Postat 20 minutes
Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Friendlies Scores & Fixtures
Team Lineups
home team, Mexico
Manager: Javier Aguirre
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Malagón, Goalkeeper
- 2, Sánchez, Defender3, Montes, Defender5, Vásquez, Defender23, Gallardo, Defender
- 4, Álvarez, Defensive Midfielder14, Ruíz, Defensive Midfielder
- 25, Alvarado, Attacking Midfielder17, Pineda, Attacking Midfielder10, Vega, Attacking Midfielder
- 9, Jiménez, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Malagón
- Number 23, J. Gallardo
- Number 5, J. Vásquez
- Number 3, C. Montes , Red Card at 90 minutes plus 2
- Number 2, J. Sánchez
- Number 14, M. Ruíz , substituted for C. Rodríguez at 81 minutes
- Number 4, E. Álvarez , Captain, substituted for É. Lira at 32 minutes
- Number 10, A. Vega , substituted for H. Lozano at 60 minutes
- Number 17, O. Pineda , substituted for É. Sánchez at 61 minutes
- Number 25, R. Alvarado , substituted for G. Berterame at 61 minutes
- Number 9, R. Jiménez , substituted for S. Giménez at 61 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Mexico
- Number 7, G. Berterame
- Number 26, M. Chávez
- Number 11, S. Giménez
- Number 24, R. Huescas
- Number 16, D. Lainez
- Number 6, É. Lira
- Number 22, H. Lozano
- Number 13, C. Moreno
- Number 19, J. Orozco
- Number 12, R. Rangel
- Number 8, C. Rodríguez
- Number 18, É. Sánchez
- Number 15, J. Purata
away team, Japan
Manager: Hajime Moriyasu
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Suzuki, Goalkeeper
- 4, Itakura, Defender3, Watanabe, Defender22, Seko, Defender
- 10, Doan, Midfielder6, Endo, Midfielder15, Kamada, Midfielder7, Mitoma, Midfielder
- 20, Kubo, Attacking Midfielder8, Minamino, Attacking Midfielder
- 9, Ueda, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, Z. Suzuki
- Number 22, A. Seko
- Number 3, T. Watanabe , Yellow Card at 75 minutes
- Number 4, K. Itakura , substituted for H. Sekine at 60 minutes
- Number 7, K. Mitoma , substituted for Y. Suzuki at 81 minutes
- Number 15, D. Kamada , substituted for K. Sano at 69 minutes
- Number 6, W. Endo , Captain
- Number 10, R. Doan , substituted for S. Machino at 81 minutes
- Number 8, T. Minamino , substituted for J. Ito at 69 minutes
- Number 20, T. Kubo , substituted for D. Maeda at 69 minutes
- Number 9, A. Ueda
away team, Japan
- Number 25, H. Araki
- Number 17, J. Fujita
- Number 23, T. Hayakawa
- Number 24, M. Hosoya
- Number 14, J. Ito
- Number 18, S. Machino
- Number 11, D. Maeda
- Number 26, H. Mochizuki
- Number 5, Y. Nagatomo
- Number 19, K. Ogawa
- Number 12, K. Osako
- Number 21, K. Sano
- Number 16, H. Sekine
- Number 2, Y. Sugawara
- Number 13, Y. Suzuki
home team, Mexico
Manager: Javier Aguirre
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Malagón, Goalkeeper
- 2, Sánchez, Defender3, Montes, Defender5, Vásquez, Defender23, Gallardo, Defender
- 4, Álvarez, Defensive Midfielder14, Ruíz, Defensive Midfielder
- 25, Alvarado, Attacking Midfielder17, Pineda, Attacking Midfielder10, Vega, Attacking Midfielder
- 9, Jiménez, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Malagón
- Number 23, J. Gallardo
- Number 5, J. Vásquez
- Number 3, C. Montes , Red Card at 90 minutes plus 2
- Number 2, J. Sánchez
- Number 14, M. Ruíz , substituted for C. Rodríguez at 81 minutes
- Number 4, E. Álvarez , Captain, substituted for É. Lira at 32 minutes
- Number 10, A. Vega , substituted for H. Lozano at 60 minutes
- Number 17, O. Pineda , substituted for É. Sánchez at 61 minutes
- Number 25, R. Alvarado , substituted for G. Berterame at 61 minutes
- Number 9, R. Jiménez , substituted for S. Giménez at 61 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 7, G. Berterame
