Japan vs Paraguay
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
Japan17 November 2026
Paraguay
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 17 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- National Stadium
Clubs
Japan
- Founded
- 1921
- Country
- Japan
- Stadium
- National Olympic Stadium
- City
- Tokyo
- Capacity
- 57 363
- Surface
- grass
Paraguay
- Founded
- 1906
- Country
- Paraguay
- Stadium
- Estadio Defensores del Chaco
- City
- Asunción
- Capacity
- 42 354
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
JapanWDLWW
ParaguayWDLWW
Head-to-head
- 10 October 2025 • Friendlies • Japan 2 : 2 Paraguay (Half-time 1 : 1)
- 2 June 2022 • Friendlies • Japan 4 : 1 Paraguay (Half-time 2 : 0)
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Japan
- Hajime Moriyasu
- Paraguay
- Gustavo Alfaro
Missing players
Paraguay
- 1Roberto Fernandez - injured
- 20Braian Ojeda - injured
Squad - Japan
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 |  Leo Kokubo | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 |  Zion Suzuki | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.27 |
| 12 |  Keisuke Osako | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 |  Tomoki Hayakawa | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 |  Yukinari Sugawara | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 3 |  Shogo Taniguchi | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.60 |
| 4 |  Ko Itakura | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.45 |
| 5 |  Yuto Nagatomo | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 16 |  Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 20 |  Ayumu Seko | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 21 |  Hiroki Ito | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 22 |  Takehiro Tomiyasu | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 |
| 25 |  Junnosuke Suzuki | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.50 |
 Shuto Nakano | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 3 |  Wataru Endo | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 |  Ao Tanaka | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 8 |  Satoshi Tanaka | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 |  Ritsu Doan | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.47 |
| 14 |  Shunsuke Saito | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 |  Daichi Kamada | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.80 |
| 17 |  Kuryu Matsuki | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 |  Kodai Sano | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 |  Koki Kumasaka | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 |  Kaishu Sano | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.20 |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 6 |  Shuto Machino | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 7 |  Yuki Soma | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 |  Takefusa Kubo | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 9 |  Keisuke Goto | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 11 |  Daizen Maeda | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.03 |
| 13 |  Keito Nakamura | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.22 |
| 14 |  Junya Ito | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| 17 |  Yuito Suzuki | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 18 |  Ayase Ueda | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.17 |
| 19 |  Koki Ogawa | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 26 |  Kento Shiogai | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
 Kaina Tanimura | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Squad - Paraguay
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Roberto Fernandez injured | 38 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 |  Orlando Gill | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 |
| 22 |  Gaston Olveira | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 |  Gustavo Velazquez | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.74 |
| 3 |  Omar Alderete | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.77 |
| 4 |  Juan Caceres | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.96 |
| 5 |  Balbuena Fabian | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 6 |  Junior Alonso | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.37 |
| 15 |  Gustavo Gomez | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 |
| 26 | Alexandro Maidana | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 7 |  Ramon Sosa | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 8 |  Diego Gomez | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.35 |
| 11 |  Mauricio | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 |
| 13 |  Jose Canale | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 14 |  Andres Cubas | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.06 |
| 16 |  Damian Bobadilla | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.33 |
| 17 |  Kaku | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 19 |  Julio Enciso | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.98 |
| 20 |  Braian Ojeda injured | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 23 |  Matias Galarza | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.12 |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 |  Antonio Sanabria | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| 10 |  Miguel Almiron | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.40 |
| 11 |  Robert Morales | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 |  Alex Arce | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.20 |
| 21 |  Gabriel Avalos | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 |
| 24 |  Gustavo Caballero | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| 25 |  Isidro Pitta | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.90 |
Head-to-head
Last 2 meetings
Japan wins1
Draws1
Paraguay wins0
- Goals: Japan
- 6 (3.0)
- Goals: Paraguay
- 3 (1.5)
- Goals per match
- 4.5
- Both teams scored
- 2 / 2
- Over 2.5 goals
- 2 / 2
Results
- 10 October 2025 • Friendlies • Japan 2 : 2 Paraguay (Half-time 1 : 1)
- 2 June 2022 • Friendlies • Japan 4 : 1 Paraguay (Half-time 2 : 0)
Form: last 10 matches
| Japan | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 7-2-1 | 6-1-3 |
| Scored (per match) | 19 (1.9) | 13 (1.3) |
| Conceded (per match) | 7 (0.7) | 8 (0.8) |
| Clean sheets | 5 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 5 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 6 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
Recent form - Japan
- W28 September 2026 • Friendlies • Japan 2 : 1 Venezuela (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W24 September 2026 • Friendlies • Japan 3 : 1 Uruguay (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L29 June 2026 • World Cup • Brazil 2 : 1 Japan (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D26 June 2026 • World Cup • Japan 1 : 1 Sweden (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W21 June 2026 • World Cup • Tunisia 0 : 4 Japan (Half-time 0 : 2)
- D14 June 2026 • World Cup • Netherlands 2 : 2 Japan (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W31 May 2026 • Friendlies • Japan 1 : 0 Iceland (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W31 March 2026 • Friendlies • England 0 : 1 Japan (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W28 March 2026 • Friendlies • Scotland 0 : 1 Japan (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W18 November 2025 • Friendlies • Japan 3 : 0 Bolivia (Half-time 1 : 0)
Recent form - Paraguay
- W3 October 2026 • Friendlies • Colombia 0 : 1 Paraguay (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W27 September 2026 • Friendlies • Bolivia 0 : 2 Paraguay (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L4 July 2026 • World Cup • Paraguay 0 : 1 France (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D26 June 2026 • World Cup • Paraguay 0 : 0 Australia (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W20 June 2026 • World Cup • Turkey 0 : 1 Paraguay (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L13 June 2026 • World Cup • USA 4 : 1 Paraguay (Half-time 3 : 0)
- W6 June 2026 • Friendlies • Paraguay 4 : 0 Nicaragua (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L31 March 2026 • Friendlies • Morocco 2 : 1 Paraguay (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W27 March 2026 • Friendlies • Greece 0 : 1 Paraguay (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W19 November 2025 • Friendlies • Mexico 1 : 2 Paraguay (Half-time 0 : 0)