Mexico vs Japan

Friendlies - Friendlies 1 7 Sep 2025, 02:00
Mexico
Mexico
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Japan
Japan
🏟 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland, California) 👤 Rubiel Vazquez

Match report

Mexico played out a goalless draw with Japan in the Friendlies - Friendlies 1 on 7 September 2025.

Japan had 9 shots to Mexico's 8.

C. Montes was sent off in the 90+2th minute.

The match was played at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland, California), with Rubiel Vazquez in charge.

Possession 51% - 49% Shots 8 - 9 On target 1 - 2 Corners 1 - 3 Fouls 18 - 20 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Japan · 63 passes (95% accurate)
8 Takefusa Kubo captained the side
7 Luis Malagón captained the side
7 Jorge Sánchez captained the side
7 César Montes 75 passes (89% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–5 4–4
Shots On Goal 0–1 1–1
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 0–3 1–0
Attacks 39–60 37–41
Match statistics
1 Corners 3
7 Substitution 6
76 Attacks 101
29 Dangerous Attacks 55
1 On Target 2
7 Off Target 7
8 Shots Total 9
1 Shots On Goal 2
3 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 3
4 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 2
18 Fouls 20
1 Corners 3
2 Offsides 1
51% Ball Possession 49%
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 1
481 Passes Total 457
399 Passes Accurate 389
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Mexico · 4-2-3-1
1 L. Malagón
2 J. Sánchez 3 C. Montes 5 J. Vásquez 23 J. Gallardo
4 E. Álvarez 14 M. Ruíz
25 R. Alvarado 17 O. Pineda 10 A. Vega
9 R. Jiménez
Japan · 3-4-2-1
1 Z. Suzuki
4 Ko Itakura 3 T. Watanabe 22 A. Seko
10 R. Doan 6 W. Endo 15 D. Kamada 7 K. Mitoma
20 T. Kubo 8 T. Minamino
9 A. Ueda
Mexico
Coach
Javier Aguirre Onaindía
Substitutes
  • 6 Erik Lira
  • 22 Hirving Lozano
  • 18 Erick Sánchez
  • 7 Germán Berterame
  • 11 Santiago Giménez
  • 8 Carlos Rodríguez
  • 12 Raúl Rangel
  • 13 Carlos Moreno
  • 26 Mateo Chávez
  • 19 Jesús Orozco
  • 24 Rodrigo Huescas
  • 15 Juan José Purata
  • 16 Diego Lainez
Japan
Coach
Hajime Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 16 Hiroki Sekine
  • 21 Kaishu Sano
  • 14 Junya Ito
  • 11 Daizen Maeda
  • 13 Yuito Suzuki
  • 18 Shuto Machino
  • 23 Tomoki Hayakawa
  • 12 Keisuke Osako
  • 5 Yuto Nagatomo
  • 25 Hayato Araki
  • 2 Yukinari Sugawara
  • 17 Joel Chima Fujita
  • 26 Henry Heroki Mochizuki
  • 24 Mao Hosoya
  • 19 Koki Ogawa
Substitutions
  • 32' ↑ É. Lira ↓ E. Álvarez Mexico
  • 60' ↑ H. Lozano ↓ A. Vega Mexico
  • 60' ↑ H. Sekine ↓ K. Itakura Japan
  • 61' ↑ É. Sánchez ↓ O. Pineda Mexico
  • 61' ↑ S. Giménez ↓ R. Jiménez Mexico
  • 61' ↑ G. Berterame ↓ R. Alvarado Mexico
  • 69' ↑ D. Maeda ↓ T. Kubo Japan
  • 69' ↑ K. Sano ↓ D. Kamada Japan
  • 69' ↑ J. Ito ↓ T. Minamino Japan
  • 81' ↑ C. Rodríguez ↓ M. Ruíz Mexico
  • 81' ↑ S. Machino ↓ R. Doan Japan
  • 81' ↑ Y. Suzuki ↓ K. Mitoma Japan
Cards
  • 90+2' C. Montes Mexico
  • 75' T. Watanabe Japan
Head-to-head
Mexico 1 1 draws 0 Japan
2025-09-07 Mexico vs Japan 0 - 0
2020-11-17 Japan vs Mexico 0 - 2
Recent form
Mexico D D D D D
Japan D D W W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Mexico vs Japan?
Mexico drew 0-0 against Japan on 7 September 2025.
Who won Mexico vs Japan?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Mexico vs Japan played?
The match was played at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland, California).
Who had more possession in Mexico vs Japan?
Mexico had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.