Scotland vs Japan

Friendlies - Friendly International 28 Mar 2026, 17:00
Scotland
Scotland
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Japan
Japan
🏟 Hampden Park 👤 S. Evans

Match report

Japan edged past Scotland 1-0 in the Friendlies - Friendly International on 28 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Japan had 18 shots to Scotland's 8.

The match was played at Hampden Park, with S. Evans in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 8 - 18 On target 3 - 7 Corners 3 - 8 Fouls 8 - 18 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Junya Ito
Japan · 1 goal
8 Angus Gunn 6 saves
8 Ao Tanaka 69 passes (88% accurate)
8 Kodai Sano captained the side
7 Nathan Patterson captained the side
First half vs second half
Scotland stepped it up after the break, with 6 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–11 6–7
Shots On Goal 1–4 2–3
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 0–6 3–2
Attacks 29–64 53–41
Match statistics
3 Corners 8
6 Substitution 10
82 Attacks 105
25 Dangerous Attacks 43
3 On Target 7
5 Off Target 11
8 Shots Total 18
3 Shots On Goal 7
4 Shots Off Goal 8
1 Shots Blocked 3
6 Shots Inside Box 16
2 Shots Outside Box 2
8 Fouls 18
3 Corners 8
0 Offsides 1
45% Ball Possession 55%
0 Yellow Cards 2
6 Saves 3
492 Passes Total 609
407 Passes Accurate 537
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Scotland · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Gunn
2 N. Patterson 13 J. Hendry 26 S. McKenna 3 A. Robertson
19 L. Ferguson 23 K. McLean
7 J. McGinn 4 S. McTominay 20 T. Conway
9 L. Dykes
Japan · 3-4-2-1
1 Z. Suzuki
4 A. Seko 5 T. Watanabe 21 H. Itō
2 Y. Sugawara 6 J. Fujita 17 Ao Tanaka 11 D. Maeda
8 Y. Suzuki 20 K. Sano
26 K. Goto
Scotland
Coach
Stephen Clarke
Substitutes
  • 11 Ryan Christie
  • 18 George Hirst
  • 6 Kieran Tierney
  • 8 Billy Gilmour
  • 22 Anthony Ralston
  • 25 Findlay Curtis
  • 12 Liam Kelly
  • 21 Scott Bain
  • 5 Grant Hanley
  • 17 Dominic Hyam
  • 15 John Souttar
  • 16 Ross McCrorie
  • 14 Lennon Miller
  • 24 Andy Irving
  • 10 Che Adams
Japan
Coach
Hajime Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 3 Shogo Taniguchi
  • 25 Junnosuke Suzuki
  • 7 Kaoru Mitoma
  • 10 Ritsu Doan
  • 13 Keito Nakamura
  • 14 Junya Ito
  • 18 Ayase Ueda
  • 16 Daiki Hashioka
  • 15 Daichi Kamada
  • 22 Kento Shiogai
  • 23 Tomoki Hayakawa
  • 12 Keisuke Osako
  • 24 Kaishu Sano
  • 19 Koki Ogawa
  • 9 Shuto Machino
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Taniguchi ↓ T. Watanabe Japan
  • 46' ↑ K. Mitoma ↓ K. Sano Japan
  • 46' ↑ J. Suzuki ↓ H. Ito Japan
  • 62' ↑ R. Doan ↓ Y. Sugawara Japan
  • 62' ↑ K. Nakamura ↓ D. Maeda Japan
  • 63' ↑ R. Christie ↓ J. McGinn Scotland
  • 63' ↑ G. Hirst ↓ L. Dykes Scotland
  • 63' ↑ J. Ito ↓ Y. Suzuki Japan
  • 63' ↑ A. Ueda ↓ K. Goto Japan
  • 71' ↑ K. Tierney ↓ A. Robertson Scotland
  • 71' ↑ B. Gilmour ↓ S. McTominay Scotland
  • 77' ↑ D. Hashioka ↓ A. Seko Japan
  • 78' ↑ D. Kamada ↓ A. Tanaka Japan
  • 78' ↑ K. Shiogai ↓ J. Fujita Japan
  • 81' ↑ A. Ralston ↓ N. Patterson Scotland
  • 81' ↑ F. Curtis ↓ T. Conway Scotland
Cards
  • 65' J. Suzuki Japan
  • 78' R. Doan Japan
Head-to-head
Scotland 0 0 draws 1 Japan
2026-03-28 Scotland vs Japan 0 - 1
Recent form
Scotland D D D L L
Japan D D W W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Scotland vs Japan?
Scotland lost 0-1 against Japan on 28 March 2026.
Who won Scotland vs Japan?
Japan won the match 1-0.
Where was Scotland vs Japan played?
The match was played at Hampden Park.