"England lacked any real attacking threat early on and found themselves behind 23 minutes in when Mitoma led a rapid counter-attack and offloaded to his left for Keito Nakamura, who then returned the favour with a low centre for the Brighton winger to side-foot home from 12 yards out."
"Pickford had to be alert early into the second half to kick away Ritsu Doan's disguised drive at his near post, while Nakamura curled narrowly wide after Tuchel's Foden experiment ended with the introduction of out-and-out striker Dominic Solanke."
"And England were left to rue a toothless attacking showing when Suzuki continued his busy ending with a fine stop from Lewis Hall's snapshot before Morgan Rogers blazed over as Japan became the first Asian nation to defeat the Three Lions in 11 attempts."
Japan secured a historic 1-0 victory over England in a friendly match, with Kaoru Mitoma scoring the only goal. England, without Harry Kane, struggled to create chances and fell behind early. Despite some attempts to equalize, including a shot that hit the crossbar, they failed to convert. Japan's defense held strong, and England's lack of attacking threat was evident. This match marked Japan's fifth consecutive win and made them the first Asian team to defeat England in 11 encounters.
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