Foshe World Cup Pool 2026

Group FFINAL

Japan🇯🇵1 – 1🇸🇪Sweden

Pre-matchSecond place is on the line as Japan and Sweden meet with identical stakes—and the pool called the stalemateRead →

Pool picks

Japan35% (25)

Draw51% (36)

Sweden14% (10)

Predicted scorelines

Key events

32'🟨🇸🇪Isak HIEN
37'🔁🇸🇪Lucas BERGVALL ⬆ · Isak HIEN ⬇
39'🔁🇯🇵Shogo TANIGUCHI ⬆ · Kou ITAKURA ⬇
56'⚽🇯🇵Daizen MAEDA
62'⚽🇸🇪Anthony ELANGA
66'🔁🇯🇵Koki OGAWA ⬆ · Ayase UEDA ⬇
66'🔁🇯🇵Junya ITO ⬆ · Ritsu DOAN ⬇
75'🔁🇯🇵Yuto NAGATOMO ⬆ · Keito Nakamura ⬇
75'🔁🇯🇵Tsuyoshi Watanabe ⬆ · Ayumu SEKO ⬇
75'🔁🇸🇪Daniel SVENSSON ⬆ · Alexander BERNHARDSSON ⬇
75'🔁🇸🇪Ken SEMA ⬆ · Elliot STROUD ⬇
77'🟨🇯🇵Shogo TANIGUCHI
84'🟨🇸🇪Viktor GYOKERES
87'🔁🇸🇪Carl STARFELT ⬆ · Victor LINDELOF ⬇
87'🔁🇸🇪Benjamin NYGREN ⬆ · Gabriel GUDMUNDSSON ⬇

🇯🇵Japan3-4-3

Goalkeeper

1Zion Suzuki

Defenders

2Yukinari Sugawara
4Kou ItakuraC
20Ayumu Seko
21Hiroki Ito

Midfielders

7Ao Tanaka
10Ritsu Doan
11Daizen Maeda
13Keito Nakamura
15Daichi Kamada

Forwards

18Ayase Ueda

Substitutes

3Shogo Taniguchi
5Yuto Nagatomo
6Shuto Machino
9Keisuke Goto
12Keisuke Osako
14Junya Ito
16Tsuyoshi Watanabe
17Yuito Suzuki
19Koki Ogawa
22Takehiro Tomiyasu
23Tomoki Hayakawa
24Kaishu Sano
25Junnosuke Suzuki
26Kento Shiogai

Coach: Toshihide Saito

🇸🇪Sweden3-4-3

Goalkeeper

1Jacob Widell Zetterstrom

Defenders

2Gustaf Lagerbielke
3Victor LindelofC
4Isak Hien
5Gabriel Gudmundsson
21Alexander Bernhardsson
24Elliot Stroud

Midfielders

18Yasin Ayari

Forwards

9Alexander Isak
11Anthony Elanga
17Viktor Gyokeres

Substitutes

6Herman Johansson
7Lucas Bergvall
8Daniel Svensson
10Benjamin Nygren
12Viktor Johansson
13Ken Sema
14Hjalmar Ekdal
15Carl Starfelt
16Jesper Karlstrom
19Mattias Svanberg
20Eric Smith
22Besfort Zeneli
23Kristoffer Nordfeldt
25Gustaf Nilsson
26Taha Ali