- Number 26, M. Chávez
- Number 11, S. Giménez
- Number 24, R. Huescas
- Number 16, D. Lainez
- Number 6, É. Lira
- Number 22, H. Lozano
- Number 13, C. Moreno
- Number 19, J. Orozco
- Number 12, R. Rangel
- Number 8, C. Rodríguez
- Number 18, É. Sánchez
- Number 15, J. Purata
away team, Japan
Manager: Hajime Moriyasu
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Suzuki, Goalkeeper
- 4, Itakura, Defender3, Watanabe, Defender22, Seko, Defender
- 10, Doan, Midfielder6, Endo, Midfielder15, Kamada, Midfielder7, Mitoma, Midfielder
- 20, Kubo, Attacking Midfielder8, Minamino, Attacking Midfielder
- 9, Ueda, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, Z. Suzuki
- Number 22, A. Seko
- Number 3, T. Watanabe , Yellow Card at 75 minutes
- Number 4, K. Itakura , substituted for H. Sekine at 60 minutes
- Number 7, K. Mitoma , substituted for Y. Suzuki at 81 minutes
- Number 15, D. Kamada , substituted for K. Sano at 69 minutes
- Number 6, W. Endo , Captain
- Number 10, R. Doan , substituted for S. Machino at 81 minutes
- Number 8, T. Minamino , substituted for J. Ito at 69 minutes
- Number 20, T. Kubo , substituted for D. Maeda at 69 minutes
- Number 9, A. Ueda
Substitutes
- Number 25, H. Araki
- Number 17, J. Fujita
- Number 23, T. Hayakawa
- Number 24, M. Hosoya
- Number 14, J. Ito
- Number 18, S. Machino
- Number 11, D. Maeda
- Number 26, H. Mochizuki
- Number 5, Y. Nagatomo
- Number 19, K. Ogawa
- Number 12, K. Osako
- Number 21, K. Sano
- Number 16, H. Sekine
- Number 2, Y. Sugawara
- Number 13, Y. Suzuki
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Rubiel Vazquez
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Cameron Blanchard
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Logan Brown
- Fourth Official:
- Ricardo Fierro
Match Stats
Key, Mexico v JapanOverall possession
Mexico 51.4%Japan 48.6%
Shots
Mexico 8Japan 9Shots on target
Mexico 1Japan 2Total touches inside the opposition box
Mexico 14Japan 14Goalkeeper saves
Mexico 2Japan 1Fouls committed
Mexico 18Japan 20Corners
Mexico 1Japan 3In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Mexico 8Japan 9Shots on target
Mexico 1Japan 2Shots off target
Mexico 3Japan 4Attempts out of box
Mexico 4Japan 2Total offsides
Mexico 2Japan 1Distribution
Total passes
Mexico 481Japan 457Pass accuracy %
Mexico 83Japan 85.1Backward passes
Mexico 72Japan 72Forward passes
Mexico 152Japan 151Total long balls
Mexico 54Japan 40Successful final third passes
Mexico 50Japan 74Total crosses
Mexico 8Japan 4Defence
Total tackles
Mexico 14Japan 11Won tackle %
Mexico 71.4Japan 45.5Fouls committed
Mexico 18Japan 20Total yellow cards
Mexico 0Japan 1Total clearances
Mexico 17Japan 20Season so far
Friendlies
Key, Mexico v Japan
Form guide
All competitions
Mexico won
v United States
1
2
Concacaf Gold Cup
Japan won
v South Korea
0
1
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Mexico won
v Honduras
1
0
Concacaf Gold Cup
Japan won
v China
2
0
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Mexico won
v Saudi Arabia
2
0
Concacaf Gold Cup
Japan won
v Hong Kong
6
1
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Mexico draw
v Costa Rica
0
0
Concacaf Gold Cup
Japan won
v Indonesia
6
0
AFC World Cup Qualifiers
Mexico won
v Suriname
0
2
Concacaf Gold Cup
Japan lose
v Australia
1
0
AFC World Cup Qualifiers
Previous meetings
All competitions
Mexico and JapanMexico Won 5Japan Won 0
Played 5
Draw 0
Previous scores
All competitions
Friendlies
Japan 0 , Mexico 2 on the 17th of November 2020
Japan
Mexico
17th of November 2020
FIFA Confederations Cup
Japan 1 , Mexico 2 on the 22nd of June 2013
Japan
Mexico
22nd of June 2013
Japan 1 , Mexico 2 on the 16th of June 2005
Japan
Mexico
16th of June 2005