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Lionesses · FIFA Women's World Cup · Group stage

England
v Japan⁠

2–2

Full time

England v Japan finished 2–2.

Japan
Miyama 55', Miyama 90+5'
Date
Tuesday 11 September 2007 · Lionesses in 2007
Venue
Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

Lionesses

Substitutes

Japan

Substitutes

  • No. 13, Kozue Ando On in the 46'
  • No. 6, Ayumi Hara On in the 71'
  • No. 17, Yuki Nagasato On in the 86'
  • No. 1, Miho Fukumoto (not used)
  • No. 2, Hiromi Isozaki (not used) Off in the 86'
  • No. 3, Yukari Kinga (not used) Off in the 46'
  • No. 7, Tomomi Miyamoto (not used) Off in the 71'
  • No. 8, Tomoe Sakai (not used)
  • No. 9, Eriko Arakawa (not used)
  • No. 10, Homare Sawa (not used)
  • No. 15, Azusa Iwashimizu (not used)
  • No. 16, Aya Miyama (not used)
  • No. 18, Shinobu Ohno (not used)
  • No. 20, Rumi Utsugi (not used)

Women's senior internationals · Newest first

The 1 meeting before this one

1981 – 1981

01 6 Sep 1981
Women's International friendly · 1981 Mundialito Kobe Central Stadium, Kobe

Japan 0–4 England England won

England: Gallimore 45', Gallimore 48', Johnson 71', Bampton 75'

Japan: None

Match page: Japan v England, 6 September 1981

Official meetings since 1981

England v Japan stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings9In our results database
England wins6England perspective
Draws2Level at full time
Japan wins1Japan victories

England have scored 20 goals to Japan's 5 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

4

White

4 goals against Japan in matches we hold scorer data for.

Japan · Fixture leader

3

Miyama

Japan's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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