Japan vs New Zealand: result, score and match stats

Japan

2 1

Japan won the match.

New Zealand

Before kick-off 05.10.2026 11:30 BST LeagueKirin Cup Season2026 RoundFinal RefereeMuhammad Nazmi Bin Nasaruddin

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Competition context

This fixture is part of Final.

Current round Final

Events 19

H2H 2

Key events

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Japan

New Zealand

Normal goal

Ayase Ueda

28'

32'

Normal goal

Benjamin Craig Old · Assist C. Wood

Substitution

D. Maeda Keito Nakamura

Substitution

Japan Junya Ito

64'

Substitution

Japan A. Tanaka

65'

67'

Substitution

New Zealand

Substitution

New Zealand

68'

Substitution

C. Wood Benjamin Peter Waine

Normal goal

Ritsu Dōan · Assist Keito Nakamura

71'

Yellow card

Junya Ito

76'

Yellow card

E. Just

Substitution

Junnosuke Suzuki

77'

Substitution

D. Kamada

Substitution

Ayase Ueda Kento Shiogai

78'

80'

Substitution

G. Stanger S. Ukich

Substitution

Benjamin Craig Old Dalton James Wilkins

Substitution

Kaishu Sano

Substitution

Ritsu Dōan Kuryu Matsuki

87'

89'

Substitution

E. Just

Match statistics

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Japan

New Zealand

Shots on target

Shots off target

Total shots

75%

Possession

25%

610

Total passes

202

539

Accurate passes

121

Corner kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow cards

Red cards

Goalkeeper saves

Blocked shots

Shots inside the box

Shots outside the box

Player match statistics

Japan

A. Seko

Min 90

G 0 A 0 Rating 7.20

H. Ito

Min 90

G 0 A 0 Rating 6.81

Z. Suzuki

Min 90

G 0 A 0 Rating 6.10

R. Dōan

Min 87

G 1 A 0 Rating 8.20

K. Sano

Min 87

G 0 A 0 Rating 6.90

A. Ueda

Min 78

G 1 A 0 Rating 7.80

D. Kamada

Min 78

G 0 A 0 Rating 6.61

J. Suzuki

Min 77

G 0 A 0 Rating 7.03

New Zealand

A. Paulsen

Min 90

G 0 A 0 Rating 7.56

M. Stamenić

Min 90

G 0 A 0 Rating 6.26

M. Boxall

Min 90

G 0 A 0 Rating 6.09

Tyler Bindon

Min 90

G 0 A 0 Rating 5.83

E. Just

Min 89

G 0 A 0 Rating 5.71

B. Old

Min 80

G 1 A 0 Rating 6.90

G. Stanger

Min 80

G 0 A 0 Rating 5.43

C. Wood

Min 68

G 0 A 1 Rating 6.51

Lineups

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Japan

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Coach H. Moriyasu

Starting XI

Z. Suzuki Goalkeeper

#21

H. Ito Defender

#25

J. Suzuki Defender

A. Seko Defender

#10

R. Dōan Midfielder

#15

D. Kamada Midfielder

#24

K. Sano Midfielder

S. Nakano Midfielder

#11

D. Maeda Midfielder

#20

T. Kubo Midfielder

#18

A. Ueda Forward

Z. Suzuki Goalkeeper

A. Seko Defender

#25

J. Suzuki Defender

#21

H. Ito Defender

S. Nakano Midfielder

#24

K. Sano Midfielder

#15

D. Kamada Midfielder

#10

R. Dōan Midfielder

#20

T. Kubo Midfielder

#11

D. Maeda Midfielder

#18

A. Ueda Forward

Substitutes

K. Goto Forward

#14

J. Ito Forward

#12

L. Kokubo Goalkeeper

#22

H. Araki Defender

#19

K. Matsuki Midfielder

#32

H. Mochizuki Defender

#13

Keito Nakamura Forward

#29

S. Saito Forward

#28

K. Sano Midfielder

#26

K. Shiogai Forward

Y. Soma Forward

Y. Suzuki Midfielder

S. Tanaka Midfielder

#17

A. Tanaka Midfielder

#23

T. Hayakawa Goalkeeper

New Zealand

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Coach D. Bazeley

Starting XI

A. Paulsen Goalkeeper

#19

B. Old Defender

Tyler Bindon Defender

#16

G. Stanger Defender

M. Boxall Defender

M. Stamenić Midfielder

#11

E. Just Midfielder

L. Bayliss Midfielder

#14

A. Rufer Midfielder

#17

D. Ingham Midfielder

C. Wood Forward

A. Paulsen Goalkeeper

M. Boxall Defender

#16

G. Stanger Defender

Tyler Bindon Defender

#19

B. Old Defender

M. Stamenić Midfielder

#17

D. Ingham Midfielder

#14

A. Rufer Midfielder

L. Bayliss Midfielder

#11

E. Just Midfielder

C. Wood Forward

Substitutes

#23

O. Parker-Price Midfielder

#24

M. Dyer Forward

C. Elliot Defender

#22

H. Gray Goalkeeper

#21

J. Randall Forward

L. Rogerson Forward

S. Sutton Defender

#15

B. Tuiloma Defender

#10

S. Ukich Midfielder

#18

B. Waine Forward

#13

D. Wilkins Defender

#12

M. Woud Goalkeeper

Japan

2 Wins

Draws

0 Matches

New Zealand

0 Wins

Meetings

2 Goals 4:2

Last meetings

2 Matches

06.10.2017 Friendlies

Japan

2:1

New Zealand