Japan - New Zealand

About Japan - New Zealand

Japan vs New Zealand in the Japanese Kirin Cup, played on 10/05/2026, ended 2 - 1. In the league table, Japan were in position 17 and New Zealand in position 86.

Half-time score: 1-1. Goalscorers: Ayase Ueda 28', Ben Old 32', Ritsu Doan 71'. Cards: 2 yellow, 0 red. Corners: Japan 8, New Zealand 0. Top Soloscore rating of the match: Ritsu Doan (8.2). Managers: Japan – Hajime Moriyasu, New Zealand – Darren Bazeley.

Japan starting XI (4-2-3-1): Kaishu Sano, Junnosuke Suzuki, Takefusa Kubo, Hiroki Ito, Ayase Ueda, Daichi Kamada, Daizen Maeda, Ayumu Seko, Shuto Nakano, Zion Suzuki, Ritsu Doan. New Zealand starting XI (3-4-2-1): Chris Wood, Elijah Just, Dane Ingham, Alex Rufer, Tyler Bindon, Lachlan Bayliss, George Stanger, Marko Stamenić, Ben Old, Michael Boxall, Alex Paulsen. Injured or suspended for Japan: Ko Itakura.

In their last 2 meetings, Japan won 2, New Zealand won 0 and 0 ended level. Their previous meeting, on 10/06/2017, ended Japan 2-1 New Zealand. Japan won 21, drew 6 and lost 3 of their last 30 matches. New Zealand won 14, drew 4 and lost 12 of their last 30 matches. Next match for Japan: Japan vs Brazil (11/14/2026). Next match for New Zealand: New Zealand vs India (11/15/2026).

Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Bin Nasaruddin.

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