Japan vs Venezuela
Match pulse
Who won: Japan 2-1
Japan beat Venezuela 2-1 on Monday, September 28, 2026 at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Goals for Japan: Ayase Ueda (49', 90'+6' pen). Goals for Venezuela: Kevin Kelsy (46').
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Ayase Ueda
JPN · 2 G
Deserved to win
Japan created better chances: they win this game 58% of the time
Play by play
- Match ends, Japan 2, Venezuela 1.
- Second Half ends, Japan 2, Venezuela 1.
- 90'+8'

Yellow card
Ao Tanaka (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Tanaka
- 90'+8'

Foul
Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
- 90'+8'

Free kick won
Gleiker Mendoza (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7'


Yellow card
Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
Y. Herrera
- GOAL90'+6'

Goal! Penalty
A. Ueda
Goal! Japan 2, Venezuela 1. Ayase Ueda (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
JPN 2 - 1 VEN - 90'+5'

Yellow card
José Contreras (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
J. Contreras
- 90'+4'JPN

Var - referee decision cancelled
VAR Decision: Penalty Japan.
- 90'+1'

Penalty Japan. Takefusa Kubo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+1'


Foul
Penalty conceded by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'VEN

Corner awarded
Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Junnosuke Suzuki.
- 86'


Retired
Tsuyoshi Watanabe went off injured after Japan had used all subs.
- 85'

Offside
Offside, Venezuela. Yordan Osorio is caught offside.
- 84'VEN

Corner awarded
Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Junya Ito.
- 82'VEN

Corner awarded
Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
- 82'

Header saved
Attempt saved. Jesús Ramírez (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Nahuel Ferraresi with a through ball.
J. Ramírez
- 81'
SubSubbed on for S. Tanaka
Substitution, Japan. Kaina Tanimura replaces Satoshi Tanaka.
K. Tanimura
- 80'

Free kick won
Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80'


Foul
Foul by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela).
- 79'

Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Satoshi Tanaka (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junya Ito.
S. Tanaka
- 77'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Jesús Ramírez (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 77'

Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan).
Cristian Cásseres Jr.

