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Thursday’s WC action brings us Japan coming up against Sweden.
View all Japan v Sweden tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - plus the latest betting odds.
Japan fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 0-4 WC triumph against Tunisia.
In that game, Japan had 62% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Japan, the goalscorers were Daichi Kamada (4'), Ayase Ueda (31', 83') and Junya Itō (69'). Tunisia had 2 shots on goal with 0 on target.
An interesting theme in more recent Japan games is the number of results with a nil in them.
Taking their prior sextet of clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a bet on "Both Teams to Score" would have been a loser.
Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Netherlands in WC competition, Sweden and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Sweden managed 49% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 8 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Sweden was Anthony Elanga (59'). On the other side, Netherlands got 10 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Brian Brobbey (5', 17'), Cody Gakpo (47', 54') and Crysencio Summerville (89') scored for Netherlands.
Indicating their fondness for high-scoring encounters, goals have been celebrated 29 times in the previous 6 matches in which Sweden have taken to the field, giving a mean average of 4.83 goals per meeting. Their opponents have hit 14 of this grand total. However, time will tell if the trend might be sustained here in this game.
We feel that Sweden should have enough to score against this Japan side, however that may not quite prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We are anticipating a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning margin for Japan when all is said and done. Should be a good one.
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the WDW market, backing Japan is best priced at 2, a wager on the draw is 3.4 & selecting the winner to be Sweden is 3.9. These are the best of the prices offered at this very moment.
Andre Moura, 12:00 21/06/2026
⚽️ Team Focus:
Japan
Formed: 1921
Stadium: Japan National Stadium (67,750)
Captain: Kō Itakura
Chairman: Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Manager: Hajime Morisayu
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