Japan vs New Zealand

Japan beat New Zealand 2-1 in the Japan Kirin Cup on Monday 5 October 2026, 1-1 at half-time.

Japan Kirin Cup Mon 5 Oct 2026, 11:30 Save

Japan

HT 1-1

New Zealand

Grenada National Stadium Muhammad Nazmi bin Nasaruddin

Pre-match probabilities

57%Japan 24%Draw 20%New Zealand

Double chance

Japan or draw 80%
New Zealand or draw 43%
Japan or New Zealand 77%

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Japan vs New Zealand key moments

28' Ayase Ueda 1-0 Goal · Field Goal, Japan
32' Ben Old 1-1 Goal · Assist Chris Wood · Field Goal, New Zealand
71' Ritsu Doan 2-1 Goal · Assist Junya Ito · Field Goal, Japan

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Japan New Zealand

0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

0–15'

15–30'

30–45'

45–60'

60–75'

75–90'

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Match stats

1st Half 2nd Half

JapanNew Zealand

75% Possession 25%

143 Attacks 41

73 Dang. Attacks 13

24 Shots 5

10 Shots On Target 1

8 Corners 0

88% Pass Accuracy 61%

0 Saves 9

8 Fouls 8

1 Yellow Cards 1

1 Offsides 0

Japan vs New Zealand lineups

Confirmed

Japan 4-2-3-1

1 Zion Suzuki

2 Shuto Nakano
3 Ayumu Seko
21 Hiroki Ito
25 Junnosuke Suzuki

24 Kaishu Sano
15 Daichi Kamada

10 Ritsu Doan
20 Takefusa Kubo
11 Daizen Maeda

18 Ayase Ueda

Substitutes

6 Satoshi Tanaka
7 Yuki Soma
8 Yuito Suzuki
9 Keisuke Goto
12 Leo Kokubo
13 Keito Nakamura
14 Junya Ito
17 Ao Tanaka
19 Kuryu Matsuki
22 Hayato Araki
23 Tomoki Hayakawa
26 Kento Shiogai
28 Kodai Sano
29 Shunsuke Saito
32 Henry Heroki Mochizuki

New Zealand 4-1-4-1

1 Alex Paulsen

4 Tyler Bindon
5 Michael Boxall
16 George Stanger

19 Ben Old
8 Marko Stamenić
14 Alex Rufer
17 Dane Ingham

11 Elijah Just
6 Lachlan Bayliss

9 Chris Wood

Substitutes

2 Callan Elliot
3 Sam Sutton
7 Logan Rogerson
10 Stipe Ukich
12 Michael Woud
13 Dalton Wilkins
15 Bill Tuiloma
18 Ben Waine
21 Jesse Randall
22 Henry Gray
23 Owen Parker-Price
24 M. Dyer

Japan and New Zealand player stats

Japan player stats

1 Zion Suzuki GK	90	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	16	0
21 Hiroki Ito DEF	90	0	0	0	0	82	2	0	0	82	2
3 Ayumu Seko DEF	90	0	0	0	0	96	1	0	0	96	1
25 Junnosuke Suzuki DEF	90	0	0	0	0	53	0	0	0	53	0
2 Shuto Nakano DEF	90	0	0	1	0	36	1	1	0	36	1
15 Daichi Kamada MID	90	0	0	1	0	49	1	1	0	49	1
24 Kaishu Sano MID	90	0	0	0	0	61	1	0	0	61	1
20 Takefusa Kubo MID	90	0	0	2	1	34	0	2	1	34	0
10 Ritsu Doan FWD	90	1	0	7	5	59	0	7	5	59	0
11 Daizen Maeda FWD	90	0	0	4	0	21	2	4	0	21	2
18 Ayase Ueda FWD	90	1	0	4	1	13	0	4	1	13	0
13 Keito Nakamura	27	0	1	2	1	22	0	2	1	22	0
14 Junya Ito	27	0	1	0	0	23	0	0	0	23	0
17 Ao Tanaka	26	0	0	2	2	24	0	2	2	24	0
22 Hayato Araki	14	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	10	0
26 Kento Shiogai	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
28 Kodai Sano	13	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	4	2
19 Kuryu Matsuki	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
6 Satoshi Tanaka	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0

New Zealand player stats

1 Alex Paulsen GK	90	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	31	0
4 Tyler Bindon DEF	90	0	0	0	0	36	1	0	0	36	1
5 Michael Boxall DEF	90	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	16	0
19 Ben Old DEF	90	1	0	1	1	17	1	1	1	17	1
17 Dane Ingham DEF	90	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	0
16 George Stanger DEF	90	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	28	0
14 Alex Rufer MID	90	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	13	1
6 Lachlan Bayliss MID	90	0	0	1	0	7	2	1	0	7	2
8 Marko Stamenić MID	90	0	0	1	0	13	0	1	0	13	0
11 Elijah Just MID	90	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	13	1
9 Chris Wood FWD	90	0	1	2	0	7	0	2	0	7	0
21 Jesse Randall	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Callan Elliot	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18 Ben Waine	23	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	4	2
13 Dalton Wilkins	11	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
10 Stipe Ukich	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7 Logan Rogerson	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Japan vs New Zealand team news

Japan were without 5 players and New Zealand were without 3 players.

Japan 5 out

Kaoru Mitoma Hamstring Injury · Missed 2 games Injured

Shunsuke Mito Unknown Injury · Missed 3 games Injured

Yuto Nagatomo Cruciate Ligament Injury · Missed 5 games Injured

Tsuyoshi Watanabe Leg Injury Injured

Koki Kumasaka Knee Medial Ligament Tear · Missed 2 games Injured

New Zealand 3 out

Matthew Garbett Hamstring Injury · Missed 18 games Injured

Andre de Jong Unknown Injury · Missed 4 games Injured

Finn Surman Inner Ligament Injury · Missed 2 games Injured

Form

Japan D W W L D

New Zealand D W D L L

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Venue: Grenada National Stadium, Grenada National Stadium Capacity 68,089 · Grass
Weather: 21°C, overcast clouds Wind 13 km/h · Humidity 88%
Managers: Hajime Moriyasu Japan Darren Bazeley New Zealand
Officials: Referee Muhammad Nazmi bin Nasaruddin 1st Assistant Z. Tan 2nd Assistant P. Kijsathit 4th Official J. Iida

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