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Sweden Japan vs Sweden: time, TV channel and stadium Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 · Thursday, June 25, 2026 · 19:00 ET · AT&T Stadium, Arlington.
Match preview Japan and Sweden close Group F at AT&T Stadium in Dallas in a match that could define qualification. The Samurai Blue, who knocked out Germany and Spain in 2022, and the Swedes, runners-up in 1958, reach the final matchday with everything to play for.
Japan bank on their pace and their cutting edge; Sweden on their physicality and competitive tradition. A group finale played at the same time as the other match, where the result could change the qualification order to the very last minute.
Goals and cards Japan (1) Daizen Maeda 56' Sweden (1) Anthony Elanga 62' Goals Japan (1) Shogo Taniguchi 77' Sweden (2) Isak Hien 32' Viktor Gyökeres 85' Cards Match center
Lineups, changes and statistics ESPN 22 starters Japan 3-4-2-1 Starting XI 1 Zion Suzuki G 4 Kou Itakura CD ↓ 21 Hiroki Ito CD-L 20 Ayumu Seko CD-R ↓ 15 Daichi Kamada CM-L 7 Ao Tanaka CM-R 13 Keito Nakamura LM ↓ 2 Yukinari Sugawara RM 18 Ayase Ueda F ↓ 11 Daizen Maeda CF-L 10 Ritsu Doan CF-R ↓ Substitutes 14 Junya Ito SUB ↑ 6 Shuto Machino SUB 26 Kento Shiogai SUB 19 Koki Ogawa SUB ↑ 22 Takehiro Tomiyasu SUB 23 Tomoki Hayakawa SUB 5 Yuto Nagatomo SUB ↑ 12 Keisuke Osako SUB 16 Tsuyoshi Watanabe SUB ↑ 24 Kaishu Sano SUB 9 Keisuke Goto SUB 3 Shogo Taniguchi SUB ↑ 25 Junnosuke Suzuki SUB 17 Yuito Suzuki SUB Sweden 3-4-3 Starting XI 1 Jacob Widell Zetterström G 4 Isak Hien CD ↓ 5 Gabriel Gudmundsson CD-L ↓ 2 Gustaf Lagerbielke CD-R 18 Yasin Ayari CM-L 3 Victor Lindelöf CM-R ↓ 24 Elliot Stroud LM ↓ 21 Alexander Bernhardsson RM ↓ 17 Viktor Gyökeres F 9 Alexander Isak CF-L 11 Anthony Elanga CF-R Substitutes 7 Lucas Bergvall SUB ↑ 26 Taha Ali SUB 8 Daniel Svensson SUB ↑ 14 Hjalmar Ekdal SUB 20 Eric Smith SUB 6 Herman Johansson SUB 16 Jesper Karlström SUB 25 Gustaf Nilsson SUB 23 Kristoffer Nordfeldt SUB 22 Besfort Zeneli SUB 10 Benjamin Nygren SUB ↑ 12 Viktor Johansson SUB 13 Ken Sema SUB ↑ 15 Carl Starfelt SUB ↑ 19 Mattias Svanberg SUB 10 37' 39' 66' 67' 75' 75' 75' 75' 87' 88' 28 Japan Sweden
20 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 2
52.3 Possession 47.7
8 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
378 Accurate Passes 312
445 Passes 395
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
13 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
49 Long Balls 50
18 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 3
13 Tackles 7
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
4 Interceptions 5
40 Effective Clearances 21
40 Clearances 21
ET (US East) 19:00
Colombia / Peru 18:00
Mexico City 17:00
Argentina / Chile 20:00
Spain 01:00 (next day)
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026.
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas · Capacity 70,122
TV channels and streaming vary by country (Telemundo and Fox in the US, RTVC in Colombia, TVA/Azteca in Mexico, RTVE in Spain, and more).
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