Overview
- Japan won 1-0 Tuesday at Wembley through Kaoru Mitoma on a fast break after an England turnover, with Harry Kane rested due to a minor training issue.
- The result was England’s first defeat to an Asian opponent, ending a record that had been unbeaten across previous meetings.
- England closed the March camp without a win following Friday’s 1-1 draw with Uruguay, when Ben White scored and then conceded a stoppage‑time penalty.
- Selections and fluency stayed unsettled as Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka returned to Arsenal for medical checks and England created little without Kane, leaning on late set pieces.
- This was the final home friendly before the World Cup, with two June games left as Tuchel narrows his squad and looks to fix the attack before facing Croatia in Group L.