Japan
- Maeda56'
Full Time
Sweden
- Elanga62'
The Players to Watch
Confirmed starting elevens, bench, and substitutions for both sides. Coach and captain detail come from each team's full squad page.
Japan
3-4-3 · Starting XI
Hajime Moriyasu
Wataru Endo
Starting XI · 3-4-3
- 1Zion Suzuki
Parma
- 4Ko Itakura
Ajax
- 21Hiroki Ito
Bayern Munich
- 20Ayumu Seko
- 2Yukinari Sugawara
Southampton
- 15Daichi Kamada
Crystal Palace
- 7Ao Tanaka
- 10Ritsu Doan
Eintracht Frankfurt
- 11Daizen Maeda
Celtic
- 13Keito Nakamura
Stade Reims
- 18Ayase Ueda
Feyenoord
Substitutions
- 39'
↑Shogo Taniguchi
↓Ko Itakura
- 67'
↑Koki Ogawa
↓Ayase Ueda
- 67'
↑Junya Ito
↓Ritsu Doan
- 75'
↑Tsuyoshi Watanabe
↓Ayumu Seko
- 75'
↑Yūto Nagatomo
↓Keito Nakamura
Bench14
- 23Tomoki Hayakawa
- 12Keisuke Ōsako
- 5Yūto Nagatomo
- 25Junnosuke Suzuki
- 3Shogo Taniguchi
- 22Takehiro Tomiyasu
- 16Tsuyoshi Watanabe
- 24Kaishu Sano
- 9Keisuke Goto
- 14Junya Ito
- 6Shuto Machino
- 19Koki Ogawa
- 26Kento Shiogai
- 17Yuito Suzuki
Sweden
3-4-1-2 · Starting XI
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Victor Lindelof
Starting XI · 3-4-1-2
- 1Jacob Widell Zetterström
- 5Gabriel Gudmundsson
Leeds United
- 4Isak Hien
Atalanta
- 2Gustaf Lagerbielke
- 3Victor Nilsson-Lindelöf
- 24Elliot Stroud
- 18Yasin Ayari
Brighton
- 21Alexander Bernhardsson
- 11Anthony Elanga
Newcastle United
- 17Viktor Gyökeres
- 9Alexander Isak
Liverpool
Substitutions
- 37'
↑Lucas Bergvall
↓Isak Hien
- 75'
↑Ken Sema
↓Elliot Stroud
- 75'
↑Daniel Svensson
↓Alexander Bernhardsson
- 87'
↑Carl Starfelt
↓Victor Nilsson-Lindelöf
- 87'
↑Benjamin Nygren
↓Gabriel Gudmundsson
Bench15
- 12Viktor Johansson
- 23Kristoffer Nordfeldt
- 14Hjalmar Ekdal
- 6Herman Johansson
- 20Eric Smith
- 15Carl Starfelt
- 8Daniel Svensson
- 26Taha Ali
- 7Lucas Bergvall
- 16Jesper Karlström
- 10Benjamin Nygren
- 13Ken Sema
- 19Mattias Svanberg
- 22Besfort Zeneli
- 25Gustaf Nilsson
Goal Timeline
2 goals- 56'⚽1 - 0
Daizen Maeda
Assist: Ritsu Doan
- 62'⚽1 - 1
Anthony Elanga
Assist: Viktor Gyökeres
Bookings
3- 32'
Isak HienSweden
- 77'
Shogo TaniguchiJapan
- 85'
Viktor GyökeresSweden
Match Officials
- Centre RefereeIvan Barton
- Assistant Referee 1David Moran
- Assistant Referee 2Henry PupiroNicaragua
Group Standings
Live points, goal difference, and the qualification cutoff line. The top 2 advance to the Round of 32; eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | 🇯🇵JapanIn match | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪SwedenIn match | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
Where to Watch
Dallas Stadium
(AT&T Stadium)
Match #57 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at Dallas Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Capacity 80,000 for the tournament.
Kick-Off in Your Time Zone
Six common time zones for international fans, plus your local time at the top.
- 🇺🇸ET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone19:00 EDT
- 🇺🇸PT (Pacific Time, USA)16:00 PDT
- 🇬🇧UK (London)00:00 GMT+1
- 🇪🇸Spain (Madrid)01:00 GMT+2
- 🇧🇷Brazil (São Paulo)20:00 GMT-3
- 🇦🇷Argentina (Buenos Aires)20:00 GMT-3
- 🇯🇵Japan (Tokyo)08:00 GMT+9
- 🇦🇺Australia (Sydney)09:00 GMT+10
- 🇲🇦Morocco (Casablanca)00:00 GMT+1