England 0-1 Japan in the International Friendly Games at Wembley Stadium, London (90,000 capacity).

England won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–W–W–W), scoring 13 and conceding 1.

Japan won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–W–D), scoring 11 and conceding 4.

The two sides have met 2 times: England 1 win, Japan 1, 0 draws.