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FINAL MEETING vs. JAPAN		   Tuesday, 31 March 2026
 2026 Send-off Series International friendly match
Kirin World Challenge 2026 in Japan
England vs. Japan [ - ]
  		  
The National Stadium connected by EE, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Kick-off (GMT): 7.45pm
 Attendance: tbc
   
     
   
   
   
  Commentator: Sam Matterface with Lee Dixon
 
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Officials from England Squad Type Japan Squad
Referee (-)
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Assistant Referees   Hit Bar/Post  
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Video Assistant Officials from   Fouls Conceded  
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England Team
 
Rank FIFA (19 January 2026) 4th
 EFO ranking Group Two
ELO rating 4th		 Colours The Nike 2026 home uniform - White crew necked jerseys with navy blue collars/cuffs with white/red trim and red side panel, white shorts, white socks.
Captain Harry Kane Head Coach Thomas Tuchel, 52 (29 August 1973 in Krumbach, West Germany), appointed manager on 8 October 2024, effective 1 January 2025.
⁶⁹ most goals as captain 
86th of 85, W 54 - D 16 - L 14 - F 191 - A 62.
P twelfth of ten, W 9 - D 0 - L 1 - F 26 - A 3.
     
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scoreline: England vs. Japan
                 
 
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result: England vs. Japan
unused substitutes:  
team notes:  
youth notes: England and Japan have met several times in youth level matches featuring the participating players.
Lewis Hall started and scored in the SportChain Cup under-16 fixture in December 2019.
Marc Guéhi and Phil Foden started for the successful under-18s in the U17 World Cup match in October 2017. Anthony Gordon was a substitute in the March 2019 fixture.
Kobbie Mainoo started and captained the under-19s in the Marbella Tournament match in November 2023.
Guéhi also started for the under-21s in the Espoirs de Toulon et du Var match in June 2019. Madueke and Gordon started the June 2023 friendly, when James Garner and Hall were substitutes.
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records:  
4-2-3-1  
Averages (Starting XI): Age   Appearances/Goals    
Japan Team
 
 Rank FIFA (19 January 2026) 19th
 EFO ranking n/a
ELO rating 16th		 Colours Made by Adidas - Dark (Japan) blue crew necked jerseys with white/red collars, white Adidas shoulder stripes and light (ash) blue pin waves emanating from the badge, white shorts, blue socks.
Captain Wataru Endo Head Coach Hajime Moriyasu, 57 (23 August 1968), appointed 26 July 2018.
P 103 - W 70 - D 14 - L 17 - F _ - A _.
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Japan Substitutes
scoreline: England vs. Japan
               
               
               
               
               
               
result: England vs. Japan
     
unused substitutes:  
team notes:  
Head Coach Hajime Moriyasu has 35 appearances for the Japanese national team, and although none were against England, he was in the first ever Japanese squad to play England in the Umbro Cup in June 1995.
 
   
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    Match Report by Mike Payne

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Source Notes
TheFA.com
BBC Sport
JFA		   FIFA.com
Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
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