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Friendly International• 24 Sept 2026

Japan 3–1 Uruguay

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Goals

11'
42'
90+2'
90+7'
Assist: J. Ito

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Match Recap

Japan looked to be settling for a share of the spoils against Uruguay until stoppage time turned this Friendlies clash on its head. K. Matsuki had given Japan an early lead in the 11th minute, but M. Araujo pulled Uruguay level just before the break, and the scoreline held at 1-1 deep into the second half. Then came the collapse: K. Shiogai restored Japan's advantage in the 92nd minute, and five minutes later A. Ueda added a third, turning a tense draw into a 3-1 rout in the space of a single stoppage-time spell. Uruguay had no answer once Shiogai broke the deadlock, and Japan closed it out with a goal that had barely any time left on the clock. Neither side featured among the league's current top scorers, with M. Osmajić still out front elsewhere, but this was a night for a team result rather than individual honors. Watch how Japan's late double, capped by Ueda's 97th-minute strike, turned a nervy stalemate into a statement win in the highlights below.

Match Statistics

Japan
VS
Uruguay
50% Ball Possession 50%
— Expected goals (xG) —
3 Total Shots 9
1 Shots on target 6
1 Shots off target 2
1 Blocked Shots 1
0 Shots inside box 6
3 Shots outside box 3
0 Corner Kicks 1
0 Offsides 1
7 Fouls 3
— Yellow Cards —
— Red Cards —
5 Goalkeeper Saves 0
224 Total passes 226
193 Accurate passes 176
86% Pass accuracy 78%
— Goals prevented —

Lineups

Japan
Hajime Moriyasu 3-4-2-1
VS
Uruguay
Marcelo Bielsa 4-4-2

Substitutes — Uruguay

23Cristopher Fiermarín 12Thiago Cardozo 19Santiago Mouriño 24Juan Rodríguez 3Sebastián Cáceres 22Joaquín Piquerez 13Guillermo Varela 2José María Giménez 11Facundo Pellistri 15Emiliano Martínez 5Facundo Bernal 10Giorgian de Arrascaeta 26Martín Satriano 17Rodrigo Zalazar 7Rodrigo Aguirre