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    Men's International Friendly
    JPN
    JapanJapanJPN
    4
    FT
    URU
    UruguayUruguayURU
    3
    Takumi Minamino - 10', 66'
    Yuya Osako - 36'
    Ritsu Doan - 59'
    Gastón Pereiro - 28'
    Edinson Cavani - 57'
    Jonathan Rodríguez - 75'

    Japan v Uruguay

    • Gamecast
    • Recap
    • Commentary

    Formations & Lineups

    Soccer pitch
    Osako
    15
    1
    Nakajima
    10
    Minamino
    9
    2
    Doan
    21
    1
    Shibasaki
    7
    Endo
    6
    Nagatomo
    5
    Sakai
    19
    Yoshida
    22
    Miura
    2
    Higashiguchi
    1
    Substitutions
    #17T. Aoyama
    #7G. Shibasaki
    74'
    #8G. Haraguchi
    #10S. Nakajima
    87'
    Bench
    #23D. Schmidt
    #12S. Gonda
    #18K. Misao
    #13K. Kitagawa
    #3S. Muroya
    #14J. Ito
    #4S. Sasaki
    #20T. Makino
    #16T. Tomiyasu
    #11K. Kawamata
    Soccer pitch
    Cavani
    21
    1
    de Arrascaeta
    10
    Saracchi
    4
    Pereiro
    16
    1
    Torreira
    14
    Bentancur
    6
    Laxalt
    17
    Cáceres
    22
    Godín
    3
    Coates
    19
    Muslera
    1
    Substitutions
    #9J. Rodríguez
    #10G. de Arrascaeta
    45'
    75'
    #5F. Valverde
    #6R. Bentancur
    45'
    #20C. Mayada
    #22M. Cáceres
    64'
    #8N. Nández
    #14L. Torreira
    74'
    #18M. Gómez
    #16G. Pereiro
    77'
    #11C. Stuani
    #18M. Gómez
    85'
    Bench
    #12M. Campaña
    #7N. Lodeiro
    #13G. Silva
    #23M. Silva

    Match Leaders

    JPNURU
    Total Shots
    10
    6
    S. NakajimaM
    4 SOG, 0 G
    6
    Total Shots
    18
    3
    G. PereiroM
    2 SOG, 1 G
    3
    Accurate Passes
    6
    57
    W. EndoM
    73 PASS
    57
    Accurate Passes
    3
    56
    D. GodínD
    62 PASS
    56
    Saves
    12
    2
    M. HigashiguchiG
    3 GA
    2
    Saves
    1
    5
    F. MusleraG
    4 GA
    5

    Game Information

    Saitama, Japan

    Kaz Photography/Getty Images

    Minamino brace as Japan beat Uruguay in thriller

    Japan made it three wins out of three under new coach Hajime Moriyasu with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Uruguay in a friendly on Tuesday night.
    May 17, 2023, 12:27 am - Reuters

    Match Timeline

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    21h

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    Socceroos camp in 'good spirits' as call to play in Jordan looms

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    1d

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    2d

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