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Lionesses · FIFA Women's World Cup · Group stage

Japan
v England⁠

0–2

Full time

Japan v England finished 0–2.

Japan
None
Date
Wednesday 19 June 2019 · Lionesses in 2019
Kick-off
20:00 UK
Venue
Allianz Riviera, Nice

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

Lionesses Formation 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Japan Formation 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • No. 18, Ayaka Yamashita GK
  • No. 22, Risa Shimizu RB
  • No. 4, Saki Kumagai CB
  • No. 5, Nana Ichise CB
  • No. 3, Aya Sameshima LB
  • No. 11, Rikako Kobayashi RM Off in the 62'
  • No. 7, Emi Nakajima CM
  • No. 6, Hina Sugita CM
  • No. 19, Jun Endo LM Off in the 85'
  • No. 8, Mana Iwabuchi FW
  • No. 20, Kumi Yokoyama FW Off in the 61'

Substitutes

  • No. 9, Yuika Sugasawa On in the 61'
  • No. 17, Narumi Miura On in the 62'
  • No. 13, Saori Takarada On in the 85'
  • No. 1, Sakiko Ikeda (not used)
  • No. 2, Rumi Utsugi (not used)
  • No. 10, Mizuho Sakaguchi (not used)
  • No. 12, Moeka Minami (not used)
  • No. 14, Yui Hasegawa (not used)
  • No. 15, Yuka Momiki (not used)
  • No. 16, Asato Miyagawa (not used)
  • No. 21, Chika Hirao (not used)
  • No. 23, Shiori Miyake (not used)

Women's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2007 – 2019

01 5 Mar 2019
Women's International friendly · 2019 SheBelieves Cup Raymond James Stadium, Tampa

Japan 0–3 England England won

England: Staniforth 12', Carney 23', Mead 30'

Japan: None

Match page: Japan v England, 5 March 2019

02 1 Jul 2015
FIFA Women's World Cup · Semi-final Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Japan 2–1 England England lost

England: Williams 40' pen

Japan: Miyama 33' pen, Bassett 90+2' og

Match page: Japan v England, 1 July 2015

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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