Spain U21 vs Japan U21
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
Spain U2113 November 2026
Japan U21
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 13 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Clubs
Spain U21
- Founded
- 1913
- Country
- Spain
- Stadium
- Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
- City
- Madrid
- Capacity
- 85 454
- Surface
- grass
Japan U21
- Founded
- 1921
- Country
- Japan
Recent form
Spain U21WWLWW
Japan U21LLLWW
Head-to-head
- 18 November 2022 • Friendlies • Spain U21 2 : 0 Japan U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Spain U21
- David Gordo
Squad - Spain U21
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 |  Fran | 21 |
| 13 |  Salvi Esquivel | 21 |
| 23 |  Bruno Iribarne | 22 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  Xavi Espart | 19 |
| 3 |  Yarek Gasiorowski | 21 |
| 4 |  Jacobo Ramon | 21 |
| 5 |  Juanma Herzog | 22 |
| 12 |  Rafael Obrador | 22 |
| 14 |  Jon Martin | 20 |
| 15 | Rafita | 21 |
| 18 |  Alex Valle | 22 |
| 22 |  Angel Ortiz | 22 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 6 |  Mario Martin | 22 |
| 8 |  Fernando Lopez | 22 |
| 11 |  Jesus Rodriguez | 20 |
| 16 |  Chema Andres | 21 |
| 20 |  Marc Bernal | 19 |
| 21 |  Rodrigo Mendoza | 21 |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 |  Gonzalo Garcia | 22 |
| 9 |  Pablo Garcia | 20 |
| 10 |  Iker Bravo | 21 |
| 17 |  Jan Virgili | 20 |
| 19 |  Carlos Espi | 21 |
Squad - Japan U21
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defenders | ||||||
 M. Morishige | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Yasuda | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Y. Nagatomo | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| H. Taniguchi | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Okazaki | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Honda | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Y. Kajiyama | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||||
| T. Lee | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Head-to-head
Last 1 meetings
Spain U21 wins1
Draws0
Japan U21 wins0
- Goals: Spain U21
- 2 (2.0)
- Goals: Japan U21
- 0 (0.0)
- Goals per match
- 2.0
- Both teams scored
- 0 / 1
- Over 2.5 goals
- 0 / 1
Results
- 18 November 2022 • Friendlies • Spain U21 2 : 0 Japan U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
Form: last 10 matches
| Spain U21 | Japan U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 9-0-1 | 3-1-4 |
| Scored (per match) | 48 (4.8) | 11 (1.4) |
| Conceded (per match) | 6 (0.6) | 12 (1.5) |
| Clean sheets | 5 / 10 | 2 / 8 |
| Both teams scored | 5 / 10 | 4 / 8 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 8 / 10 | 5 / 8 |
Recent form - Spain U21
- W6 October 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Spain U21 7 : 1 Romania U21 (Half-time 4 : 1)
- W1 October 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • San Marino U21 0 : 13 Spain U21 (Half-time 0 : 5)
- L25 September 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Finland U21 2 : 1 Spain U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W31 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Spain U21 2 : 0 Kosovo U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W27 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Cyprus U21 0 : 7 Spain U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W18 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Romania U21 0 : 2 Spain U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W14 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Spain U21 7 : 0 San Marino U21 (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W14 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Spain U21 2 : 1 Finland U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W10 October 2025 • Friendlies • Spain U21 4 : 1 Norway U21 (Half-time 3 : 0)
- W9 September 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Kosovo U21 1 : 3 Spain U21 (Half-time 1 : 1)
Recent form - Japan U21
- W8 June 2026 • Friendlies • Japan U21 3 : 0 Ukraine U21 (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W5 June 2026 • Friendlies • Uzbekistan U23 0 : 1 Japan U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L29 March 2026 • Friendlies • South Korea U23 2 : 1 Japan U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L27 March 2026 • Friendlies • Japan U21 0 : 2 USA U21 (Half-time 0 : 2)
- L27 March 2023 • Friendlies • Belgium U21 3 : 2 Japan U21 (Half-time 2 : 0)
- D24 March 2023 • Friendlies • Germany U21 2 : 2 Japan U21 (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W22 November 2022 • Friendlies • Portugal U21 1 : 2 Japan U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L18 November 2022 • Friendlies • Spain U21 2 : 0 Japan U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)