New Zealand 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Wood → IN B. Waine 2H 26' Japan ⚽ Goal R. Dōan 2-1 2H 31' Japan 🟨 Yellow card Junya Ito 2H 31' New Zealand 🟨 Yellow card E. Just 2H 32' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Suzuki → IN H. Araki 2H 33' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Kamada → IN K. Sano 2H 33' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Ueda → IN K. Shiogai 2H 35' New Zealand 🔄 Substitution OUT G. Stanger → IN S. Ukich 2H 35' New Zealand 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Old → IN D. Wilkins 2H 42' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Sano → IN S. Tanaka 2H 42' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Dōan → IN K. Matsuki 2H 44' New Zealand 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Just → IN L. Rogerson
Match info Item Detail Match Japan vs New Zealand Competition Kirin Cup Round Final Kickoff (JST) October 5, 2026 19:30 Venue 国立競技場 Attendance 61,812 Humidity 0.78%
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