00:05three issues still figures prominently in Tuchel's thinking
00:12it's a sellout crowd tonight people still coming in thick and fast ahead of the kickoff to see a
00:18match which as I say should be a good test for both teams Japan have lost only twice in the
00:26past 12
00:26months their record is an excellent one in recent years they were beaten 1-0 by Australia though and
00:322-0 in September by the United States but those fans have seen plenty of success plenty of victories
00:40over the past 12 months and Japan arrive in London on the back of a four match winning streak
00:46as they seek as much practice against differing styles from around the world as possible
00:52ahead of the summer Japan's biggest recent success a notable one a 3-2 win over Brazil
01:02in the middle of October which has been followed by a 2-0 win over Ghana a 3-0 beating
01:09of
01:10and on the whistle of Nicholas Walsh away we go
01:15the second match unbeaten since that friendly match against Senegal last June
01:21early touch there for now
01:28Mainu dropping into a little snap opportunity for them to venture forward for the first time
01:35and it'll break away and Nakamura sends it into the penalty area trying to find a way that
01:43Watanabe and it's collected and sent forward by Junya Ito into the penalty area with
02:04support both left and right looks for Rodgers board just gone out of play
02:17most recent defeat on penalties at the last World Cup to Croatia but they beat Spain and Germany in the
02:23World Cup finals in Qatar
02:26took a couple of whacks on Friday as well didn't he Phil Foden
02:32in towards Junya Ito
02:37here's Rodgers
02:38Ben White on the outside good running excellent play what's the delivery like well
02:43not good enough to find Phil Foden in the middle but promising approach there from England
02:50Brie the header from Mark Gay blasted in as well not once but twice three times two of those shots
03:00Rodgers
03:01Rodgers making tracks
03:06Anderson sends it in the layoff from Rodgers picks out Palmer and the pass just gets away from Gordon
03:14Phil Foden waiting to pounce as well
03:17he established himself as a starting player for England this season it'll flick forward by Palmer
03:24could it either end up to this point
03:33just the third England cap for the Manchester City player
03:37Gordon into Elliot Anderson and sent forward but it was a little bit hurried in the end
03:42opportunity for Japan he's away from Kobimenu the pass is a good one too this is Keito Nakamura Nakamura across
03:52and Karumi Tomah
03:54scores for Japan
03:56a superb breakaway goal
04:00a superb breakaway goal
04:06the passing was precise
04:11a move of pace and precision and a very fine finish from Mitoma
04:22Colt Palmer
04:23Colt Palmer losing possession midway inside Japan's half here's Mitoma involved in the early builder
04:30excellent ball away to Nakamura and look at him just holding back
04:36right position
04:38well placed pass
04:43O'Reilly will England be
04:45stung into life
04:53ball just getting away from Mitoma
04:57O'Reilly
04:58Foden
04:58here's Gordon
05:08the field
05:09sending it wide and then
05:13getting on the end of the
05:14Zanderson
05:16sends it away to
05:17Morgan Rogers
05:21Kamada's there
05:24plenty back here for Japan
05:27no way three at the moment for Colt Palmer
05:36it's Kamada
05:40Nakamura
05:41doesn't
05:43switch brings Junya Ito into the game
05:46Watanabe keeps it alive and the shot is
05:50first made it to the World Cup in France in 98 but
05:54made it to seven now
05:58back out to Mainu
06:00Gordon collects back out with
06:02Elliot Anderson
06:05that's the best we've seen from England by a long way in the opening half an hour or so
06:16Anderson
06:18good ball
06:20into Ben White
06:21into Ben White can't fight this second half
06:26pass just wrong footing Sano
06:29capitalise on at various points during the game here goes Ben White once more linking with Rogers
06:36small
06:36small trying to get something going with O'Reilly
06:48and
06:49Thomas
06:49Thomas
06:49delivery just hangs
06:54forward by Hiroki Ito
06:56and
06:59sweeping pass to
07:01Ritsu
07:03impressive attacking play from Japan once more
07:10the pass
07:11and
07:11Anthony Gordon
07:12nicely done
07:13away from Kamada
07:14chase
07:15here for
07:16White
07:17good
07:18dohans there on the overlap to
07:20collect the ball
07:24from
07:24from Ito
07:25the boot of Hiroki
07:26Ito
07:27Nakamura
07:28he's in behind
07:29Ben White here
07:3410 of England's last 18 goals have come from set plays
07:42O'Reilly
07:43O'Reilly forward into the path of
07:44Foden
07:45the Euro
07:46final by Spain in
07:482024
07:49before tonight
07:51Tama's delivery
07:53and the header wide from Esri
07:55Konza
07:59Anderson
08:00there
08:01drive things from midfield
08:03Rogers
08:04moving it on
08:05trying to find
08:09Rogers
08:09collecting
08:10and surging
08:13and
08:13it's comfortable for Suzuki
08:19Bowen just turned into trouble and was easily dispossessed
08:22the clearance from Nakamura
08:23not great
08:24Anderson
08:26and
08:26down goes Rogers
08:27England free kick
08:31Tanigut
08:37Morgan Rogers for England
08:39into
08:40Anderson
08:45and
08:46World Cup opener in the same stadium
08:48they're playing the Netherlands
08:49England on the attack in now with
08:50Morgan Rogers
08:51in from Lewis
08:58Pitford trying to craft that pass up to
09:01Jared Bowen
09:02to
09:02and
09:02Soko was
09:04quite literally all over
09:06and variety of attacking options
09:09from Japan
09:11and
09:12Nakamura
09:12tries to tee it up
09:13and he isn't far wide
09:18Rashford
09:26Rashford rolling it forward
09:27collected by Lewis Hall
09:29trying to get away from Watanabe
09:31it's just a little too high
09:32trying to tee it up
09:35Anderson's delivery to the far post
09:36Solanke back down
09:38Rashford with the shot
09:39Bowen on the turn
09:41stays at 1-0
09:46Morgan Rogers there
09:47he'll take the return as well
09:49from
09:49Livramento
09:50and then send it beyond the far post
10:13to
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