Japan v Uruguay, 16 October 2018
| Score | 4-3 to Japan |
| Referee | KO Hyung-jin |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
| Attendance | 57,239 |
View Japan v Uruguay head to head
Kick-off: 7.35pm local
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Japan
Manager: Hajime Moriyasu
Goals:
| Takumi Minamino | 10 |
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| Yūya Osako | 36 |
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| Ritsu Doan | 59 |
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| Takumi Minamino | 66 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Masaaki Higashiguchi
Defender
Genta Miura
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender
Maya Yoshida
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo
Midfielder
Ritsu Doan
Midfielder
Gaku Shibasaki
Midfielder/Forward
Takumi Minamino
Midfielder/Forward
Shoya Nakajima
Forward
Yūya Osako
Substitutions:
| Toshihiro Aoyama for Gaku Shibasaki | 74 |
| Genki Haraguchi for Shoya Nakajima | 87 |
Cards:
| Genta Miura | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Shuichi Gonda
Goalkeeper
Daniel Schmidt
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Sei Muroya
Defender
Sho Sasaki
Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder
Toshihiro Aoyama
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Kento Misao
Midfielder/Forward
Junya Ito
Forward
Kengo Kawamata
Forward
Koya Kitagawa
3
Uruguay
Manager: Óscar Tabárez
Goals:
| Gastón Pereiro | 28 |
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| Edinson Cavani | 57 |
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| Jonathan Rodríguez | 75 |
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Starting lineup:
Fernando Muslera
Goalkeeper
Martín Cáceres
Defender
Sebastián Coates
Defender
Marcelo Saracchi
Defender
Diego Godín
Defender/Midfielder
(captain)
Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder
Giorgian de Arrascaeta
Midfielder
Diego Laxalt
Midfielder
Gastón Pereiro
Midfielder
Lucas Torreira
Midfielder
Edinson Cavani
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jonathan Rodríguez for Giorgian de Arrascaeta | 46 |
| Federico Valverde for Rodrigo Bentancur | 46 |
| Camilo Mayada for Martín Cáceres | 64 |
| Nahitan Nández for Lucas Torreira | 74 |
| Maxi Gómez for Gastón Pereiro | 77 |
| Cristhian Stuani for Maxi Gómez | 85 |
Cards:
| Marcelo Saracchi | 52 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Martín Campaña
Goalkeeper
Martín Silva
Defender
Gastón Silva
Defender/Midfielder
Nahitan Nández
Midfielder
Nicolás Lodeiro
Midfielder
Camilo Mayada
Midfielder
Federico Valverde
Forward
Maxi Gómez
Forward
Jonathan Rodríguez
Forward
Cristhian Stuani