US EditionFootball: Japan Beat England for 1st Time with Mitoma Winner at Wembley
Kaoru Mitoma’s 23rd-minute goal gave Japan their first win over England in four meetings and ended Jordan Pickford’s clean-sheet streak.
- On Tuesday, Japan defeated England 1-0 at Wembley, with Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma scoring in the 23rd minute to secure Japan's first victory over England in four encounters.
- England manager Thomas Tuchel was without 11 players from his original squad, and Captain Harry Kane was ruled out after suffering an injury in training that ended after 15 minutes.
- Midfielder Cole Palmer lost possession to Mitoma in the buildup to Japan's goal, while Elliot Anderson hit the crossbar in the 34th minute as the disjointed home side faced halftime boos.
- Tuchel made a quadruple substitution in the 59th minute seeking to shift momentum, but substitute Marcus Rashford's 78th-minute effort was saved by goalkeeper Zion Suzuki.
- This defeat marks England's final home friendly before Tuchel announces his World Cup squad in May, with the performance leaving observers feeling prospects are "dialled down a few degrees.
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[Sports Chosun Reporter Noh Joo-hwan] The two matches Japan played in England during the March international break came as a huge shock to football fans around the world. Following Scotland, they defeated England, the home of football, on their home soil. They fielded a B-team to overpower Scotland, who had fielded their best, 1-0, and then clashed their best players to secure a one-goal victory against England with a clean sheet. Junya Ito scor…
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