Japan vs Ghana: 2–0

Japan beat Ghana 2–0 in the International Friendly on Friday, 14 November 2025 at Toyota Stadium (Japan), Toyota, Japan.

Competition: International Friendly (2025 International Friendly)
Kick-off time: Fri, 14 Nov 2025, 10:20 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Toyota Stadium (Japan), Toyota, Japan
Attendance: 40,030
Teams: Japan (home), Ghana (away)

Goals

16' — Takumi Minamino (Japan), assist Kaishu Sano
60' — Ritsu Doan (Japan), assist Takefusa Kubo

Starting line-ups

Japan (3-4-2-1): Tomoki Hayakawa (G), Shogo Taniguchi (CD), Junnosuke Suzuki (CD-L), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (CD-R), Ao Tanaka (CM-L), Kaishu Sano (CM-R), Keito Nakamura (LM), Ritsu Doan (RM), Ayase Ueda (F), Takumi Minamino (CF-L), Takefusa Kubo (CF-R).

Ghana (5-4-1): Joseph Anang (G), Jonas Adjetey (CD), Jerome Opoku (CD-L), Kojo Peprah Oppong (CD-R), Derrick Köhn (LB), Caleb Yirenkyi (RB), Kwasi Sibo (CM-L), Abu Francis (CM-R), Brandon Thomas-Asante (LM), Kamaldeen Sulemana (RM), Antoine Semenyo (F).

Recent form

Japan: won 6–0 vs Indonesia (10 Jun); drew 0–0 away to Mexico (7 Sept); lost 2–0 away to United States (9 Sept); drew 2–2 vs Paraguay (10 Oct); won 3–2 vs Brazil (14 Oct).

Ghana: won 4–0 away to Trinidad and Tobago (31 May); drew 1–1 away to Chad (4 Sept); won 1–0 vs Mali (8 Sept); won 5–0 away to Central African Republic (8 Oct); won 1–0 vs Comoros (12 Oct).