Japan vs Uruguay, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Japan

11': Kuryu Matsuki

FT
3 - 1

Uruguay

42': Maxi Araújo

About

Japan are hosting Uruguay at Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
1': Daizen Maeda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt blocked. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Viñas.
6': Federico Viñas (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
6': Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Japan).
7': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur following a set piece situation.
8': Attempt saved. Federico Viñas (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan).
11': Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
11': Goal! Japan 1, Uruguay 0. Kuryu Matsuki (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
13': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan). Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
18': Attempt missed. Yuito Suzuki (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
19': Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Japan).
22': Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
26': Attempt blocked. Ayumu Seko (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuito Suzuki.
27': Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Kodai Sano (Japan).
32': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
32': Kodai Sano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
37': Kodai Sano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt saved. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan). Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
39': Attempt saved. Federico Viñas (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan).
40': Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
42': Offside, Uruguay. Federico Viñas is caught offside.
42': Attempt saved. Federico Viñas (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan). Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
42': Goal! Japan 1, Uruguay 1. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Japan 1, Uruguay 1.
45': Second Half begins Japan 1, Uruguay 1.
45': Substitution, Japan. Daichi Kamada replaces Kodai Sano.
49': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
49': Attempt missed. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
63': Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Daizen Maeda.
64': Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Ritsu Doan.
64': Substitution, Japan. Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Ko Itakura.
64': Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Kuryu Matsuki.
67': Hiroki Ito (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Substitution, Uruguay. Rodrigo Zalazar replaces Brian Rodríguez.
68': Substitution, Uruguay. Giorgian de Arrascaeta replaces Federico Viñas.
68': Substitution, Uruguay. José María Giménez replaces Ronald Araujo.
73': Ayumu Seko (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Japan. Yuki Soma replaces Yuito Suzuki.
77': Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Kaishu Sano.
79': Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Bernal replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
79': Substitution, Uruguay. Joaquín Piquerez replaces Juan Manuel Sanabria.
83': Substitution, Japan. Kento Shiogai replaces Keito Nakamura.
84': Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Pellistri replaces Maxi Araújo.
90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Goal! Japan 2, Uruguay 1. Kento Shiogai (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the centre of the goal.
90'+3': José María Giménez (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Goal! Japan 3, Uruguay 1. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Junya Ito.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Japan 3, Uruguay 1.
0': Match ends, Japan 3, Uruguay 1.

Statistics

URU		JPN
0	Fouls	0
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Miyagi Stadium
Location: Rifu, Japan
Attendance: 44,070

Line-Ups

Japan (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
4	Kou Itakura
21	Hiroki Ito
3	Ayumu Seko
28	Kodai Sano
24	Kaishu Sano
13	Keito Nakamura
19	Kuryu Matsuki
11	Daizen Maeda
8	Yuito Suzuki
10	Ritsu Doan

Japan Substitutes:

Junya Ito, Shunsuke Saito, Junnosuke Suzuki, Ayase Ueda, Takefusa Kubo, Yuki Soma, Koki Kumasaka, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Kento Shiogai, Leo Brian Kokubo, Ao Tanaka, Satoshi Tanaka, Shuto Nakano, Daichi Kamada, Kaina Tanimura.

Uruguay (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Santiago Mele (GK)
16	Mathías Olivera
4	Ronald Araújo
25	Juan Manuel Sanabria
8	Nahitan Nández
6	Rodrigo Bentancur
14	Lucas Torreira
20	Maxi Araújo
18	Brian Rodríguez
21	Federico Viñas
9	Darwin Núñez

Uruguay Substitutes:

Rodrigo Zalazar, Emiliano Martínez, Rodrigo Aguirre, Juan Rodríguez, Sebastián Cáceres, José María Giménez, Cristopher Fiermarin, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Facundo Pellistri, Thiago Cardozo, Facundo Bernal, Santiago Mouriño, Martín Satriano, Joaquín Piquerez, Guillermo Varela.

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