Samurai Blue Eye History Against Inconsistent Sweden
This Group F finale in Arlington sees Japan chasing an unbeaten group stage while Sweden fight to keep their knockout hopes alive after a crushing defeat.
Japan sit 2nd on 4 points and remain firmly in the title race. Hajime Moriyasu has his side playing with immense confidence, following up a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands with a dominant 4-0 dismantling of Tunisia. A draw would be enough to secure progression, but Moriyasu is expected to maintain an aggressive approach to build momentum for the knockouts.
Sweden’s campaign has been a rollercoaster of extremes, becoming only the second team in World Cup history to both win and lose a match by a four-goal margin in the same tournament. After thrashing Tunisia 5-1, Graham Potter’s side were hammered 5-1 by the Netherlands. They now face a must-win scenario to ensure their tournament does not end prematurely.
Goals scored and conceded.
Per-game averages at this tournament — updates as the games are played.
Both teams across every game at this tournament.
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Every tournament game combined — Japan 4 games, Sweden 4 games.
JapanSwedenPast meetings.
Their recent form.
The road to the final.
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