Coach: Andreas Georgson

90'+8'End Time — The referee brings the second period to an end.
90'+4'Corner — Yasin AYARI (Sweden) takes a corner kick.
90'+4'Attempt at Goal — Alexander ISAK (Sweden) attempts an effort on goal.
90'+3'Attempt at Goal — Anthony ELANGA (Sweden) attempts an effort on goal.
90'+3'Goal Prevention — The goalkeeper of Japan pulls off a save.
88'Foul — Yukinari SUGAWARA (Japan) commits a foul.
87'Substitution — Carl STARFELT (in) comes off the bench to replace Victor LINDELOF (out) (Sweden)
87'Substitution — Benjamin NYGREN (in) comes off the bench to replace Gabriel GUDMUNDSSON (out) (Sweden)
85'Foul — Koki OGAWA (Japan) commits a foul.
84'Yellow card — Viktor GYOKERES (Sweden) is booked by the referee.
83'Corner — Junya ITO (Japan) takes a corner kick.
83'Attempt at Goal — Koki OGAWA (Japan) attempts an effort on goal.
81'Attempt at Goal — Gustaf LAGERBIELKE (Sweden) attempts an effort on goal.
80'Foul — Hiroki ITO (Japan) commits a foul.
79'Corner — Yasin AYARI (Sweden) takes a corner kick.
79'Attempt at Goal — Victor LINDELOF (Sweden) attempts an effort on goal.
79'Attempt at Goal — Ken SEMA (Sweden) attempts an effort on goal.
78'Attempt at Goal — Daniel SVENSSON (Sweden) attempts an effort on goal.
77'Yellow card — Shogo TANIGUCHI (Japan) is booked by the referee.
76'Foul — Yukinari SUGAWARA (Japan) commits a foul.
75'Substitution — Daniel SVENSSON (in) comes off the bench to replace Alexander BERNHARDSSON (out) (Sweden)
75'Substitution — Ken SEMA (in) comes off the bench to replace Elliot STROUD (out) (Sweden)
75'Substitution — Yuto NAGATOMO (in) comes off the bench to replace Keito NAKAMURA (out) (Japan)
75'Substitution — Tsuyoshi WATANABE (in) comes off the bench to replace Ayumu SEKO (out) (Japan)
74'Foul — Alexander BERNHARDSSON (Sweden) commits a foul.
72'Foul — Elliot STROUD (Sweden) commits a foul.
71'Resume — Match resumed after interruption
68'Offside — Anthony ELANGA (Sweden) is ruled offside.
68'Delay — Match paused for a hydration break
67'Foul — Daizen MAEDA (Japan) commits a foul.
66'Foul — Viktor GYOKERES (Sweden) commits a foul.
66'Substitution — Koki OGAWA (in) comes off the bench to replace Ayase UEDA (out) (Japan)
66'Substitution — Junya ITO (in) comes off the bench to replace Ritsu DOAN (out) (Japan)
65'Attempt at Goal — Alexander ISAK (Sweden) attempts an effort on goal.
65'Goal Prevention — The goalkeeper of Japan pulls off a save.
65'Corner — Elliot STROUD (Sweden) takes a corner kick.
64'Foul — Daizen MAEDA (Japan) commits a foul.
63'Foul — Daichi KAMADA (Japan) commits a foul.
62'Assist — Assisted by Viktor GYOKERES.
62'Attempt at Goal — Anthony ELANGA (Sweden) attempts an effort on goal.
62'Goal! — Anthony ELANGA (Sweden) scores!!
60'Foul — Hiroki ITO (Japan) commits a foul.
56'Assist — Assisted by Ritsu DOAN.
56'Attempt at Goal — Daizen MAEDA (Japan) attempts an effort on goal.
56'Goal! — Daizen MAEDA (Japan) scores!!
53'Offside — Daichi KAMADA (Japan) is ruled offside.
52'Attempt at Goal — Ayase UEDA (Japan) attempts an effort on goal.
51'Foul — Elliot STROUD (Sweden) commits a foul.
51'Offside — Daizen MAEDA (Japan) is ruled offside.
50'Corner — Elliot STROUD (Sweden) takes a corner kick.
50'Attempt at Goal — Gustaf LAGERBIELKE (Sweden) attempts an effort on goal.
49'Corner — Yasin AYARI (Sweden) takes a corner kick.
48'Attempt at Goal — Ao TANAKA (Japan) attempts an effort on goal.
45'+6'End Time — The referee brings the first period to an end.
45'+4'Corner — Yasin AYARI (Sweden) takes a corner kick.
45'+3'Foul — Yukinari SUGAWARA (Japan) commits a foul.
45'+3'Attempt at Goal — Viktor GYOKERES (Sweden) attempts an effort on goal.
45'+2'Offside — Alexander ISAK (Sweden) is ruled offside.
45'+1'Corner — Ritsu DOAN (Japan) takes a corner kick.
45'+1'Foul — Ritsu DOAN (Japan) commits a foul.
45'Attempt at Goal — Keito NAKAMURA (Japan) attempts an effort on goal.
45'Goal Prevention — The goalkeeper of Sweden pulls off a save.
45'Start Time — The referee signals the start of the second period.
43'Foul — Alexander BERNHARDSSON (Sweden) commits a foul.
43'Foul — Lucas BERGVALL (Sweden) commits a foul.
42'Foul — Ao TANAKA (Japan) commits a foul.
41'Foul — Ritsu DOAN (Japan) commits a foul.
40'Attempt at Goal — Yukinari SUGAWARA (Japan) attempts an effort on goal.
40'Goal Prevention — The goalkeeper of Sweden pulls off a save.
39'Substitution — Shogo TANIGUCHI (in) comes off the bench to replace Kou ITAKURA (out) (Japan)
38'Foul — Lucas BERGVALL (Sweden) commits a foul.
37'Substitution — Lucas BERGVALL (in) comes off the bench to replace Isak HIEN (out) (Sweden)
37'Foul — Ayase UEDA (Japan) commits a foul.
35'Foul — Ao TANAKA (Japan) commits a foul.
32'Yellow card — Isak HIEN (Sweden) is booked by the referee.
29'Foul — Elliot STROUD (Sweden) commits a foul.
28'Foul — Ayase UEDA (Japan) commits a foul.
27'Resume — Match resumed after interruption
24'Delay — Match paused for a hydration break
22'Attempt at Goal — Daizen MAEDA (Japan) attempts an effort on goal.
17'Foul — Ao TANAKA (Japan) commits a foul.
15'Attempt at Goal — Ritsu DOAN (Japan) attempts an effort on goal.
15'Foul — Hiroki ITO (Japan) commits a foul.
10'Foul — Ao TANAKA (Japan) commits a foul.
8'Foul — Gabriel GUDMUNDSSON (Sweden) commits a foul.
7'Offside — Ayase UEDA (Japan) is ruled offside.
6'Attempt at Goal — Alexander BERNHARDSSON (Sweden) attempts an effort on goal.
6'Goal Prevention — The goalkeeper of Japan pulls off a save.
4'Foul — Ritsu DOAN (Japan) commits a foul.
2'Corner — Gabriel GUDMUNDSSON (Sweden) takes a corner kick.
1'Corner — Yasin AYARI (Sweden) takes a corner kick.
0'Coin Toss — Sweden won the coin toss and chose to kick off
0'Start Time — The referee signals the start of the first period.