Japan v Panama, 12 October 2018
| Score | 3-0 to Japan |
| Referee | KIM Dong-jin |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata |
| Attendance | 38,322 |
View Japan v Panama head to head
Goals:
| Takumi Minamino | 42 |
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| Junya Ito | 65 |
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| Hárold Cummings | own goal | 85 |
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Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shuichi Gonda
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Sei Muroya
Defender
Sho Sasaki
Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder
Toshihiro Aoyama
(captain)
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Kento Misao
Midfielder/Forward
Junya Ito
Midfielder/Forward
Takumi Minamino
Forward
Yūya Osako
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
José Calderón
Defender
Hárold Cummings
Defender
Eric Davis
Defender
Fidel Escobar
Defender
Michael Murillo
Defender
Francisco Palacíos
Midfielder
Aníbal Godoy
Midfielder
José Luis Rodríguez
Midfielder/Forward
Edgar Bárcenas
Forward
Abdiel Arroyo
Forward
Gabriel Torres
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Kengo Kawamata for Yūya Osako | 66 |
| Koya Kitagawa for Takumi Minamino | 66 |
| Ritsu Doan for Junya Ito | 81 |
| Gaku Shibasaki for Toshihiro Aoyama | 88 |
Substitutions:
| Armando Cooper for Francisco Palacíos | 46 |
| Valentín Pimentel for Edgar Bárcenas | 72 |
| Cristian Martínez for Gabriel Torres | 75 |
| Rolando Blackburn for Abdiel Arroyo | 81 |
Cards:
Cards:
| Fidel Escobar | 69 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Masaaki Higashiguchi
Goalkeeper
Daniel Schmidt
Defender
Genta Miura
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender
Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo
Midfielder
Ritsu Doan
Midfielder
Gaku Shibasaki
Midfielder/Forward
Shoya Nakajima
Forward
Kengo Kawamata
Forward
Koya Kitagawa
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Luis Mejía
Defender
Adolfo Machado
Defender/Midfielder
Luis Ovalle
Midfielder
Ricardo Avila
Midfielder
Miguel Camargo
Midfielder
Armando Cooper
Midfielder
Cristian Martínez
Midfielder
Valentín Pimentel
Forward
Rolando Blackburn