England match nine-year anti-record against Japan. What happened?

On Tuesday, March 31, a friendly match between the England national football team and the Japan national football team took place, and in the first half the Three Lions equalled an unwanted record.

Details: According to Opta, it was the first time since November 2017 that England failed to score a single goal in the first half. The last such instance came in a match against the Germany national football team.

We reported that England head coach Thomas Tuchel commented on the loss of his key striker ahead of the friendly against Japan. The German manager confirmed that Harry Kane suffered an injury at the most unexpected moment.

Reminder: In the final match of the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, the Italy national football team travelled away to face the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team, where a highly unfortunate incident occurred for the Azzurri.